Sorry to hear ((hug)).
I've always had a companion in form of a dog, who is by my side at all times.
I have been utterly hopelessly lost when one has passed :sad:
My gsd is elder now, but a friend who feared what was to come told me i could
handle two companions at once, so i now have a young ddb as well. Makes it complicated
but we shall see. I talked to my gsd last night, telling her i could not handle
losing her, so shake any idea from her head. ((gentle hugs))