Geo, my heart aches for you in your loss. As mom to several 4-legged babies over the years, I know the wonderful, all-consuming love they bring into our lives and the hurt of losing them. And I truly believe we'll be rejoined with them.
As a long-time follower of Marianne Williamson, whose ministry is based on A Course in Miracles, I've heard her repeat many times a phrase we've all heard, "what God has joined together, no man and no thing can put asunder." Which she (and I) interpret as - what is joined together in Love cannot be un-joined by the illusion of death. AbbyGal waits for you with wagging tail. I wish you peace.