Wayne, as said here many times already, very sorry for your loss. You have to focus on the joy that was brought into the home. The companionship of a dog is irreplaceable. I have Rottweilers. I've had at least one since 96' around here. I'll pick up a puppy when my adult gets to be 6 or so, in order to get the puppy accustomed to the "orders and borders" around here. I've found it's much easier to train my puppies, when there's an adult dog there already in the know. The puppies kinda want to mimick the adult dog, at least for me anyway. My current Rott is 8, and I'm about to get another puppy now. The new puppy will be my 4th one.
My current Rott is named Carly. We got her when my son Brandon was 4. He absolutely adores her. When the day comes to put her down, I don't know who will be worse off, me or Brandon. It sucks...no other way to say it.
My rotts best friend is my cat named Felix. They are inseparable. You hardly ever see one in the yard without the other. I live on a remote piece of property, surrounded by a Wildlife Management Area, so there's plenty of roaming room around here, but she never goes far. I bet she hasn't left the yard in 5 years.
Again, sorry for your loss, and for my rambling.
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