If you can afford it, take the bigger apartment. He will love having his own space, and I can just see him sitting on his little bench watching out the window. You sound like a great mommy! 
__________________ He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. -- Author Unknown |