My heart goes out to you, we lost all 3 of our pets in a 3 month period. 2 dogs and a cat. A 12-year-old Rottweiler, 14-year-old dachshund, and our cat was 21. The loneliness was terrible but my husband could not bear to go through that again and refused to let me get another one. Now we are caring for our granddaughter's dog. I am so happy that you did not let that stop you from giving another dog a good home. Pancake is a beauty. Our rotty loved watermelon.