ohhhhh, I can relate to this! Cabeza is like...Mark's third arm. They are one another's shadows. Of course, Cabeza loves us all, and I get special treatment cuz I do the feeding, grooming, walking, etc. However, Cabeza and Mark go everywhere together. That's OK with me, but I would like a dog of my own, too. haha...and, I know that Cabeza enjoys the company of another dog here during the day. Provided that dog has the same personality as he does, that is.
I mean, I just want a second dog. (Not a third, fourth, fifth, which is what he thinks) And, I don't understand why his preferences have to trump mine. I just signed up to do Newf fostering, and we're getting a Newf girl this weekend. I told him, thinking he'd be stoked, (he loves Newfs and actually at one point said, "Can we just only do Newf fostering from now on?") and he told me that he was upset that I would do this and that the answer is "no". UGH.
Anyway, I hear ya. Maybe Libby's advice would work as far as picking out the next one with the whole family? Who knows. At some point, I decided that I'm going to do whatever I want, and that he will have to leave me if he doesn't like it. I realize that doesn't create harmony, but I also have decided that it not solely my responsible to ensure that harmony exists. He plays a part, too.