im so sorry about your loss... back in august i lost my first yorkie =his name was scooby he was 6 months..it was raining that day my uncle was getting ready to leave and scooby went after him, scooby went underneath the car and as my uncle drove away he ran him over =( i was very sad, i wanted another dog everyone thought i was crazy to want another dog but i did i went and got another yorkie the same day it helped me out alot at the same time i was sad about scooby but i knew getting "baby" was the best thing for me... just take your time it will get better...and again im very sorry about your loss.. im sure you gave him a great 8 months! Sorry