First off: WELCOME to Pet Talk! I hope we get to see some pics of your MinPin and Abby!

I'm 18 also, and I graduated High School last year. I know the frustrations of wanting another dog. I had been begging for one my entire life. FINALLY after all of my frustrations, they gave into me. I think part of it was because they felt sorry for me (hospital) and the other part is that they felt I was old enough to handle it. I was probably responsible enough to handle it before, but when I was younger, there was no way I could pay for the food, vet, etc. Another part of it was that my sister got a puppy, Mckinney, a west highland terrier. I watched him for 3 weeks and, in my opinion, took great care of him. So, about a month and a half later, I got Nebo! Having a dog of your own is really a great thing, but it's also more responsibility and $$ then you would imagine.

I also know how you feel for missing Abby. I was sooo attached to my Mckinney baby. I just loved the the little guy to death, he had so much personality. But at least you will still be able to see Abby. My sister gave McKinney away, and got a new dog. I won't go into the details, but I'm still very pissed off about it, and I really miss Mckinney.