Maxismom,
That is what I was thinking, but there are good points to both sides. I may wait until next spring-I want to get a pup when I am home for the summer. So I may start looking and checking with a few breeders that I have talked to in the spring, so maybe I can find one that is ready by the end of May. He does think he is king of the house, but he shares his castle with three cats and two more outside dogs, I think he would like another playmate regardless.