When a pet dies?

[managemysite]

I know it is bad to say, but I usually get a new pet as another pet gets older, to help remove some of the attachement to the older pet. If I had 2 pets of similar age, I might have to deal with the loss of 2 pets at the same time and that would be devistating

[chocolatepuppy]

When my RB Corey died we got Lacey 3-4 months later, but then we didn't have a dog, just the cats, and we missed having a dog. Having recently lost Mandy, time will tell when we get another dog, but I know we will.
I would never judge anyone for getting another dog even the next day, if that is what's right for them. Some people wait years, I could never wait that long, I love having dogs. I don't feel that 'when' you get another dog has anything to do with how much you loved your RB dog. Everyone is different.

[Alysser]

Yes, but not the next day. Maybe a couple of months or 1 year after the pet died. For me, personally, I need time to mourn the loss of my pet. I believe that when a pet dies it can NEVER be replaced, EVER! But you can still save the life of an animal in need, and fill a different place in your heart with the new animal, but the other animal will always have a place too. Your heart is big enough for all the animals in the world, IMO.

I really don't think I'm getting another parakeet though. Star just isn't the kind of bird who likes other ones in her cage. Weird I know, but she used to torture Sunny to the point where we almost had to separate them.