Sorry to hear about your loss.
My wife and I decided to wait last year after we lost our dog and within a couple months
my son called from California asking if we could take his beagle.
Bentley is the latest member of our family, and I do mean member.
Bentley grew up in Ca. so he is not used to cold weather,
we got him a hooded sweat shirt so during the colder months he loves to wear it, he even gets upset when you take it off to wash it.
This is Bentley in his hoodie:
If you are a dog person, the right dog will find you.