Melvin is our smallest male at only 17 pounds, but he packs a lot into his smaller frame.  He is out of our retired Cody and Melody, who are both retired and were two of our most mellow and loving dogs.  He is very solid, with very nice conformation, and he is the sweetest boy you will ever meet.  Since he carries both tan points and recessive black, we are expecting some beautiful puppies with tan points and pure coats, in addition to fawns and sables.  We expect many of them to be on the smaller side, and of course, quite a few of his puppies will be pieds, (unless we breed him to a girl that does not carry the pied gene).