I wish I could get another Dobie. But after losing Baron, I know I could never go through that heartbreak again. It was like losing a beloved young son.
What you are describing is apparently all too common. I bought my Dobe from a breeder who is also a vet. We were discussing this sort of thing and she said she had any number of clients (I guess this could be of her Vet practice or of her breeding business) who had one Dobie and then said that they wouldn’t get another because “It hurt too much”. They really are 4 legged people.