Troy, my heart breaks for you and your family. You loved your pup, and I know she loved you. In the end, that's what we have left, and that memory will be strong and it will evolve from the pain you have now to something that will allow you to smile when you think about those wonderful moments you had together.

Saying goodbye is a sad but inevitable part of dog ownership. Hopefully they will find peace and you will see them again over the rainbow

Very sorry to hear..

Troy,
sorry to hear of your loss, we’ll keep you and your family in our prayers.

I just read your post on losing your beloved friend.

All the memories, and emotions, of the ones I have lost came flooding back.

My condolences on you, and your family's loss.

Thanks to all of you.

THE CURATE THINKS YOU HAVE NO SOUL

The curate thinks you have no soul;
I know that he has none. But you,
Dear friend, whose solemn self-control,
In our foursquare familiar pew,
Was pattern to my youth -- whose bark
Called me in summer dawns to rove --
Have you gone down into the dark
Where none is welcome -- none may love?
I will not think those good brown eyes
Have spent their life of truth so soon;
But in some canine paradise
Your wraith, I know, rebukes the moon,
And quarters every plain and hill,
Seeking his master... As for me,
This prayer at least the gods fulfill;
That when I pass the flood and see
Old Charon by the Stygian coast
Take toll of all the shades who land,
Your little, faithful, barking ghost
May leap to lick my phantom hand.

-- St.John Lucas

Get yourself another puppy as soon as you can. Sounds like it could do a lot of healing and it would do your son a lot of good.
Morning the loss of a loved one including our pets is normal and healthy, but it’s important that we allow some joy back into our lives.
If we are lucky those of us that love hunting dogs will have a dozen or more in our lifetime.
I lost one of the most loving dogs and hunting partner over 10 years ago.
Lots of great memories, wish she was still around but she would be 24 now.
The dogs that have come along since took away some of the sting from her loss, and have filled me even further with some wonderful moments.