I can only imagine the grief of losing my family. My wife and I have a 4 month old baby girl and my life has never been better. About 7 years ago I found a little dog that someone had dropped off and he and I have been best friends ever since. My father died about 3 years after that and I was just incredibly overwhelmed with grief. There were nights I just held my little dog and thought about my dad...and that little dog was always there. Go get yourself another dog (Zig2) and give him lots of love because he will return it and help you deal with the tough times.