You were my favorite hello and my hardest goodbye.
Every time I see that meme shared on Facebook, it pinches a corner of my heart.
The day we bring our puppies home is the day we start preparing to say goodbye. No, we don't live our lives like that. That would suck, wouldn't it? Constantly
thinking about the day we have to say goodbye.
Instead, we revel in the in-between. The glorious time filled with adventure and snuggles and scritches and laughs and smooches.
And then comes the silence. The time after the day we say goodbye.
The sorrow. The pain. The grief.
You listen to this podcast because you are an animal lover, and when your beloved companion animal leaves your physical world, you feel lost. You desperately cling to the memories, cry into his pillow, stare at the leash hanging by the door.
I know. I did all that.
And you wonder … should I get another dog? How soon is too soon? How could I do that to the memory of my beautiful boy? How could I possibly replace him?
What you will hear on this episode is an informal conversation between two women who endured that conversation with themselves.
My good friend Darlene Woodward of Pant the Town Photography in Georgetown, Massachusetts, and I share our stories about bringing home a puppy after the
loves of our lives had to leave us.
This is a subject of much debate. Some say wait, others say don't wait. And of course grief experts say we shouldn't make any life-changing decisions for six months to a year after an important loss.
Six months? Or nine days? Or four months?
Nine days is my story. Four months is mine. Have a listen.

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