I agree with everyone else, you will know when it is time. Keegan was born 15 days after Shaianne died. I often wonder if I made the right decision getting another dog when I did, but one look at Keegan's gentle eyes and sweet spirit, (when she isn't being the ornery puppy she is !!) and I know I did. Mostly I feel guilty that I didn't save my money and try to rescue one that was left homeless after 9-11-01. I try to get past that.
Someone here gave me the best advice.
You can cry for your loss but if you can save it for the shower. It doesn't make alot of sense, but it is so cleansing. I would often just sit in the bathtub with the water running crying over Shaianne.
I love Keegan with all my heart but it is a different kind of love, than I loved Shaianne.
I also suggest rescuing another dog/doberman. Giving a deserving dog a home that hasn't had one may help. Do it in Quincy's memory. That is another thing I feel guilty about. I was torn in taking Keegan or rescuing another dog from a rescue or shelter. I decided to take Keegan b/c I could be saving her from being put in a shelter or
being an outside dog. (A friend from work found out that Shaianne had died and her dog was sire to a litter of golden puppies and they were getting a free puppy in the process, and she wanted to find a good home for it, and when she heard Shaianne died she offered me the puppy)
I wish you and your wife and Callihan well, I hope the ache in your heart eases. It will never get easy and you won't forget Quincey, but does get easier.
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And I so look forward to hearing all about your new little boy. 
Huney, Bon & Simba-missed so very much
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