Those words ring so true Logan that your friend and his friend said.
Shaianne was my first dog that I could call own and I expected her to be with me thru marriage and my first child. It wasn't meant to be b/c she isn't here and neither has happened yet. As much as I wish she were and I miss her especially this time of the year - there is a space in my heart for her- and I never thought I would love another dog again, I have my Keegan who has worked her own way into my soul like Shaianne did but each are in my heart in their own special way and neither can replace the other.
If love kept us alive none of us would ever die.

continued hugs to you