Nero sleepingNero pawNero dozingNero dozingShort of working up a site on Dogster, I’m going to have out subject (all three of) you to an obligatory round of dog photographs.

My last dog — Maverick (yes, as in Lt. Pete Mitchell, don’t bug me about it) — was a black lab/German Shepard mix and much, much larger.

Nero just passed six months in age, but to my chargin, remains quite wee. She’s around 30 pounds now but her growth rate is definitely tailing off. The vet says she’s sleek and muscular, which I’ve interpreted as code for “she’s finished growing”. I can personally vouch for the strength bit, as she wedges me out of bed on a nightly basis.

What she lacks in size she makes up for in cuteness, absurd tail length, and top-notch licking ability.