We, too miss our dogs that pass terribly.
Don't want to go through the pain of losing another one.
Then we realize the companionship we're losing out on and pretty soon go looking at rescues to fill that empty place that their passing created.
In about every case there is a little or a lot of our previous dogs personalities in the new arrival.
Maybe they do come back?
When Joe the Superdog died in May, 2018 we waited a few months - the pain of losing him was severe.
We just couldn't bring ourselves to look at other dogs. Then my daughter in Las Cruces sent us this picture of a waif puppy they had taken in.
We immediately decided that this was going to be our next dog. We didn't know her birthdate because she was a stray, so we just gave her a birthday - May 2 - the day Joe passed.
We picked her up in Benson, AZ, the halfway point between Las Cruces and Phoenix. She was a good traveler, and it was true love. She has become the most loyal and loving dog we could ever hope for. Smart, too! Joe had left her numerous toys, and she immediately figured them all out, and plays with them proudly. My wife named her "Corey," short for corazon, the Spanish word for "heart." Because she was such a cute little booger, we soon also nicknamed her "Booger."
She was a real trooper, and put up with being spayed very well.
Today, she's the light of our lives, and we thanked God for her loving support when our oldest daughter died in a private plane crash, and now, when we have to put up with the coronavirus mess. She entertains us and keeps our spirits up with her antics.
Don't ever miss the opportunity to find another deserving dog, even though you deeply mourn your last one. It will be worth it.
John
