Decided to get another pet after loss.
How does it feel owning a new puppy after losing my beautiful companion of 12yrs. My beautiful cocker spaniel Carrie. I feel a bag of mixed emotions, from guilt too happiness. Sad too that my beautiful Carrie is no longer here to share in the fun of having a new puppy running around the house. I get very emotional whenever thoughts of my little cocker come into my mind. When this happens when I am holding my little Jack Russell Rosie, I let her know it is not her making me feel sad. I hold her close and speak softly into her ears, close to my face. She looks at me as if she is listening to every word I tell her. A bag of mixed emotions which is held inside a lucky dip. I have no idea which emotions shall arise each day. They get picked out of the blue , triggered by whatever is going on in my day. I often find myself comparing my new puppy to how my beautiful cocker spaniel acted when I was training her. Yet it is impossible to do. Two completely different breeds...