[TiffanyK]

So we had Daisy spayed Wednesday. She died Thursday morning. ;( The vet did an autopsy to find out what exactly went wrong. Turns out she had some sort of blood disorder that didn't show up on the bloodwork they did before surgery? So yes, our household is very sad and we've all been crying off and on for 2 days now.

Question: This has made me very afraid of having another girl dog in the future. Maybe it's not as bad with males? What do we do when we go to spay/neuter our next GSD?

I guess I just have all of these "what-ifs" in my head and now I'm terrified to spay/neuter but at the same time I'm afraid not to.

Also, how long do we wait to think about getting a new dog? Our kids are already asking for a new one (our oldest child is 7 and taking it the worst. He says he wants a new dog to have a friend since Daisy is in Heaven)

And then I also worry that the next one won't be anywhere near as good as Daisy. LOL. We adopted her as an adult and she was already trained and mellow. I've never seen a dog like her before. However, she was my first GSD. My husband had one growing up and remembers his being just as well behaved. So do we think about getting an adult again and taking the chance that he or she may not be what we are used to? Or do we get a puppy and train it and raise it to be what we want for a companion?

Sorry for rambling - but I needed to get this out and I have these questions and no one I know can answer them.

Thanks