I do look forward to your doggy posts. I just love dogs so much. My parents had a dog that was I think, loved more than I am in that family and it took them many years to get over the pain of it dying even though it lived 4 years longer than the average age for that breed. They now have 3 dogs, all rescues. My mom, who is old herself, occasionally slips up and calls the smaller one by the passed on dog's name as well. This is probably pretty normal.