You Can't Replace Me, You Don't Have To

Dear Kate, 

You can't replace me, but you can bring in a new kind of love. 

You've had her now for several months. 

You see her healing. 

You feel yourself healing too. 

It has taken this long for you to trust each other. 

She no longer runs from you. 
She now comes to you seeking love... 

Seeking the new level of love that I taught you to give. 

You are healed enough now, to give her everything and more. 

But I know. I know you still love me. 

I still see you cry when you don't think you have everything...

But you do. You have her. You have me. 

You do have everything.

Love, 

Jack

Every Pet Brings New Lessons to Learn

It is a strange dis-ease, when you get another pet while grieving the last one. The ease of being with the one you loved and were so familiar with, combined with the new challenges of training and getting to know the new one can be complex. Your previous pet taught you how to love even more than you ever did before, so please honor them by using what we have taught you... to love again. 

There are many many pets who have been rescued -- or are not rescued yet but need to be -- who are just waiting to be loved. 

You will find that if you take the chance again, they ultimately help you to learn to love again, this time in a different way.