Deb,
I read this thread with much interest and enthuiasm this morning! I am SOOO pleased to hear that you are looking for a pup! And I agree wholeheartedly with T-gal about opening your heart and home to another puppy! Especially if Rupert is sad and lonely! It is VERY difficult, I know, the hurt of Riley's loss still being so raw... But I agree that you are doing the right thing. I wish that we had acted sooner after our Wimsey died - we waited over a year before we got Chloe and the pain just seemed to linger, our house was so terribly empty... And don't you think that Riley would approve of a little buddy romping around with Rupert? Not in a maudlin way, we still take Chloe to the corner of the yard where Wimsey is buried to say "Hello" - I know he would have enjoyed her energy and playfulness!!
BUT...I MUST stop looking at these puppy links everyone is providing!!! It is WAY too tempting and my "puppy fever" has reached a pitch!! Now, when I am on the computer prowling around Corgi sites, my daughter asks if we have located "Magglio" yet...see how bad it has become?! Our imaginary second Corgi even has a NAME!!!
good luck with your search!
Margo
by the way, I love your avatar of Rupert!