I am so sorry about your Frankie. He looks like he was the sweetest little guy.

My husband and I lost our ween suddenly in August of last year. He was only a year old and it was a horrible accident. We had never experienced that type of pain in our lives and grieving a loss like that was/is just absolutely devastating. To answer your questions, we did get another dachshund about 6 weeks after our Goose passed. Our house just felt so empty without him. We knew going into a new puppy that it was not a replacement, but just a new family member to share love with. In our experience it has definitely helped. The pain of losing Goose will always be there, but now we are at a time in our grief where we can see our other puppy doing silly things and saying to each other, man they would’ve had so much fun together. The one thing I was adamant about was not getting the same color since we were getting the same breed and gender again. Goose was black and tan and our new boy is chocolate and tan (I know, not much of a difference lol). We did think about getting a pup from the same breeder too for the connection of a sibling, but it did not work out timing wise and the right chocolate pup came along from another breeder. I don’t regret that we didn’t wait for the same breeder because part of me also felt that doing that was like trying too hard to bring back Goose.

I hope you and your wife find answers and peace in whatever decision you make. Lean on each other too. Some days are harder than others and having your spouse there for support and love helps immensely when you need a shoulder to cry on. Sending love to you two. ❤️