Thank you kindly, afraidfortherepublic, I really appreciate that, and please allow me to offer my condolences to you as well. I know how hard it is.
I looked right in his eyes as he died, my best friend that I have ever had in all my life. I wish I could have gone with him. I have never known an animal such as him. I tell you it broke my heart in half.
Afraidfortherepublic, the only way to get over it is to let the sadness out of your heart by opening it to new love. If the heart stays closed, it will hold onto the sadness forever.
This is why I have decided to adopt again, whereas Sunday morning when he died I said I’ll not have another dog because there is no better dog to be had than the one I lost.
I looked at it wrong. To hold onto that sadness will kill me. Instead I will love another dog.
God bless you and take care, afraidfortherepublic.
Thanks for your kind words. I have a few obstacles standing between me and a new dog, unfortunately. I’m recovering from knee replacement surgery and it really isn’t a good time to have a new pet underfoot. After this knee is recovered, I still have to have the other one done, so I am looking at almost a year until I could cope with a new animal.
Also, my mom is in assisted living in CA. She’ll be 99 in 6 weeks and could be leaving us at any time. I’m managing her affairs and will have to clean out and sell her house, so a new dog is not in the plans any time soon. Maybe in about 2 years...