Welcome to Pet Talk! I am so sorry for your loss. Tasha must of been one very special girl. Of course as a Golden owner myself, I can imagine her wonderful temperment and happy smile. There is just something about Goldens that almost makes them human instead of canine.

Please realize you can never abandon Tasha's memory. She will live on forever in your heart and someday she will meet you again at the bridge. My first Golden (Gone now for 18 years) is still fondly talked about frequently. She was 13 1/2 when she crossed the bridge. Since then I have had 4 more Goldens (the breed of choice for me). Each one has managed to grab my heart and firmly melt it. Each one in it's own way. Now I always want to have a pair of them to make life more rewarding (one for the left arm and one for the right!).

The neat thing about the human heart is that it has remarkable room for growth. It seems the more you give it the larger it becomes and the fuller our lives become. The memories become sometimes faded but the love remains there and when the memories are recalled, they get sweeter and sweeter each time!

Your feelings are normal right now. Just hug the new guy and share your life with him and eventually you will look back and wonder why you ever felt this way. {{{{{HUGS}}}}}