MCduncan,
Touching...ohhh you have no idea !
My Male Sneakers and Female Becca are brother/sister, separated by
several liters (about 2 years).
When asked, my recommendation about "paring" animals has been,
same Breed, opposite Sex, and the newer animal younger. Leaving
the tenured one, with his/her Seniority.
How "confident" we are, in making decisions for our "family", thinking
that we are "everything" they need...
Well... let me tell ya something, Mother Nature has a way of slapping
conclusions like that in the face....hard !
I see a "natural" and sincere love being created between those two,
just something that a Human couldn't possibly effect. Having that
female presence for him, is... well... just the way it should be.