It's Official: Another Puppy!

The litter mates. Ours is the one in the middle, with very similar markings to Tovah's.

It's official. As of today we officially got the news that we will be adopting another puppy, who is about 10 weeks younger than Tovah and from the same breeder. Basically, we've lost our minds and gone crazy! :)

Mom will be picking up our new boy on Wednesday.

It's amazing to me that such different looking puppies can all be from the same litter!

We really hadn't been considering getting a second puppy, but our breeder happened to have her two yearly litters close together. One puppy demonstrated himself as a 'super snuggler' and Dayle wanted him to go to a home without children where he would get LOTS of attention. We kept our eye on the little guy and when she hadn't found the perfect home for him we started to seriously consider bringing another dog into the fold now.

Because we hadn't planned on brining another puppy into our home so soon, I don't have too many photos of our new little guy, but here is one of them.

Tovah is incredibly attached to Asher, so much so that while he spent two days at Dad and Abbie's she refused to eat or play and slept the whole time! We know that as Asher ages, it will become increasingly difficult to bring another dog into our home. Small breeds tend to do well in pairs, so this way Tovah and her brother can grow up together and have that companionship. Tovah also can get a little bored despite our efforts to entertain her, and we think she'd prefer a companion of the puppy kind. We started to feel that we already knew we wanted another Lowchen at some point, and this seemed to be as good a time as ever to do so.

HIs momma, Ajjie, in the traditional Lowchen cut. We won't be keeping our dogs this way! They'll be kept in a puppy cut and no shaved buttitude! :)

The decision was certainly not an easy one. We could not have asked to be more blessed with how things have worked out with Tovah and Asher. And how wonderful Tovah is as a puppy and companion. 

Are we pushing our luck? Is three dogs too many to keep up with? What if I have a crash? What if Mom has another health issue and we have three dogs to take care of?  Could I keep up with the needs of the three dogs--most particularly grooming and training the puppies? If something happens that Mom or I have health issues will people say: you got yourself into this mess!?

Beautiful Mama.

After an incredible amount of processing and discussion (remember I'm a verbal out loud processor which can make my mom slightly crazy! :)), we decided to take the risk. We also had very serious discussions with the breeder.

In the end, we cannot predict what our futures will bring health-wise. We have no idea how long Asher will be with us or how he would adapt to a puppy as his health deteriorates. All we could decide was that now, right now, things are stable and we could bring a third puppy into the fold now. We could envision all of us--me, Mom, Tovah Rose and Asher--doing well with the addition of a puppy now.

Our new little guy.

Starting on Wednesday we'll have our own little pack! :) Dayle says Lowchen are like potato chips: you can't just have one. I think she is right.

:)

We hope you will support us in our decision to bring this joyful puppy into our home. We ultimately decided that we have a lot of love to give and we really, really enjoy having dogs, especially me. 

Please come and visit our new little guy! We want him to be as well socialized as our Tovah Rose Twinkle Toes. (Just shoot me a text or an email to make sure it is a good time!).

Can't wait to bring this sweet face into our home!

Our little guy has a name, but we'll wait to reveal it until he's home safe with us.

Blessings,

Emily