Vinny, I feel your hurt. Its real and you never forget.
We just lost our Snappie girl 12 days ago. We had to euthanize her due to cancer. We told her that we wanted her to reincarnate herself into a puppy that spoke to us...
The day we were at the vet saying goodbye to our best companion, another dog was undergoing an amputation (rear leg) and died on the table. (over a minute flat lined) Same time! Same day! We got a wild hair to go to the Humane Society Sunday to have a look around. We wanted a Pity or Pit mix. (like our Snappie girl) We met the most wonderful girl while we were there. She is "that" amputee that died on the table. The surgen that performed the amputation said it is the first puppy they were able to bring back from the dead.
Long story short... We have a new addition to our family! Her name is Olive. She already has a HUGE place in my heart!