My Dog has died.. and I'm beyond sad..

Bless your heart. No, you are absolutely not being silly. Cry and mourn for your friend. He was your friend and he's worth being cried over. I wish you lived near me, I have a loving and adoring Boston Terrier that needs a good home. She is so adoring and sweet. With the joy, comes the heartache. I have one Chihuahua and five Boston Terriers, many times I sit and watch them, look into their eyes, notice their different personalities because I know one-day I'll have to say good-bye; unless something happens to me first. I lost my first Boston to heart-worm treatment about five-years ago, I cried solid for three day, then off and on for two-weeks, then sporadically after that. I had no idea he had wormed his way into my heart until he was gone, I had only owned him about 14 months. I should have had him in and checked for heart-worms sooner...I will always feel it was my negligence that cost him his life. We take much better care of our five girls and one boy. Your pain will fade after awhile, and be replaced by smiles when you remember Toddler. Grieve for awhile and then go out and find yourself another buddy. There are a lot of good, loving dogs out there that needs a person to love and care for them. You may be telling yourself 'No, never again, I can't bare the pain' But you can and will. There could very well be a loving soul sitting in a cold cage at the humane society as I type this that would love to come home with you. Funny thing about our hearts and the thing we call love. Our hearts are endless pits and we never run out of room to love someone or something. Take care and be blessed hon.

same sad with you. i know what a dog means to the ones who love it,and when it was ill people who love it will suffer alot. my dog had fallen ill for twice,but it stands on its feet and thank god,it is still with me.once it caught a cold and had diarrhea during spring festival,on the third day of the festival i went out looking for pet hospital which opened, finally i found one.it experienced the worst night on that evening.i put it near my bed.when it felt uncomfortable, i sit up from bed and cried and prayed to god for her comfort. perhaps my prayer come into effect, perhaps the medicine come into effect with my pray, it became much better the next day.After making sure that it is much better,i fell asleep at once for i hadn't sleep for the whole night but checking on it and crying.

I am so sorry, I personally just lost a dog a couple of months ago that ment a great deal to the entire family... I still call her name at times.. but I try to remember the good times with her. I have had many dogs.. and they all become part of my family... I currently have a little papillion that is aprox. 15 yrs old... she means the world to me... I just feel like i will loose it for a bit when she goes.. you are not being silly... and I am soooooo sorry your doggy passed.

condoleance my dear

I sooooo understand where you are coming...my best friend, my golend retriever murphy was almost 14 years old...he was a old man but still getting around.. tomorrow will be 2 weeks and im still devistated..im not sure how i am going thru my day. I got murphy when he was 5 weeks old..he was the best dog ever, i loved him so..i cried for 4 days staight, didnt work, eat or sleep..im starting to sleep now, but wake up thinking of him.. There was a storm the other nite, Murphy hated storms, so i always got up to comfort him, i still got up, but he wasnt there. Everything i do reminds me of him..i cry everyday..think of him always..people keep saying it takes time,,well the longer it takes the longer iknow hes gone..i still have trouble believing it..He was my sons childhood dog..my son is now 21 and he took it so hard, i felt so bad, but now hes taking care of me.. ill never ever get over this and right now the thought of getting another dog, well i cant.. after 14 years my heart needs more time. i still tell my dog" mommy loves you more then life" as i leave to go somewhere..(which hasnt been often) i come home and look for him by the step...no murphy..but i still say hi man...( we had lots of names for him) i kiss his picture before bed and when i wake up.. I had my dog cremated, so when i brought him back home, it took alittle and i mean a very little bit of pain away, i just knew he was back home. im looking at his picture now and crying..still cant believe we wont spend the summer outside like we did for so many years..i could go onforever about him, but i wont, i just want you to know that there are people out there who love there pets like crazy .. im one of them. i totally understand how devistated you are..i still am..i have no idea how lng i will feel like this, part of me will never ever be the same. My heart goes out to you and i know our doggies are playing on the other side of Rainbow Bridge ane we will see our loves agian.. Remeber Murphy Mommy loves you more the life..

Hi Jellymonty I can tell you , you are not being silly. Your feelings are valid . Losing such a special friend and family member as a ten year old dog is just as traumatic as losing any other family member I found this post because I too lost my beloved Buddy of eleven years together (he was to be twelve on the same birthday as mine smack in the middle of April) he has been gone for seven and a half weeks now and I wake up crying everyday he used to sleep on my bed and the first thing I did was pet him and say good morning Boo then it was time for our tea and cookies (tea for me and dog bisquits for him) from there we had our walks twice a day, I talked to him all the time we were inseparable. Other dogs simply dont compare because I swear this dog was half human even all our friends commented on what a 'strange' dog he was (in a good way :) I am just lost without him . I thought after a bit of time passed it would get easier but its not. The truth is he was a major loss , he saw me through the loss of my Mother, and he got my Mother and I through the loss of my Dad now I have no one left of my family here. Its awful I stay away from home as much as possible because the house is like a tomb without him. People say go and find another dog but thats rediculous like you say you dont think there is another that can replace your dear departed. I dont know what the answer is at this point except a lot more time to at least come to terms. Some people will understand where you are at with your grief then there are those who view pets as nothing more than a material possession to just be replaced. I have experienced both. I wish you comfort and healing and send you total understanding of your feelings.

You are not being silly! Mourning your pet is normal and I think that any animal lover would feel the same. I'm a dog lover and I've lost several over the years. I've mourned them all and miss them terribly. There will never be another dog like that one ever again, but take heart in knowing that there are so many dogs out there just waiting for a good home. They all come with their own individual personality and they just want someone to love them. I'm sure that if you get another dog, although you will never replace your loss, you will find a new friend to share your home with.