King Charles Nicolas Hoegger, lovingly referred to as "Nick" my adorable, regal Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. He is regal at best and melts you with his big, brown puppy eyes. He is extremely intelligent(except when he forgets to go outside to potty). And until my husband decided to get involved, he was very calm. My husband decided to teach him to play "ball" and Nick has never been the same! He is hyper now at the site of a ball or the mere mention of it! No more the calm, regal, lap puppy that I had dreamed of for years...nope, now he runs in circles and jumps over the sofa and chews up shoes(ok, I guess that's not my husband's fault), he even leaps into the air to catch the ball being thrown across the room. He is ridiculously crazy for the game of ball. However...he is also very precious and excited to see me no matter what(even after he gets scolded for doing his business on my new rug). He sleeps as near to me as he can get when I am watching T.V., sometimes right on my head as he lays across the back of the sofa. He loves to ride with me to take the kids to school and barks at the crossing guard, I dont know why. Could it be the bright, neon yellow parka? All in all, he is a dream come true and so much fun. We all love Mr. Nick(except when he barks ferociously at everyone who enters our home and attempts to bite their legs). We know he is only protecting us. Needless to say, he is the King of the Castle