I had an amazing corgi mix named Jake. He loved life and lived as my best friend till 14. He was quite gentle and was your ride or die on any adventure kayaking, camping, off-road. He did it all. He was my service dog for seizures.
I now have 4 month old Apollo Corgi. He barks, he’s full of energy, hard to cuddle with (he squirms and barks), and needs constant training. I have him in puppy classes. But he’s typical corgi and it not a walk in the park. He’s stubborn for sure. But I do love him. I work from home so I play with him walk him let him be a pup.
But… I keep thinking I made the wrong decision adopting him. Because.. no matter how much I know it’s not right, I compare Apollo to Jake. Jake was my whole world and even typing this I’m tearing up. It’s just not the same. And I know it will never be.. but I wish Apollo was more cuddly and gentle. I thought that I had made a good decision but what if I didn’t? Maybe it’s just his teething stage and that’s why his attitude is not what I hoped it would be. Maybe I’m just expecting too much.
Sometimes.. I call Apollo Jake on accident and then I feel the sadness just for a moment and then I am ok again. But I do love Apollo and I want him to be a great family member .
Please don’t be mean.. I’m hoping there’s others out there like me that lost their soul dog and now have a puppy how are they dealing with it.
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