I mean...it is just my dog??

As quite a few of my friends know, I, like probably 80% of the world, has a pet.  My pet of choice is a short-haired chihuahua.  He is black and tan with touches of white here and there.  He was born March 17, 2001, which will make him 11 years old next month.  How do I remember that??  I haven't a clue, but for some reason it stuck in my head along with the information that his great grandfather was a "grand champion".  Not sure exactly what that means, but I guess he comes from a good blood line. 

Anyhoo...this chihuahua that I named Baxter, has had the good life.  He's been spoiled since the day that I got him at 8 weeks old.  He's an inside dog (always has been), but he is house trained (well, except for that incident last night - UGH!). 

I mean...can we say spoiled??

So, Monday night as I'm sitting in bed watching my nightly episode of Friends, I hear this strange noise.  I muted the TV and figured out the noise was "snoring".  At first, I thought it was my daughter but the closer I listened, I came to realize that it was my dog.  He was in the living room, in his bed and under the towel in his bed snoring as loudly as a grown man.  All that noise coming from this little dog that weighs at the most, a whopping 8 pounds.  I don't know if it has anything to do with age, but it seems that the older he gets, the more he snores.  I think I'll give the vet a ring tomorrow and find out if I should be concerned.  

Come to think of it, I need to ask the vet a few more questions:

1.  His snoring, of course.

2.  His BREATH!!!  It will literally knock you over!  I've had his teeth cleaned several times and it seems like 2 days after I get them cleaned, the horrible breath is back (perfectly good waste of $$$).

3.  The amount of times he is having to go "potty"...particularly #2 (gross, I know, but hey, it's a concern).  My bf says if I feed him better food, he wouldn't have to go so much and it would help with his breath.  I feed him Beneful and he really likes it.  I have changed his food before to the expensive kind and he picks at it.  Plus, it hasn't helped with his breath at all!!

So, I'll be ringing up the vet's office tomorrow to lay some questions on 'em.  I'm sure they've been asked weirder questions...