SO sorry for your loss....as a young child my first 3 dogs were all hit by cars, and I witnessed each of them...very traumatic..as a teenager my chow was the victim of some teenagers who had been drinking beer and road-hunting. They found no prey so they started shooting dogs instead..although I didn't see that happen I heard 2 guys at school talking about all the stuff they shot the night before...needless to say one of them got the butt kickin of a lifetime that day..

I went the next 20 years without a dog, mainly because my wife couldn't stand the thought of an animal living in her house...but luckily a year ago she found a male bichon puppy that she fell in love with so we got him... a year later she loves him so much she can't even think of what we would do without him......and now she wants another dog cause shes having so much fun with this one...

His name is Clutch...he's my baby..he imprinted on me the minute I took him out of the cage at the kennel and now he goes EVERYWHERE with me...work every day, the races, the bank..everywhere... more of the people in our small town know his name than know my 13 yr old sons name....Clutch is everybodys friend..such a happy, smart and loving dog...He is for sure a major part of the family.

My point is that I know how important a dog can be to his humans, and I know what it's like to lose one...I am sorry for your loss backitin..keep your head up...I know your buddy was irreplaceable but in time another will come along that you will love and enjoy just as much.