For me, the pain lingered for about two months. What finally eased the sadness was bringing home my cat, Kia. She was only a few weeks old at the time.
The shift from experiencing death and loss to welcoming new life and hope was what truly helped the sadness fade.
While Kia helped pull me out of that dark place, I wasn’t ready to raise another dog until a few years later.
I'm not really a cat person, my sister is though. I completely get you about the not wanting another dog too soon. I was already to jump right in again, just to fill the void, but that would have been/is the wrong thing to do. I'll give it at least 6 months - a year, then I'll get another rescue. I don't think I'd every get a puppy (As cute as they are), when there's so many poor fuckers in kennels/pounds, who need a loving home🙏🏻.
