We had planned on getting a new dog/puppy later in the summer... However, listening to Star howl every night was more than we could bear. So, we decided that after Olivia finished Benchmark testing on Friday, we would check out what was available at the NLR Animal Shelter. We found a 9 week old black lab... It was a female, which matched the name we had already chosen (Sadie--mix of the words "happy" and "sad" since that is how we felt about losing Riley and gaining a new puppy). The girls fell in love immediately. We let Star check her out as well and she didn't seem to mind so much.
However when we got home, Star didn't want to come out of the car. I am guessing she was scared because the little puppy came home with us...? I know she wonders where Riley is, and it breaks my heart. I hope these two dogs can get along like she did with him.
ETA: the next day (at the car wash), we realized the puppy was very sick. Brian took her to the shelter to have her checked and it was revealed that she had parvo and the shelter was going to put her down as well. We were devestated by this news... We decided to wait on getting another dog right now, and instead, bring Star inside.
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