I'm so sorry for your loss. Once you have a pet in your life, it becomes a family member that you love and cherish. I have a memorial in my backyard for my beloved dog Missy that I had for almost 15 years. She was my baby girl and there will never be another one like her. It does help that I still have 2 other dogs, but the odd thing...they mourned her longer than I did. It took them 9 months to get back to normal.