Run free Jess!
The pain you feel never really goes away, it's nearly a year since our last dog died and although we got our current dog shortly afterwards, I still miss him as much as the day he died. But I think Jess would want you to be happy and to rescue another dog, she'd be proud of you and i'm sure she'd be so happy for your new dog - after all, she knows what a wonderful life you gave her, and i'm sure that's what she'd want for any other dog.
Well done to you for volunteering at the rescue, it's a lovely thing to do! I'd volunteer at ours if I could but college ties me down too much
