Good bye old friend, but Hello as well

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Well our dog Annie, my best buddy passed away last month at 11 years old, on our kid's Spring break of all things... She was a Giant Schnoodle, and as the saying goes, "Everyone says their dog is the best, and everyone is right." She was a brilliant, amazing, caring dog that never once showed any signs of aggression. I loved her way more than I thought was possible and I miss our walks and time together greatly...

The kids and my wife have been asking me to agree to a new puppy for a about a month now, and I have been pushing them off using reasons like financial costs, time, energy, and effort needed to raise a puppy to be a great dog.

My daughters don't know it yet, but I just agreed with my wife that we should get a new dog... Will probably be around September, and even though I've been a grump about this whole thing.. I'm actually getting pretty excited...