I have a very well settled 5 month old male smooth hair dachshund.  He has settled in very quickly and has graduated from two modules of training classes.  He goes to a puppy minder during the day when I am at work so he is only alone for short periods of time.  When we purchased him, we were placed on a waiting list for a bitch of which she said would take at least a year or two.  She has a litter at the moment that will be ready in 6 weeks, of which there is an available female in the colour we wanted.  Our breeder advised us that a dachshund is never content on thier own.
Is it too soon to get another puppy?
The idea is that the two would be able to stay on thier own during the day, with th puppy minder that comes for two hours mid morning to entertain them.  I would then not feel so bad about leaving him for the other time if he had a companion.

Any help would be appreciated.

Obviously I can only go from my own experience, but I would not recommend it.  I got Opi at 2 months old, when Remy was 5 months - same situation as yours, or similar, by the sound of it.  He had completed a puppy training course and was coming along nicely.  I wanted him to have a companion so I felt he was happier when I left him alone - and in that respect, I won't deny it has been a good thing.  However, as soon as she came home, he started acting up - a lot of attention grabbing behaviour began that wasn't there before, or at the least was nowhere near as obvious.  Not only that, but you'll find yourself with two puppies to train, and which need to be trained separately - dogs learn at different rates to each other, just like people, and of course the new pup wouldn't know anything that the older pup knows.

I found it not so bad in the beginning, when long walks weren't needed, but now my pups are both around 2 - and it's a hell of a lot of work.  I have to walk them separately to train them (Remy pulls, Opi is very easily distracted), and do many little training sessions at home each day with each dog.  Not only that, but I've had twice the teenage angst :)

The biggest problem I'm having is recall - even if I'd started training Remy for a solid recall the instant I got him home, it's unlikely I'd have had it finished before I had the second pup to train.  As it is, I'm having to train this separately as well, confounding the need for individual walks.  With two dogs needing two hours a day, it's a lot of work!  I don't know how much exercise dachsies need, but you get the idea :)

Of course this is all just my experience - other people will undoubtedly have different experiences to me, and different viewpoints on this.  But personally, I would wait until your boy has the essentials down - recall, leash walking, good manners etc - before you get another pup.  I'd also wait until he's past his teenage months as well, but wait to see what others have to say.  There may be someone with a wonderful multi-pup method of rearing :D

The breeder told you they shouldn't be without another? Mmmmmm, not at all biased by the fact that she wants to sell a pup then? My nan used to have dachsies and she had them in pairs and singularly. They never seemed bothered one way ot the other, so don't let this breeder guilt trip you in any way. IMO yes they are too close together, I would have at least two years between them. Your pup maybe an angel now but you wait till he gets a bit older. Even the most ngelic pups turn into the dog from hell as the hormones kick in at about a year old!

I know it's tempting but if you can book early enough I am sure another bitch pup of the right colour will come along nearer the time. :-)

personally i dont see the problem.your pups would be of a similar age and you could take them to training together? i think that its good to introduce pups as they are young and can grow up together.ive had this sort of age gap before and it caused no problems,except twice the training,twice as hard.but if its what you want,go for it.!!!

I have two dogs 11months apart and yes its been double vets fees, food bills etc etc but apart from training its not been too stressfull as long as you are prepared to put in that extra time and remember that no matter what they won't respond off lead if they are playing together :D

I don't think it is ever a good idea to take pups to training together. They will become too reliant on each other and it is impossible to teach two young dogs at the same time, unless you are only training one and someone else is training the other. They will bond very closely to each other, particularly if you are not there for any length of time, which would make life very difficult. Any good habits that you existing pup may have started to form may be affected. We have just added a year old dog to our family, and my previously very well behaved goldie has started acting up, and she was 2 when we got him and we had had her from a pup. If her good habits weren't already well ingrained it would have been very hard work.
I would definately wait the 2 years you had planned becuase most pups are good at that age it is when they hit adolescence that the problems start.

i know how you feel i first got my mini dacs 4 mths ago and i am so tempted to get another they are loverly little dogs you could go on forever .but if i was you i would let him mature till hes 12/18mths befor you get another as 1 dog is alot easyer to train than 2. ide wait till hes older and see how you feel then as you may decide not to! but ether ways there will be another puppy out there for you wen the time is rite. you rearly will have you hands full with 2 dacs running around lol .enjoy the 1 you have already!
sarah x