Your heart will tell you when you find the right baby! But take your time...I started looking for another dog a couple months after we lost our girl. It took us a long time to finally find the "right" dog to add to our family, we brought home two dogs, first one from a rescue and then one we adopted from the shelter, but our other dog seemed so distressed, we returned those doggies. (I understand they now have good homes, too) I found our new boy on the internet and travelled three hours to meet him - and it's been five months now and he is exactly what we were looking for. His presence has really helped me not to grieve so much for my Rosie. And Star couldn't be happier!