Sorry for your loss,I still miss my big pain in the A$$ black lab "Coho" but I took some good solid advice from this board awhile back and went out and got a new pup this time he's a yellow lab and it does make things easier to move on but it took a year before I could move on.It's funny how things change after losing a family dog,when "Coho" was still here the wife and daughter didn't really like'em all that much as he was a jumper and a hard headed mutt...............he was my dog and was great and listened to me but that was about it.Now with "Brady" our pup the wife has taken him in and wanted him more then I.Needless to say the pup is spoiled rotten by both the wife and daughter as they have pretty much taken care of him from the start with shot's bath's walks and all that comes along with a pup.Now that he is 8 months old it's time for me to step in and start making him a man and not a big pussy....time to take'em fishin and for rides in the truck.......I tried this last month and the wife said no he's to little he's just a little man I laughed my a$$ off and said it's time he grow's up.Great how things have changed around our house,but sad [Bleeeeep!] hell it took "Coho" passing to make it happen.Thanks,

SZ