Nina, I feel your pain! Moonlight was indeed an amazing dog. I do believe you when you say she talked to you. My Lucy was like that. We were so connected that when one of us felt "off", we both felt off. She was my dog, and Maggie was my husband's dog. They were incredibly bonded to each other, and the four of us were inseparable. Now they're both gone, and Brenna (our rescue) passed in August.
We were without a single dog in our lives, for the first time in 30-something years. We waited, and started to wonder if we wanted another dog, then what type of dog we wanted. I contacted breeders of several different breeds (Goldens, Berners, Shepherds), but it came down to our longing for that connectivity that we've only ever had with a Newfoundland.
I searched for a breeder of Landseers, and kept hearing that either all Landseer pups in the next several litters were already promised, or they were only having blacks/browns/etc. I literally tripped over a breeder who had a male available, and couldn't get to him fast enough. Enter our new baby, Cowboy.
That Newf sized hole in our lives is starting to fill in.
Congratulations on YOUR new baby, Daisy. She's lovely. Can't wait to see more pics and hear all about her.
