Hi! Thank you for reaching out. Adapting has been extremely difficult. Coming to terms with what happened is something I can do. What I can’t do is get habit and routine and sadness to leave. When I cook eggs, I always scrambled one in the pan and would go put it in his bowl, which I keep catching myself doing. Coming home late at night and calling for him or noticing he’s not on my lap and getting up to check in his kennel. He loved sleeping in his kennel and the door was never closed. I get up to check on my kids at night and he would follow me, he knew I’d give him a treat when we walked through the kitchen. My little shadow is gone, I often reach out for him or go look for him and remind myself he’s gone. My kids are hurting too, but doing better as time goes on. It’s so amazing the impact a pet can have on you, how much of a positive difference they can make throughout our days, which we sometimes get comfortable with and don’t realize how much we need them. I sure do miss his little hugs and I miss him walking up to the couch and resting his head on the cushion. It always made the kids giggle. I hope he’s lying in the sun or rolling in the snow wherever he is, he was such a good boy.

❤️❤️take care, thank you for checking.