Sorry to hear of your losses.
My pets are like to family to me, so I can understand how hard it is. I lost a rottweiler a few years ago and a brown cairn terrier last year...both to cancer. I built a little garden on top of the resting place of their remains over looking the hillside.
The dog in my profile is a black lab/rottweiler mix. I think he's more of a ShihTzpooh, since that's what he does all over my lawn.
The Panda puppy is so cute.