Oh Bay, we’ve done that for 27 years - always 2 dogs, or cats, and when one dies, we get another dog. No more cats. This is the first time we’ve only had one dog.
Our last big dog Lab mix died of brain cancer, one month before my dad was diagnosed with a glioblastoma. That was four years ago. It was a painful year to say the least.
I’m just not so young anymore and I look ahead and wonder if I could do right by another pet for another 10 to 15 years. I’m 54, so perhaps I’m being silly. I also have my own elderly mother to look after in her assisted living place which kind of makes me feel old before my time. Gah!
I’d like to be 54 again. But, though I’ve got a few years on you, I’ve got plenty of good ones left, too. All I would say is share your love and don’t start feeling old before your time. That’s a role that dogs play in my life, they take me for walks, keep me happy and on schedule. My dogs make me laugh every day - more than once. And what fun it is to enjoy the mayhem in our house when we suggest going for a ride to the store.