I am so sorry for your loss of Keelyn, my heart and prayers go out to you. As for the new pup, I think it's different for everyone as for the amount of time they give themselves before they get a new furkid. When we had to help our Appollo to heaven, I waited 3 months. For 3 months I grieved so hard, tears everyday, but finally, not hearing the pitter patter of a furkids paws on our floors just drove me nuts. I'm an animal lover through and through and as long as I live and am able to care for a furkid, I know we'll have them. When we finally got another furkid, at first I felt guilty, like I was being unfaithful to Appollo, then one day the peace finally set in and I was able to give my heart to this new furkid. I knew the love we gave Appollo was special and he adored us, he wouldn't have wanted us to deprive another furkid of that kind of love. I came to love Isaiah, but not as a replacement for Apollo, just as another angel that God blessed us with and sent into our lives to help our hearts heal and love again. Keelyn wouldn't want you to deprive a furkid of the special love you gave to her, she'd want you to give that love freely and make this new furkid feel as special and loved as you made her feel. It's gonna take time, but it is ok to love another furkid again.
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~Tracy~ |