The short answer is nope, but there's no going back.

Double the mutts, double the coffee table stains.
Meet V2 of the ever thirsty DB.

I have been so lucky with makers, and gets straight A's.

Did I really need a V2? I did not.
V1 is holding up very well, thank you, despite hundreds of hours
of hard use. I have no plans of retiring the old mutt, and he
will be on the scene for many years to come. Sorry about the spilled
beer on your carpet.

I began to wonder what would've transpired if someone else
had made this suit to start with, and the question ate at me like
a mutt consuming Del Taco french fries.
I had to know!
Plus, V1 needed a vacation, and I promised him two weeks in Cancun
if he'd be nice to his new brother.

So one day I'm surfing around FA and I see this amazing fursuit
(it was a sand cat. Yes, a cat...) from Panda.
I knew in a heartbeat that she was the one to bring DBV2 to life.
She agreed to build-a-mutt, and I have to say that she has been
nothing but a pleasure.

V2 is built and geared more to the things that I do outside of the
furry fandom. and he fits the bill perfectly.

I had the distinct pleasure of trying him out at FC this past week, and
I want to thank everyone who took the time to stop me and ask
what the hell had happened to my face.

For some reason, I thought I'd be able to slink around the con
without being recognized as that annoying mutt, but furries
have a keen eye and no one was fooled for a second.
The reception was uniformly positive, so much so that
I often felt quite overwhelmed.
I was taken back to my first FC, when a ton of folks that I
didn't know took the time to chat with me and compliment my
suit. It was an emotional experience in many ways.

The public at large was also very kind to the new dog, and I am
pleased as a pigeon flying over a new car lot to report that
there was random hugging, dancing and picture taking.
And yes, I was even forced to hold a baby or two.

I can never hope to recapture the magic that the original suit
brought me, but I hope to reinterpret and reinvent some of those
great feelings and experiences.

Many folks have multiple fursonas and characters, with complicated
markings and back stories. I couldn't think of anything else that I
could hope to be but the same old beer guzzling mutt, and I pray
that you'll bear with me whilst I continue to confuse the humans
and myself.

And yes, V1 is above V2 to maintain order in the pack.