[Sissy]

Your wound is fresh and bleeding. If you get a puppy right away there is the risk that you make comparison between a beloved adult trained dog that had fitted perfectly into your life and a puppy. You may not have the courage to deal with it right now.

But time heals everything...

My neighbor lost his boy a year ago. He was devastated and threw away everything that might remind him of his dog. Whenever I suggested to him to get another dog he made it clear that he would never again expose himself to so much pain.
A couple of months ago he invited me to introduce me to his new dog (same breed as the late dog). He looks happy and devoted to his new puppy and only regrets that he has thrown away all the dog stuff and now he has to buy it all over again.