Hi Cosmo's Mom!

I went through something similar after my lil' Cairn, Maddie died at around 13 yrs old. I just loved that dog something fierce. 2 yrs later and I still think about her everyday.

I waited about six months or so after she died to add another dog to the family. I didn't get another Cairn, because I felt that would too hard for them to live upto. I decided on another Collie, because the one I currently had, Oz, was such an awesome dog. Well, the first week I had Gull, I cried everyday, because he wasn't Maddie.

I realized that the issue was me not him though, so I tried to just set in my mind that he wasn't going to be Maddie or Oz or even Murph (my other Cairn). He was going to be his own unique lil' self. Well lil' by lil' he started to wheedle his way into my heart. I realized he was never going to replace Maddie. She would always be in my heart, but that he could have his own special place in my heart too.

I tell ya I just love this dog so much now. He turned out to be such a character, filling the house with laughter everyday. I wouldn't trade him for anything now.

So just hang in there and give yourself some time. Cosmo sounds like such a great dog, it won't take long for him to wheedle his way into your heart too.

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