a new addition to the family

No, I am not knocked up. But I am very pleased to welcome a new member to my ever growing family! Allow me to introduce my new pup, a 2-3 year old lhasa apso/shih tzu mix I have named Melody.



Melody started out a foster dog in my home, but I was so touched by her, I decided to adopt her myself. She and Bruno get along swimmingly, as you can see below.



The only problem here is my man categorically does not like small dogs. He loves Bruno and treats him like his little buddy, but does not consider Bruno "small" (to that point, Bruno weighs in at a hefty 24 pounds, and even I would say he straddles the boundary in size between small and medium). He makes all sorts of allowances and excuses for Bruno but is refusing to be open to giving poor Melody a chance. Have any of you out there ever faced a problem like this with your significant other? How can I get my man to accept my new doggie? Suggestions welcome!