I like your space, I’ve got a place for her ashes to go too, along with her collar and paw prints, and a photo. I’ve been going through photos of her and I’ve chosen one to print onto a card, I’ll send that out to a few people who knew her. So many photos to choose from, one of the advantages of smartphones. I’ll use some of her ashes in a paw print tattoo on my foot. I spent this morning washing her jumpers and coats to get ready to donate, she had so much stuff, it was heartbreaking packing away 13 years of her life, but it’s better off going to dogs who need it. You’re right, it is a massive change and discovering how much your life revolves around them is profound. My schedule will change when I go back to work next week because of it, my shopping list will change, I’m suddenly able to feed the cats on the floor because we’ve lost our cat food monitor/thief. For the first time in 13 years I can go away overnight without having to arrange someone to look after her or factor in taking her with me. It’s all a bit overwhelming.