A new puppy or not?

Ok, finally...John has agreed that if I want a new puppy, I can go for it. Now I just don't know. For a long time I've been saying I want another one cuz these 2 bring me such joy. Now when I am faced with the possibility, I think of possible "not so great" things about another one. First there is the potty training...but I can deal with that. I wonder how Stella and Cindy will take to another doggie around here? I hate to change the mix when the mix seems to be so perfect now. However, Cindy is 10 years old and I know when she goes, I'll be very distraught. I think that is why John even agreed to it in the first place. First of all, I'll wait until the spring in any case cuz I don't want to be potty training in the cold and snow.

I've been looking at photos of the Schnoodle. Getting a puppy that is half schnauzer and half poodle seems perfect to me. But 3 dogs!!! I don't know. Right now they both take up so much room on the bed that I'm not sure there will be room on the bed for me and John if we put another one on there. Interesting thought...

If anyone has any words of wisdom on this, I'd surely appreciate the input. Oh, BTW...today I went to the mall and I walked all the way from one end to the other and all the way back again, stopping at stores along the way. How about that for improvement in walking. My ankles gave out on me but not my knees. I think I could walk 20 miles on my knees. I had my right ankle fused in 1999 and the left one in 2001 because of the arthritis and so the pain isn't exactly in my ankle joint but in the front of my foot where the long bones are. I have read that this is one of the trade-offs when you have your ankle fused. It is certainly not bad enough to even think about looking into an ankle replacement (thankfully). I am just so grateful to be able to walk as much as I do. Snow is my enemy though. I gotta talk John into moving somewhere that there is no snow...perhaps when he retired!!