Only child again

In his own way, I think Rusty enjoyed being an only child again. It wasn't until I lost Amber that I realised Rusty really had been living in Amber's shadow. I'm sure Rusty loved all the extra attention he was getting, but I did notice that he was a little subdued. Rusty and Amber never really played all that much together, but they were obviously wonderful company for each other. Rusty has been deaf for a while now (probably since early 2008), and I think he used to rely on Amber to be his "ears". Now that she has gone, I think he's feeling a little lost.
I had been telling Amber that she was going to get a new little sister to boss around, and she'd probably be coming home in the middle of June. I think when push came to shove, Amber didn't want to have to share me with anyone else, so she decided to move on.
Rusty has 5 weeks to enjoy being an only child, then he'll have to deal with puppy mahem.