Hi everyone! I hope everyone is well. I am so sorry for not posting but I have been trying to keep myself busy. We got a new puppy last week and her name is Daisy, she ia an Italian Greyhound. It has been hard for me because I still miss my dear Smokey so much. Dasiy is the complete opposite of Smokey she is very small and he was so big. I know it will be an adjustment I just wish the hurt from losing Smokey will go away. I still cry a lot. I hope it was not too soon for a new dog but I missed the companionship.it has been about 7 weeks since we lost Smokey. Has anyone else gotten a new puppy and felt this way. I feel that I am being hard on Daisy because I keep comparing her to Smokey. I have emclosed a picture. She is so cute. Thanks for listening.
Kelly

Kelly,

I got two new pups only a week after losing my baby. We didn't plan on getting them so soon but my husband was concerned. The orginal plan was to just talk to the breeder but my husband fell in love with our little Rosie and I loved little Basil (we couldn't bring him home for two weeks). It is hard not to compare the one you lost with the new one. I think that is only natural but you have to keep reminding yourself that Daisy is not Smokey and she can never be Smokey. I think eventually you will learn to love Daisy for who she is ... I know I did but I had the same trouble as you at first.

Hugs
Beth

Hi Kelly,

Daisy is totally adorable!

I think it's pretty normal to mentally compare the new puppy to your lost furbaby. I try to focus on developing the bond between Kali and I rather than allow myself to think about how Qorqui did this and Kali doesn't. I still miss Qorqui tons, but I know Kali needs me now, so I don't let it interfere with her puppyhood.

Here's a photo of Kali. If I can make it work...

Awwwww, Daisy is SO cute!!!!
You're right, she looks so little fragile. When we got our little Brandy, she turned out to be the runt of the litter. For an 8 month old labrador, she is SO tiny! Nothing like my Rachael was!

In the beginning, she showed many of the same traits that Rachael had. MY husband and I would sit in shock as we watched her do some of the same things and lay in the same spots as Rachael. I SO wanted to believe that Rachael's spirit had come back to me through Brandy. Poor little Brandy though, she had SOmuch to try and live up to!!!

Thank goodness, over time I started seeing some of her own personality traits. I have grown to love her very much. Now when I see similar traits like Rachael's, I just find comfort in it, instead of looking for Rachael in her.

In time, Daisy will also bring you great comfort and tons of new love. It's very natural to go through alot of different emotions after losing a very special furbaby. Just relax and the strong bond will all come naturally.

Cheri

PS - QorquisDad, Kali is absolutely gorgeous! I wish you MANY, MANY happy and healthy years together!

Hi Kelly,

Daisy is definitely a cutie. I know how you feel about Smokey - I lost Sasha two days before you lost Smokey and I also have a new puppy (Shelby) now. The new baby does not mean I don't miss Sasha. I also still cry and for the first week felt like I was disappointed in Shelby's presonality because Sasha was so mellow and Shelby is really demanding. It is an adjustment and I keep telling myself she is a different dog. I have now had her for two weeks and I am over the comparison and am loving Shelby for who she is. Like you I felt I needed another companion, and my other dog was really lonely without Sasha. I think it is because we loved our babies so much we want them back and are hoping the next dog will be just like them so that in a way we have them back again. I guess it is alot like relationships with people - no two are the same.

I hope you have alot of wonderful years with Daisy. She is darling.

Nancy

Hi Kelly, Oh your new baby Dasiy is just a doll. It is hard not to compare them to the ones we lost. I found my self saying Snookie would have never did what Schnitzel just did, Snookie would have done this or that. But that is not the way to be with them. We must love the new baby for who they are. In time they will learn our ways and we will have a deep love for them too. So just hang in there I think some of us have forgotten what hard work babies are,
Ann

Kelly, Daisy is such a cutie! Congratulations on you new furlove!

Kelli,

Daisy is beautiful. Everyone has given excellent advice to you. I have nothing to add other than agreement on forgetting the work involved in raising a puppy, or in my case, kitten.