We didn't. Our circumstances were a little different. We were living with my mum, had for 9 months and had a 18 month old spoodle. Mum had a 12 year old golden retriever. We took our spoodle, healthy and still wanting to play and put him to sleep (he was vicious). The golden retriever adored him. When we returned home without him, it was like she just knew. She just let me hug her and was always following me close. She didn't really look for him, only cried if someone said his name.

I'm so sorry you lost your beautiful girl. I'm sure there are a few of us who would welcome a puppy play date should your other lab fret