What would he do without her?

A year ago my husband came home with a little 8 week old female chocolate lab. I was angry because we already had a 5 year old male boxer and I did not feel like messing with training a puppy. He told me he heard me tell my grandma I was jealous of a cousin who had a female yellow lab because I always wanted one. He said his wife should never have to be jealous and all he could find was a chocolate. Well the pet store would not take her back so I had no choice but to keep her. I clearly see depression in my boxer's eyes now that my husband is gone. When the garage door is opened he runs outside everytime looking at the road. Then he goes and lays down in the garage. He spent a lot of time in there with my husband. I believe he still waits for him to come home. I was watching him play with our lab tonight and I think he would be lost without her. His depression would probably be worse than it is. So once again I am assured that God knows what He is doing. He knew I would not have the mental ability to give my boxer the attention he needed so a little playmate came into the picture. At the time I saw it as a hinderance. Today I am very protective of my little girl Mabel.