It's Ilene again -- we're definitely going for it -- looking at a young (10 mo) dog now, also male (but very friendly and just wags his body at everyone and everything).

Smudge met him and is a bit overwhealmed by him because this pup just jumps around and all he wants to do is play w/smudge, and smudge sits there like "yeah, ok, do what you want but I'm just gonna stand here" so I think smudge may not like him at first, but I'm hoping the pup's friendly nature will rub off on Smudge, and that Smudge will have a calming influence on the pup as he grows up.

Is this a smart decision? I figure the pup will eventually calm down and in the short term may annoy Smudge a lot but will hopefully grow to like him.

I hope.... (still a bit unsure but wow was this pup sweet!)

(PS: my avatar is a pic of Smudgie)