Sparky...NY

I've been meaning to email with an update on Sparky. He is doing very well and we love him. The vet proclaimed him perfect with a great personality. Then we loaded up on parasite and flea/tick prevention. She did say he should gain a little wait which he is quite happy to work on. He's gained about half a pound so far. He's learning to like riding in the car because we've taken him to the park a few times. He likes to play with his squeaky toys, hunt squirrels and worms in the back yard, and go for walks; but most of all he LOVES to be snoozing on a lap. I think he'd be happiest if his feet never touched the ground. At night he sleeps in his dog bed until we get up. Then he gallops around the house in anticipation of his morning meal, which is pretty much gone before it hits the bowl. After a trip out for business he snoozes on my lap while a drink my coffee. The only problem I'm having is getting to work on time. :) He has met a few dogs and human neighbors and friends. He climbs right into everyone's lap. He's pretty friendly with dogs especially little dogs. Our neighbors across the street have two dachshunds so they ran right over to meet him. Which leads me to the question that I have. We are already thinking about getting another dachshund and could use some advice on the best timing. We've only ever had one dog at a time. Sparky seems to be quite at home with us already but I'm not sure if it's too soon to introduce a new dog. On the other hand, we don't want him to get too used to all the attention if he'll have to then re-adjust to sharing attention. What do you think? It has been difficult to get good pictures of Sparky because he is so black. Here is one of him looking out the window where the sun is shining right on him. Denise

Sparky...NY

Sparky looks like he is anticipating a treat in his new home!!