Lost my best friend yesterday

After losing dogs so close to my heart, I have to agree, get a new dog and give it the love you gave the last, and he will return all that love back to you.
It has been two years since I lost my best bud. RedDog. I have asked the local ish pounds if they ever get a little red minature dashchund. (No I will not drive into that cesspool Houston). They said not really. Wife says were really need to start with puppy to learn to get along with the cats! Not on my plate to pay $500 for pup.
Well step son's wife raises lots of fancy miniature Dashchunds, but they are near El Paso, other side of the state and 18 hrs away. She has 5 litters coming, she just had a liltter with the first solid red dog in years! She promised him to me. Somehow I will get there for him.
My last little dog I had to put down, was named red dog, this one will be red dog #2 !!!!