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I think it depends on the dog, if your boy is dog friendly he would eventually accept a buddy, it doesn't happen over night tho. It could take a couple of months for your boy to interact with the new kid. I had a pack of 3 females all 3 years apart, all now passed. I didn't get a 2nd one because I felt my 3 yo needed a friend, it was unplanned, I saw the puppy and fell in love and she came home with me at 8 weeks old. My 3 yo stayed on the sofa, away from baby jaws, it took almost 2 months for her to stay on the floor with Miss wild thing. When that kid was 3 yo again, unplanned, another wild child was bought home, now I had a 6 yo and a 3 yo on high grounds (the sofa) they stayed away from the beast for 2 months, when they finally ventured off the sofa, they were inseparable. The 3 musketeers. Years later the 2 older ones went to rainbow bridge 6 months apart, the baby now 6 yo was depressed, not eating, not playing, after 7 months there was no change, so out I went to find her a sister. When I found the perfect companion and bought her home my 6 yo was all over her, there was no getting to know this wild lil stranger, these 2 became way to bonded, the love they had for each other was a beautiful thing to see.

I now have a male rescue, he was 2 1/2 when I got him. We are a team for 3 1/2 years now, he is 6 years old. He demands ALL my attention. I would love to get another baby, my boy is not dog friendly but I know he wouldn't hurt another if I were to get him a buddy. I will not do this because he needs, demands a lot of attention, I know he would not be happy to share me with another.

Some prefer to be the only child, and there are some that love a BFF. You know your boy better then anyone, go with your gut feeling.