I had a Russian Blue for almost 20 years. Died three years ago. Longest time I've ever been without a pet. I had a Britnay Spaniel that lived 17 years. Sucked she died when I was out of town and she was at my parents place. She was hell on woodcock, so much so I changed her name to Pax from the woocock name (Scolopax Minor).
I'd like another pet but I'm a person that thinks a pet is more than an animal that sets around the house all day. My Russian Blue would sit outside for hours on end looking straight down at the ground. Took me a while to figure out. She was listening/looking for moles and shrews or whatever and would dig them up and leave them around.