I agree with crazycrayonmom. There is nothing like another dog to help you move past the grief to the wonderful memories. Nine days after I had to let Zoey go, I adopted Sunna. She isn't Zoey (but neither is Zoey Thor or Halla or Loki or Freya), she is Sunna. Instead of thinking of Zoey dying in my arms, I think of the good things about her -- how she loved every human she met and was loved by them; how she enjoyed using her dog door. I understand that some people cannot do this, they need that space to grieve. If you have to take time off from having another best friend, that's OK too. But adopting a new best friend is NOT betraying the old one. It is honoring the one that just died.
You say you are handicapped. Does that limit how well you can care for your dog? Maybe there is a group that will train a dog for you. Do let us know how things go. We all understand that horror of a beautiful, healthy dog suddenly not being there any more.
kjd
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