Thanks very much for posting on my thread. I appreciate your kind words and support. I'm glad to hear that your dog is doing better, hopefully she's on the road to recovery. I've been thinking a lot about getting one, though I don't know about leaving him/her alone for much of the day when I'm at work. I'm pretty responsible that way. And the wet dog smell isn't my favorite : ) on the other hand, there is something so amazing and unconditional about dog love, isn't there??
I'd love to be followed around all day with loving eyes...sigh...guess that isn't happening with my W., but maybe a nice little pug dog would be a love substitute!! : )
The business of wanting to call your xH and tell him about the dog is so natural...that's another one of those "reality checkpoints" where you are reminded of how things are different at this time. It hurts.
At least you get to maintain some sense of "family" with the dogs and you at home so you are not totally isolated. I know it is a far cry from having your H. at home, but it's nice to have other life / lives in the home space. And they must be great to talk to--non-defensive listening even on really difficult topics!
Hang in there and one foot in front of the other. Don't look too far ahead, it gets overwhelming quickly (I'm an expert on this as you can tell in my thread).
