Chatty, I think you did the right thing. Our hearts speak to us if we dare listen. I ran to get another boxer after my beloved Trixie died. You cannot fill the hole left in your heart by trying to replace the one you lost. That was my lesson.

Dolly was a cuties, but she came from an aggressive stock and I was mislead by the owners about the mom/dad of Dolly. So it never worked out and I ended up feeling worse. Dolly now has a home where she "fits," and I have a cat that just showed up one day. Miss Kitty rules the roost here. (creative with the name, wasn't I?)

I WILL have another boxer. When the time is right.

You WILL have another love, when your heart says, it's time.

Be gentle with yourself in the meantime.