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Moving and a new friend for my puppy.

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Question
i have a rat terrier that will be 1 next month.

my boyfriend and i are going to be moving into a new condo in December/January.

he wants another dog. a miniature pinscher.

i think it would be better to move, get missy (the rat terrier) acquainted to the new place, and then get a dog.

is there any benefit to bringing the new puppy in now and moving them together, so that they have a 'friend' to help deal w/ the move?
my first concern is of course, my missy girl. i want to make this all as easy for her as possible. i just dont know which is the worse of 2 evils or which one we should have her deal with first.

Answer
At a year, she is still fairly young and will cope with change better than an older dog.  I vote to wait until she is settled in to add the second dog.  And there is much less likely for problems is the second one if a male.  

Another year old dog rather than a puppy would be better.  apartments often do not have the quick exit puppies need at first.  Puppies are very time consuming and hard to fit into busy lifestyles.  Try a rescue.  These are dogs that lost their home, but were taken into a foster home to be retrained as necessary and placed in the right home for them.   You may
find a rescue near you starting at
http://www.akc.org/breeds/rescue.cfm  The rescues charge a fee to help cover their expenses, but is much less than the price of a puppy plus all its medical expenses the first year.  They have many nice purebreds if that is what he wants.