That is a lovely little dog.

You have to love the little dogs too. My first was a mongrel, a corgi-fox terrior cross. Short barrel body with little legs. Very very stubborn, and had a violent temper. The most devious dog I ever met.

He was a real game getter (when he felt like it

) and used to play with foxes in the vine rows. Chasing them, nipping at them, rolling over with them and frolicking with them

. But when I shot his new "friend" it didn't bother him at all and he came to me as if to say, "Let's find another!".

Last winter we "doggie-sitted" my niece and nephew's dogs which are both small. One is a Jack Russell and the other ??? (I forget the breed - a toy breed) I remembered what it is like to have small dogs and one day will get another.

Your dog has intelligent eyes but I don't know about the Christmas collar

.

I also see he will "drink you under the table"

Any meaning to the name "Assi"?

Thanks for sharing the photos.