Sorry, did not think you were. I heard my son in law yelling at his dogs. So I had that on my mind when I was writing.
We should listen to Twain. He has been more than a century ahead of his time. His thoughts are still contemporary."The more I know about people, the better I love my dog"- Mark Twain, and I wholeheartedly agree.
My cat, Fuzzybuddy, passed away recently. I miss him. Every time I open the front door, I expect to see him there. I don't have the ability to adequately care for another pet. Whether it's a cat or a dog, there's nothing like the total love of a pet.
I too have lost a bestest friend after 15 years of his companionship, a male snowshoe siamese.
It has been a long time and I can still see and hear him,and dumb as it sounds I still talk to him. And everytime it makes so very depressed for the rest of the day. I still have a cat but it is not even close...