[nvnvgirl]

Allan~ I know that you'll find that once you get your new baby home, you'll think it was the BEST thing you ever did! I felt the same way when I first got Max after my bird died. My birds were my babies. I'd had them forever...well 20 years for the first one. And I wasn't sure that I was ready for any new pet, but it's so amazing the positive energy that a new puppy brings to you. And I realized that my birds always knew how much I loved them, and that getting a new pet wasn't disrecting them at all; it was a totally different love for Max than I had for them. The love I shared with them was THEIRS....and all theirs and nothing can ever change that. I love Max more than anything too, and I seriously don't know what I'd do if I didnt' have him, especially in the several months after losing my birds. You can't imagine loving something so much again, but it just happens, and I know it will happen to you too! I will never get over losing my birds, and I'll always think about them and love them, but there's a lot to love and a lot of love to be had, so how can anyone lose? Good luck with your new baby; a lab is such a sweet and loving and joyful dog!