I could not imagine my life without dogs. Dogs were never meant to out live us and I understand that. There is no way hubby is going to tell me I can't have more dogs!!! When Buster died, it was very hard for me to cope. But the best thing I did was get Binks... it helped me to move on and gave me something to smile about watching Binks' goofy butt! The odd part of it all is that when I felt that I left Buster behind, Binks seemed to pick up some of the odd mannerisims that Buster had. And that always kept Buster in my memories. Getting another companion is the best way I know to deal with the pain of losing one.