Gee, that was quick! to answer a few questions:
- I am in Rhode Island
- I have been checking at the city shelter for the 5 weeks we have been looking. No small dogs! Either that or I miss them. There was an older min pin, never even got to see before it got adopted.
- rechecked some of those petfinder links you posted, luvsallhorses. One is in Maryland, one wants another dog to play with (not sure I want 2 at once UNLESS they are already buddies and want to be adopted together), a few were looking for active families (not us), several were terriers. My understanding is that most terriers, even the smaller ones, tend to be active.
There are 3 I will follow up on.


Female
Potty trained would be nice, potty trainable a must.
Lap dog preferable
Nothing so active as a puppy!
Thinking small, like chihuahua, papillon, maltese, shih tzu, mixes of these naturally. Not limited to these. Not more than 25 pounds, preferably smaller.

Thanks, everyone!
Sandra