Jeeze man, you made me cry. I love dogs. I have 2 myself. I had a Rhodesian Ridgeback that I adopted and a stray Boxer that I took in about 15 years ago. Those girls were the best dogs ever. They got along beautifully and were so sweet and calm. My Ridgeback died suddenly one day. We rushed her to the vet, but they suspected she ate something outside that was poisonous and couldn't save her. I was devastated for a long time. I had my Boxer to help me through it though. About 3 years later she went to sleep one night and just didn't wake up. I could tell she was getting pretty old. How old I don't know, since I got her as a stray, but the vet figured based on her teeth, she was around 16. Again, I was heartbroken. It took me about a year to decide I needed to get more dogs. I think Cheyenne and Shawnee would want me to, so I adopted two litter mates that were lab mixes. I named them Dakota and Fox. I'm really glad I did. They are destructive, but they are also great company. I feel your pain man, but the loss will eventually dull and in time, you might realize that having another dog or even two, might fill that void left by the loss of Lady and Tramp. Give yourself time to grieve and after a while, you might have a change of heart. I'm sorry for your loss. They were beautiful dogs.

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