Hek-Potato

As of November 12, 2008, these are Hektor's measurements:
- Neck: 11" behind the ears, 11.75" on the lower neck, above the shoulders
- From nose to tail along his back, 21.5"
- From upper back down his front legs, 12"
- Chest circumference, 18"
- Width of face, 4.75"
- Weight, 15.2 pounds

He's going to weigh about 25 pounds when he's full grown with a 15" neck. The rest of his measurements are off only by a few inches except for his chest, which should grow for several more inches.

Hektor has been sleeping with us for the past few nights because we're visiting family for Thanksgiving. He has very good bed etiquette: he doesn't come towards our faces to harass us, he doesn't hog the bed, he goes to the foot of the bed and only requires an ankle or a calf on which to prop his head. During the early morning, even when his little bladder is filled to the brim (I can only guess), he only paces a little to ease his discomfort; he does not come up to our heads to wake us.

Change doesn't settle well with him and we want to make him as calm as possible after his first airplane ride by having him sleep with us. We didn't have to drug him, and he slept for most of the way, so it was easier than we had anticipated. I wasn't sure I wanted to put Benadryl in his system at such a young age, but it was unnecessary anyway.

He is still peeing indoors occasionally, and actually pooped once on my boyfriend's mother's new rug, so we still have to work on those aspects of his training. He's been a good pup and companion to us, though. It's been well worth it.