I'm so sorry you lost Chipper, Jody, he sure is adorable.
While it is nice to have a 'breed' so that you know the size, and even somewhat of its temperament, it's not the breed itself that wins our hearts. It's that trust that beams from their eyes, it's their little snuggles when you need them more than they probably do! There is no AKC registry for loss either when they are just too tired or too sick to go on living down here.
I know Chipper must have been happy to have you as his person too!