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To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (1527)	8/9/2008 10:39:45 PM
From: MJ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1582

Cheeky kid So sorry for your loss------thought I would share this with you----- My daughter and hubbie now have their third dog-------when one goes they get another, and in fact don't wait long to get another dog. The first one died suddenly, vet said a heart attack, the second one was the sad one-----they had gone from D.C. to PA for Christmas and took the dog with them rather than boarding her, she was a beautiful doberman. The dog insisted on standing all the way up and back. Shortly after returning home she got sick and had a stroke. So now they have another doberman chosen as a puppy, who is just georgeous----well trained and now becoming a dog rather than a puppy. For them, getting a dog fairly immediately after the loss of the others has worked. I do understand not wanting to replace a pet------I had to make the decision about our dog of 14 years---it was sad to see him struggle in the last six months----raised from a puppy. In dog years he lived to a 100? Best to you---mj

To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (1527)	8/9/2008 11:10:56 PM
From: ManyMoose	Respond to of 1582

I believe that the grief you feel is the price you pay for all the love that you got. The grief is awful, but I think that getting another pet honors the lost one. And you get a whole new supply of love that lasts for years. Our Daisy is almost seven now, about half way through her life if our past experience is any guide. I hate the thought of her leaving as much as I hated the the leaving of our other pets, but I'd no more deny myself her love than she would deny herself mine.