[Annie&Badger]

I'm so excited! We are moving house on Wednesday and our new home has a lovely garden for my little baby boy who is now 21 weeks. I absolutely just love having him and my hubby has agreed for me to start looking for another. There is a lovely breeder in Shropshire who I'm keen to get a puppy from. She only breeds from time to time and has no problem keeping me in mind for her next litter - so there's no hurry. I want to make sure I get the perfect puppy. I have some questions though:

I have read that it's better to get one of the opposite sex. Is this true and what are everyone's experiences in this regard? I intend having Badger neutered at six months by the way

I've also read that it's not advisable to walk two Yorkies at a time for various reasons. Is this correct? One problem we do have walking him in the area we live in is that there are a lot of Staffordshire Bull Terriers and a high incidence of attacks on small dogs, particularly Yorkies. It's already very stressful walking just one and I don't know how I would cope with keeping an eye on two or trying to get both out of harm's way if I had to (we've already had two bull terriers try to attack him and I got him out the way at the last minute). Would it be very cruel to walk one and leave the other at home and then walk that one later?

While there's no immediate rush to get a puppy, would it be better to wait until Badger's older or could I look to have one in, say, a few months? I've heard differing opinions on this again - with some people saying get them while the other's still a puppy and some saying get one when they're older

Badger is also quite a shy boy. He's not vicious at all with other dogs - if anything he's very timid with them. Would this be a problem for him? I would hate to get another dog as a companion for him only to make him more miserable and shy

Thank you so much in advance for any tips and advice!

Annie x