We have been blessed with two fantastic GSDs. The first we adopted as a rescue overseas and brought home with us. Dale (standard black/brown) lived to be 15 and her passing in 2010 was one of the hardest things we've ever been through. Around Easter 2012 we made the decision to adopt again and Abby - a white (eventually white and tan) GSD joined our family. Sadly, Abby passed from cancer around Thanksgiving 2019. Again, we are gutted. I still expect her to be waiting for me at the door when I get home from work or when we arrive home after being out. I could've sworn I heard her shake last night. ?
Lots of our friends are encouraging us to get another dog and as much as I would love to, we're not getting any younger and another GSD is like having a child all over again! ?
We're trying to balance avoiding the knee-jerk reaction of getting another just because we miss Abby so much against how nice it is to not have a dog and not have her be the first thing we think of when we want to go somewhere. As everyone likely knows, carting Abby along consumed half our available space between her in the back seat and her bed, food, etc. in the back.
This post really doesn't have a right or wrong answer, we're just curious as to what everyone else in the GSD community thinks about getting another after the loss of two cherished family members.
Thanks!
Lots of our friends are encouraging us to get another dog and as much as I would love to, we're not getting any younger and another GSD is like having a child all over again! ?
We're trying to balance avoiding the knee-jerk reaction of getting another just because we miss Abby so much against how nice it is to not have a dog and not have her be the first thing we think of when we want to go somewhere. As everyone likely knows, carting Abby along consumed half our available space between her in the back seat and her bed, food, etc. in the back.
This post really doesn't have a right or wrong answer, we're just curious as to what everyone else in the GSD community thinks about getting another after the loss of two cherished family members.
Thanks!