I call her Shorty more often than not. She suffered a couple of months ago with tick fever. She responded well to treatment at first, but then last week acted as if she were a 30 year old instead of a 3 year old dog. She got put on another round of antibiotics, and she's back. The vet probably overprescribed steroids the first go round for her anemia. She more than doubled her weight, but is back to a manageable heft these days.