How do you cope up with the death of a beloved canine friend?
By kaliyha
@kaliyha (591)
Philippines
November 29, 2008 10:32am CST
I lost my dog last week. She was an old dog who've been with us for ages. I guess her death came as a shocker to me. I miss her a lot. Sometimes, I forget that she's already gone, I still put water on her water bowl and food on her dish. Its hard to lose a pet. How do you cope up with it?
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@uditpanda (1023)
• India
29 Nov 08
I sympathies with ur loss....Its always difficult to cope with the loss of something or someone u r much attached or u love very much. But u have to accept the veryfact of life that nothing in this mortal world lasts for ever. Try to get over it as soon as possible. Engage in ur daily routine & keep ur self as much busy as possible. If u wish u can alwasys get another pet. I know its nit an replacement issue but it can help u for get ur old pet to some extent.
@wanderer086 (759)
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29 Nov 08
I am so sorry. I have a 12 year old greyhound and I know we will not have hime for many more years. Our last dog was 14 and when we had to have him put to sleep we took him to the vets and stayed with him while it was done. My husband and I were both crying, the vet was crying and his nurse. It was terrible. I am not looking forward to it happening again. I hope you will feel better soon and can remember the good times. Some people do not seem to realise that losing a dog is like losing a member of the family. It is hard.
@pergammano (7682)
• Canada
29 Nov 08
Oh, the sorrow! I can only suggest that time is a healer! My eldest dog has been gone 2.5 years, and there's still that big vacant spot that can't seem to be filled. My sorrow, I think may have been easier to deal with than yours...even tho' I lost him at 15 yrs..3months...and yes, I know the days! I still had his brother (same father, same mother) just 3 years younger! He helped me grieve in one way, but I felt so bad that I couldn't explain to him that his brother was not coming back! I think he grieved as badly as I did! In my many years, I have owned several dogs to full life span! The loss never gets easier...and a new friend does not fill the gap of an old one! I am only trying to explain that so that when you get a new pet, she/he is their own little/big person, and you will have a new and different/special love for them! Just this past weekend, my son kept correcting me because I kept calling the brother by the departed brother's name! I am preparing myself tho...because the current dog, Tosh just turned 15 on Nov. 10! I lie, one can't prepare oneself! I just pray that all those wonderful memories will get you thru the present until you start to heal! My heart goes out to you!
