A replacement?

To and from our way to Cici's Pizza, we discussed more about Heidi. How she was a great watchdog. We joked about how she worked for her room and board while the cats just suck us dry. Watch cats? Don't think so. They would just ignore an intruder if one should happen to break into our house. They'd probably show them to the most expensive stuff in the house. LOL! All they do is sleep, eat, poop, pee, and barf up hairballs. Where is the proof they do anything in the house? Maybe in the winter they make great foot warmers........

We talked about protection. Heidi was great. She barked if someone was at the door before they knocked. She would "perk her ears up" when she heard a strange vehicle in our drive. She would roam the house at night and "watch" through the windows. Heck, she even made sure the cats weren't "naughty". She would "herd" them to our room if they misbehaved. LOL! Bobby loved that!

Now we talk of getting another German Shepherd puppy. I would love to have another. We talked of getting another before Heidi....well, you know. We still want another. But is it too soon? Will Heidi be upset with us? I don't want to tarnish her memory. I'm so confused. I told Bobby we should wait till we know for sure if we are moving or not. (Military. Long story.) But he doesn't want to wait. Protection. We need protection. No worries. And do I want to start all over again. Puppy breath, puppy poop and pee. And then, to deal with training a toddler and training a puppy. Oh, gosh and to death with a teething toddler and a teething puppy. Which is worse?

Bobby says we are not replacing Heidi. We never could. She was an original. It would be hard to find a dog who was that loving and all out kind to people and our family. I think if we get a GSD, it will not be black. I think I want a traditional looking one. The ones with the black saddle backs. Heidi was all black with tan from her paws to her ankles. And her undercoat was white. No. No black GSD's. I don't want another one that looked like Heidi. I couldn't handle that. Bobby wants another black GSD. (Once you go black, you can't turn back. LOL!)

Sorry, Bobby.