Finn gave you and Brooke a kiss right back.
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Finn gave you and Brooke a kiss right back.
Sorry to hear of your loss. I imagine it is more difficult when it is so unexpected. I definitely understand your sorrow. Think of Brooke at the Rainbow Bridge with all her wonderful earth memories.
When and if you get another puppy I don't think it matters if it is another lab. Brooke will always have her place in your heart and the new puppy will find another spot. You may be reminded of Brooke at times but I don't think that would be a bad thing.
I think you should go with your heart when you meet whatever puppy you may bring into your home. If your family falls in love with another black lab, then, bring him home. If you fall in love with a blonde cocker spaniel, a collie, a mutt, whatever. I had to put my Bruno down in June. He was fifteen and we'd been best friends and soulmates since he was one. He was a mix, but, looked almost exactly a long haired dachshund. And, I would have been fine with getting a doxie, but, it just happened to be a yellow lab that I met and fell in love with. And, I have to admit, sometimes it makes me miss Bruno even more, having a dog around. I even caught myself calling out Bruno's name instead of Finn's a couple of days ago. But, it's no more difficult or easier now that I have a new dog to forget about how hard it was letting Bruno go. I don't cry myself to sleep like I did the first few months. But, I'll always miss him. Finn is in no way a replacement for Bruno, and, I don't think any dog you will get will ever take the place of Brooke, even if it does look like her. I think as long as everyone in the family shares your thoughts and they don't expect a new black lab to be in any way like Brooke, then it shouldn't be an issue. I hope you stick around at pet talk. A lot of people here can relate to what you're going through, and, sometimes that's the best medicine. :) There's a site where you can write tributes and post pictures for your lost pets, too, and, I know that helped me a lot when Bruno passed and then when I lost my kitty of seventeen years a few months later. I go back and read their tributes all the time. It makes me cry a little, but, it feels good to see the tribute. I'll post the link as soon as I can remember the name of the site....it's eluding me right now....
www.in-memory-of-pets.com
I remembered! :)