Missing my dog terribly of late.
It's curious, I don't remember being this torn up when my first dog died. I missed her, & I was sad for a while, but I don't remember feeling the same ache or breaking into tears even months later.
Like, I miss my 2nd dog so much it's physically hurts. It's been a bit of time & the loss isn't that far under the surface - I still well up with tears when I see a picture of him, that sort of thing.
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I'm at least well on the way to being OK with getting another dog: I don't feel like I'd be wanting or trying to replace the one recently lost. I figured once I got to that point I'd have an emotional foundation for getting a new dog.