Our little Rio (female) was an only child for her first year. We always planned to get a sibling for her, but wanted to be sure we got a similar sized Yorkie to play with her (she's aroun 3-3.2 lbs). We brought home Bullet (male) 2 months ago and it's the best thing we could have done, for Rio and for my hubby and me! They are so playful and happy - Rio is much more active now, and I think Bullet didn't have any problem at all adjusting to our family since he already had another doggie to bond with immediately. I also love how different they are - Rio is more independent and will only come and give us some lovin on her own terms. Bullet on the other hand is a total lovebug and will come cuddle and kiss us every chance he gets. Rio is also the more bossy one, and thinks she rules the roost. Bullet is happy just chillin and playing with his toys. We have no intention to breed, so Rio is spayed and as soon as Bullet is old enough (he's 5 months old right now) he will be neutered.
My hubby and I brought Rio everywhere we went - snuck her into restaurants, the movies, shops by putting her in her bag. Now we have two, so we made sure we got a "bag" that wouldn't look so feminine if my hubby was carrying it. We still bring both furbabies everywhere with us - yes it's a little more work to coordinate everything, but we wouldn't change it for the world. We have a doggie stroller that looks like a human stroller which is has helped when we don't want to use two bags - most people just assume we have a human baby inside! |