Bone Cancer In Dogs

I wouldn’t just yet… a new dog will not be able to take the place of your old dog and you will end up feeling guilty for trying to love another animal in place of your old dog. You should wait a bit so you can love another animal for that animal and not to replace feelings you had for a former pet.

Ryan getting another dog would be a good idea. While your dobie can never be replaced it will help your family by taking some of the sorrow away. My parents lost their dog Too-Too a year ago and my sister bought them a new dog within a week. They were very upset due to Too Too dying and didn’t want another dog. Yet here it is one year later and Papi makes them so happy they say he is a Godsend. Good luck!

i’m so sorry for ur loss and yes by all means get another dog who can help fill that void.u will find the new pup will remind u of many things ur dobbie did and u will come to love and enjoy him just as much but ur dobbie will always be in ur heart.i have replaced many of my deseased pets over the yrs and as time passes and u are busy with the new addition it helps.there are so many unwanted abused odgs out there that it would be a great thing for him to have a new loving home with u. all the best.

This is something you have to be ready for yourself. Only you will know when your ready for another dog.
If your interested in another dobie there are wonderful Dobi rescues around.

You can look into one of them and get another one and you’ll be giving a home to a wonderful dog too.

You need time to think about whats right for you!

I’m so sorry for your loss! It’s never easy to loose a good dog.

I’m with you on this one. I lost my dobie girl, Tasha, almost 20 years ago and I still tear up when I think of her. What a great dog! But there is hope. Since then I have had 5 more dogs and two of them have also died. One was a dobie mix and the other a greyhound.

On the lighter side, I wouldn’t get another dobie “puppy” again because they are too hyper. They turn into awesome dogs but they can be diggers and chewers. I chose to adopt greyhounds, which are older dogs starting from 2-5 years old. Having had both dogs, a greyhound is a good choice.

As far as getting another dog; I was in the process of getting a foster greyhound when my last greyhound died July 1, 2008. I was supposed to get my foster July 2nd. When Sydney died, I decided that I wanted to go ahead with fostering because I couldn’t stand to wake up without Sydney next to me. I flipped her bed over because I didn’t want to feel like I was replacing her because you can’t replace them. Somehow it made me feel better. So guess what happened? I ended up falling in love with my foster and I have recently adopted her. She just fit into the family so beautifully and I almost felt like Sydney sent her to me to make me feel better.

Why don’t you think about fostering for the Humane Society or a rescue group? They even have doberman rescue groups. You foster them until someone adopts them. Maybe you’ll find one that steals your heart like I did.

http://www.dogsaver.org/doberman/

Hope this helps and I promise, your heart will heal and there’s always enough love to go around for another one. I speak from experience.

Don’t worry, you did the right thing having your dog put down.. when dogs are suffering they don’t understand why. People you can explain why they feel sick and why they have to be poked and prodded… dogs don’t understand that, thereby their suffering is extremely sad.

When you’re emotionally ready, another dog will be a great addition to your family. Wait a little while to make sure you don’t subconsciously look for the new dog to be “like” your old dog. You’ll know when you’re ready. So yes, there’s a point to getting another dog, because you’ll love it as much as the first, just differently.