Thanks guys, I'm really pleased with it. I think in some way it makes me feel a little more "prepared" for getting another. Frank was an only child so he got all the attention, I planned on getting a puppy at some point before he died but it was such a sudden thing I never got the chance. I think having another pup before hand might have made it a little easier, provided some distraction but it didn't work out that way. Then my friends and family were bringing up getting another right away but I just couldn't. All I could think about was Frank and I didn't' want to get another dog and expect that dog to be like he was, that wouldn't be fair. I want to love my new pup for who he/she is, not cause I'm trying to fill a void. Then at the same time, I don't want to "replace" Frank, he will always have a special place in my heart and I always want to remember him even when I do eventually "move on". Getting this tattoo kinda put my mind at peace with that. I know no matter how many other doggos come and go I will never forget my first, with the heart shaped spot
Speaking of which, yes that's him
@AzaleaArt when he was younger on the float and me and him the week he died. It was kinda funny, I probably have well over 1000 pictures of him and hardly any showing his heart mark on the side. When I was drawing up tattoo ideas I looked though them all and I guess he felt his right side was more photogenic cause I barely had any of his left. Or if I did it was when he was in clothes, he had a lot of outfits for all occasions LOL