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We have had two mini Schnauzers and the old one and the new one both have the same distinct smell. I can't quite describe it, but I love it. After my first one died, I kept his fur bear toy that he had slept with as it smelled just like him. So I picked it up and hugged it and held it to my face every day. Not that it slowed down my grieving or anything, but it helped me to work through it.
After we got our new boy, I realized he smells the same way, it's as though I have some spirit of my old one still with me. I know this is silly, but I actually tried to find a puppy born on the same date as my old one died, thinking he might be reincarnated, lol. I don't even believe in reincarnation. :facepalm: Oh well.
When my Australian Shepard died, I was devastated. I saw a program on TV about people cloning their dogs- cost a fortune- and wished I could do that, but I never would because he had so many medical problems and I would never put the "clone" through that. I don't believe in reincarnation either.
I still have all his toys and his leash and collar.