You’re expressing your love and devotion will help you heal. You can’t replace her with another dog and feel the same way each individual as unique and its own way we can’t replace the loss until we’ve completed the loss. We complete the loss by expressing just what you’ve done your emotions your love way to go that will help when you feel complete then you can get another dog or a cat, but not right away you had a relationship with this dog. It needs to be grieved and you’re doing the right thing. He might also look into the grief recovery method online and see where classes are both your wife and your dog need to be complete. It will help you good luck.💕 no one knows how you feel even if they lost their dog or each unique and individual. My heart breaks for your loss. We love our pets just like family. They are our family.