In the last year, I’ve lost Bo, my short haired pointer/black lab, and Shadow, our AKC rottie. He was my wife’s dog, and she went first, six years prior. We’ve got a mini cocker and an blue healer now. There isn’t a safe tennis ball in miles.
I’m so sorry to hear of the loss of your beloved wife, and your beautiful dogs, GlockRocks. We lost our wonderful Black Lab, Duke, back in April of this year. He’d been with us 12 years - it’s been hard for all of us, especially my youngest who grew up with him. We got him as a puppy when she was 1.