Feel your pain.
It's been almost a year since I had to put my dog down,;still hurts big time. Trying to go with out a dog in order to free up time for travel....but nothing replaces a faithful friend.
Good Luck in your search for a new pet and enjoy the warm memories of Lizzy.
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