Would you get another dog?

[anna_66]

If your dog died would you get another one? How soon? The same breed or different?

Not that we're even thinking about it, I was just wondering what you all would do.

[tikeyas_mom]

I just have to say first of all that I am very very VERY sorry about Angus Anna.


secondly If Tikeya died. I dont know if I would get another dog for a while. I know i would eventually because i love dogs. I would probably get another female siberian husky different coloring because i wouldnt want my gurl to think that i was replacing her with a look a like.

some times getting another pet helps get your mind of the recent loss. so i have herd.. I know that after we had to give away Makia, we got oscar right away, like a couple months after.

[bckrazy]

I think I would be horrendously depressed if my boy passed away.. it would (or, will) take me a long time to get over that. for our next dog, I'd definately go back to BCRNC and get another rescue BC... the breed has grown on me ^.^

[captain]

Anna,

Absolutely!

I know I would be broken hearted, but I also know that my darlings would want me to be happy, and take my time to pick an new baby to love.

I would probably get the same breed ............ but then again, I would rescue too ......

I think that when it is time, you will know, and another gorgeous furkid will come into your life unexpectedly (just like Huney did!)

Love always
Michelle

[micki76]

After I was a married and moved out, I took our family chihuahua to be put to sleep for my Dad (my mom had died two years before and he couldn't bring himself to take Tinker ). The next day I took Bob and put him in Daddy's back yard (while he was at work) asking him to keep him for me, that I was going to get kicked out of my apartment for getting him. Dad thought he didn't have enough time for a puppy, but he lived all alone, so I knew he needed another dog. He'd ALWAYS had dogs. He didn't call me for a week, and when he did he simply said thank you and you can't have him back.

We put our RB westie to sleep on January 18th (two days before our anniversary) and got Chester on on January 31st.

To be honest, I didn't feel it would be fair to get another westie. I felt I would always be comparing him/her to Stolly. Of course now that the pain isn't so fresh, I want a westie again someday. After Chester, I'll need a different breed (maybe that westie), but I'll have a Toy Fox Terrier again eventually.

It's a very personal decision and a difficult one to make. I obviously would be able to love a TFT immediately after losing Ches, and would have loved a westie after Stolly, but for my own reasons I needed a different breed for a bit, but I still would get another dog.

Hope that makes sense.

[DogLover9501]

Anna,
I think it's different for everyone!

Some people wait months and years, while others get a new dog right away.

I think having a new dog would definatly help with everything, because new dogs are always alot of work.

It's never considered replacing no matter how soon people get a new dog/pet.

[kingrattus]

AT first I didn't even want to see another dog except for Cadeau.
But I have been thinking of getting a rotti pup (mix is ok too) the past few months as u know.

But I don't want it until next summer, or so I thought until tonight.

I young man walked into the store & came to my post office, he was holding a tiny hotdog doggy. He was 7 weeks & named Jeff. I awwed at the puppy & asked if I could pet him & he said here, hold him while I get my stuff ready to mail.

I was soo oexctied, he was wearing a little red sweater & he was so excited. & waddled to me (he was on my counter) & jumped up & gave me all kinds of tiny puppy kisses. He was just the cuttest little guy I had ever seen & made me want another dog now. I haven't pet a puppy ina few years & I haven't been kissed by a dog in almosta year & I almost cried when I was holding him, I was sooo happy

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Yes, now that Jesse is gone I really want another Dachshund. i think it would help me get over her loss so I wouldn't have to think about her so often and I'd have another Doxie that needed me. You'll know when it's time to get another dog, all people are different. Just remember that when/if you get another dog try not to feel that you're replacing the the previous one.

[RobiLee]

When we lost our sweet girl Chloe we never ever thought we would get another dog. It was three years before we got another one. Our girl, Katie. Once we got Katie I think both of us knew that we would never be without a dog again. Now we have two I don't think I will ever be without the love of a dog again.

If I were to lose one of my girls I am almost certain that I would get another pup before long. Not only for me but also for my other pup. I'm pretty certain that one would be lost without the other.

As far as the same breed, Alden swears that we will always have a female akita. That suits me just fine We love the breed and are fascinated by akitas. About comparing.....for me it wouldn't matter if it was the same breed or not. To this day I still talk about Chloe and remark how she did this different or alike from our girls now and she wasn't either breed, she was a beautiful mutt. Sometimes Alden and I both slip and call Katie....Chloe(it happened alot when we first got Katie) I don't think it means anything bad or shows disrespect. It just means that Chloe is always with me. I love ALL of my girls. My two that are here with me now and my sweet girl that is waiting for me at the Bridge.

Gosh, I hope that made some sense.

Love and Hugs.....Robin

[slleipnir]

After Rufus died, I didn't think much of another dog for a few months after. I happened to go by the HS and fell in love with my Zekey boy.

[GoldenRetrLuver]

It's really a hard subject for me to post on, because my biggest fear more than anything is loosing one of my babies. But, I know that it will happen eventually. God forbid, it won't be for many, many years to come.

I'm not sure if I would get another dog right away. Molly and Daisy are both very, very bonded to each other, and when one of them goes, I know it'll be heartbreak for the other. That's probably the reason I would consider bringing in another dog that soon. My very first dog, Todo, a Dachshund, passed away when he was 8 years old from a "slipped disk". It was a few years after that happened that we decided to look around for another dog, and that's when Molly came into the picture.

I don't think I could change breeds. I'll always love Goldens and Collies.. and I know I'll always have at least one of them in my life. I could never compare my future dogs with either Molly or Daisy; they're both one of a kind, and I'll always love them more than anything.

I guess I'll cross that bridge when it comes.

[Glacier]

I tend to want another one right away. I can't fill the empty spot in my heart, but I can fill the empty place in my house.

We got Hobo just before Hoodoo died. I am quite sure that Hoodoo planned that--he knew he was leaving and he made sure that I had another goofy guy to make me smile. I'm not sure how I would have got through loosing Hoodoo, especially the first few days, without Hobo. Hobo was only a couple weeks out from the wolf attack. He still needed intensive care and I had to take care of him or he would have been joining Hoodoo. He helped take my mind off my grief a bit and he's always silly, even when it hurt like h*ll, Hobo was still happy and silly.

I adopted Chase and Founder a couple weeks later. They had been here as fosters for a few months each. We decided to keep them as a kind of tribute to Hoodoo--he was our first rescue dog and in his memory we rescued a couple more.

[Jamieejo85]

When Bella passed away..i thought I would never ever ever get another dog. I still cry when I think about her and probably always will...especially when I read those tear jerker poems on petloss.com.
But then I went to the Humane society...not even thinking about a dog because I still was a mess after Bella died..and there was Chico. I asked a lady about him and he was scheduled to be put down the next day...AT 7 WEEKS!!!!! So I took him home with me and I wouldn't trade him for a million chihuahuas.
So I didn't end up with the same breed..Bella was full chihuahua and Chico is 1/2 lab, 1/4 chow, 1/4 aulstralian shepherd!
Of course I would love to get another chihuahua someday..but for right now..I am happy with Chico..and Omar of course!!

[shais_mom]

Without a doubt yes.
I decided to take Keegan approximately a week after Shaianne died, and about 2 weeks before Keegan was born. I knew that I would have over 2 months to grieve and heal and a puppy was exactly what I needed. And what a puppy she was!
I knew right away I would get another dog. Shaianne died on a Thursday and on Saturday I was at our fair and they brought in a fawn greyhound. My heart stopped. But I couldn't do it.
I will always have a soft spot for Greyhounds, but am not sure if I would want another one.
I look at Keegan now seeing her so full of life, it breaks my heart that one day she will not be here. I woke up crying one day b/c I dreamed out Keegan and Kylie both not being with me. Then I had to hug my girls.
My parents said when our dog died in 1992 that they would not get another dog and so far then haven't, and I don't foresee them getting one either and they are fine with that. My dad is bonded with Keegan and my mom doesn't really get attached to animals, so a 'granddog' suits them just fine!

[My Peanuts]

Yes definitely. When my mutt, Barney, died we got Angie my RB Shih Tzu four days later. Barney was 18 years old when he died and he was a part of my family longer than I was at the time. A lot of people might think that getting another dog that fast is wrong, but we were simply lost without a dog. When Angie died last June at the age of nine we got Sylvia one week almost to the minute later. So as you can see, I know I would get another dog. I see it like this. We have a home that needs a dog and there is a dog that needs a home. I also see it as saving another life.