# Wee sleekit beastie **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 2, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434 "2019-03-02T15:47:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434/1 "2019-03-02T15:47:21Z")
Following a dogless spell (after losing our Labrador to lymphoma) we have taken the plunge and adopted a puppy. His name is [Pluto](http://flickr.com/photos/160825141@N04/33381695888/in/dateposted-public/). He’s [a field spaniel](http://flickr.com/photos/160825141@N04/47257503021/in/dateposted-public/). ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434/2 "2019-03-02T15:51:10Z")
So cute! ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434/3 "2019-03-02T16:02:33Z")
Congratulations. Cute dog. No matter how much you grieve over the loss of a previous pet, it’s always worth it to adopt a new friend. It’ll bring sunshine into both of your lives. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434/4 "2019-03-02T16:24:20Z")
Love him. Pluto is a cute name, too. Will you work him in the field? I have a Beagle who I let loose in the field everyday. Although she’s a pampered pet her instinct takes over outdoors. Nose to the ground and the Beagle bell rings. It’s so fun to watch her get a whiff of a rabbit or other varmint. Then the games afoot. She was bred by my husband’s beagle pack and was rejected. I bottle fed her. But she still retained her natural hunting ability. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434/5 "2019-03-02T16:26:37Z")
“Oh come on. That’s ridiculous” - my exact words when I saw him. Way, way too cute! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434/6 "2019-03-02T16:32:52Z")
Spaniels have the puppiest eyes of any dog, eh. Most puppy? Most puppiest ? Y’all know what I mean, right? Just look at those pictures! ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434/7 "2019-03-02T17:44:24Z")
That’s a powerful set of “Plz to give treats and skritches” eyes on that teensy iddoe puppers! Congrats on your new owner! ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2019, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434/8 "2019-03-02T18:31:43Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Will you work him in the field? He’s already very enthusiastic about the field - namely, picking up everything he can find in it - leaves, branches, bark, tufts of sod…he’s quite a nature boy. [This is a photo](https://www.flickr.com/photos/160825141@N04/33381758528/in/dateposted-public/) from when we went to visit the breeder. Pluto\* and his littermates clambered into my lap and onto my legs en masse for cuddling, and before too long it was naptime. Either they figured I was a) fascinating, b) safe and pleasantly warm or 3) very boring. 🙂 \*Pluto is what we call him, but at times he may think his name is Down, Off or No. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434/9 "2019-03-02T19:01:33Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > \*Pluto is what we call him, but at times he may think his name is Down, Off or No. 😃 Ah, [very similar to the names](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/45/3d/02/453d02e7d83d55f5119274f42f150695.jpg) of [two of my favorite internet dogs](http://loscuatroojos.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/get-down-no.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434/10 "2019-03-03T01:54:09Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > “Oh come on. That’s ridiculous” - my exact words when I saw him. Way, way too cute! Too cute, indeed. A dog that could steal one’s soul, and chew it to tatters. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434/11 "2019-03-03T02:29:05Z")
Beautiful puppy. He’ll have you wrapped around his paw in no time. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434/12 "2019-03-03T03:21:38Z")
Ok, I am gonna ask it, Jackmannii. What does _sleekit_ mean? ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434/13 "2019-03-03T04:34:03Z")
What a cutie! How old is he? ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434/14 "2019-03-03T04:45:44Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Ok, I am gonna ask it, Jackmannii. > What does _sleekit_ mean? Comes from a [Robert Burns poem](http://www.robertburns.org/works/75.shtml), though originally referring to a mouse. Has some very negative modern definitions but originally just meant sleek or smooth or glossy. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434/15 "2019-03-03T05:09:50Z")
What a beautiful puppy. I love spaniels. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434/16 "2019-03-03T05:33:14Z")
aww even my rotten felines would cuddle with him…of course the other 8 hrs they’d show him who was boss…… ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434/17 "2019-03-03T05:35:08Z")
> [@SmartAleq](#): > > Comes from a [Robert Burns poem](http://www.robertburns.org/works/75.shtml), though originally referring to a mouse. Has some very negative modern definitions but originally just meant sleek or smooth or glossy. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![mind\_the\_gap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@mind\_the\_gap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mind_the_gap)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434/18 "2019-03-03T05:39:31Z")
Oh man, way too cute! Always had cats myself, but that little guy would be hard to pass up. Have fun! ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434/19 "2019-03-03T14:41:26Z")
Pluto and I appreciate the kind comments. > [@nearwildheaven](#): > > What a cutie! How old is he? He’s 13 1/2 weeks old (came home at 9 weeks) and starts puppy kindergarten in a few days. Until then, he’s receiving [online instruction](https://www.flickr.com/photos/160825141@N04/46544234494/in/dateposted-public/). ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434/20 "2019-03-03T15:39:41Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > [This is a photo](https://www.flickr.com/photos/160825141@N04/33381758528/in/dateposted-public/) from when we went to visit the breeder. Pluto\* and his littermates clambered into my lap and onto my legs en masse for cuddling, and before too long it was naptime. Either they figured I was a) fascinating, b) safe and pleasantly warm or 3) very boring. 🙂 They seem to be of the opinion that you’ve got very nice legs. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wee-sleekit-beastie/830434.md?page=2)