what do i say to my boyfriend to make him feel better he is sad about losing a dog and his granmother is sick?
2006-12-30 11:03:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Tell him there is a Doggie Heaven. And that he/she is happy.
Maybe they will meet up again in spirit
2006-12-30 11:25:03 · answer #1 · answered by ixlinxs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most guys want to be tough. Don't want to show emotions when it comes to losing something or someone. I had a K9 partner for 5 years. He went to work with me everyday. I had to give him to another family when he retired so I could take on a new K9. He had to be put down several months ago. Was a very hard thing to do. The other members of our K9 unit always have a little party and present the handler with a plaque. The plaque has a photo of the dog, the K9 prayer and years of service.
You might try making some sort of a photo box for him. Several photos of the dog and him, the dogs leash and tags arraigned in the box. You can find the K9 prayer on line.
2006-12-30 11:12:42 · answer #2 · answered by bombcop 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dying is gloomy whilst it is somebody you like. I propose which you have a funeral of a few style. It does not must be massive or perhaps contain everybody different than your self. Funerals are, in one way, a time to assert see you later, a time to enable bypass. Others being there supply help, and in case you experience which you will use that, I propose you confer with somebody who will take you heavily and learn being at a funeral to your canines. Then, for the funeral, i might propose some photos of your canines and a while to speak approximately thoughts and ideas. yet, while you're actually not into the funeral concept, do some thing else, some style of formality to enable bypass. do no longer assume it to miraculously replace something. you're able to might desire to easily be pleased with being unhappy for a on an identical time as.
2016-11-25 01:41:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Losing a pet is like losing a family member. My dog is my family and when he dies I will be heartbroken too. Let your boyfriend go through the natural stages of greiving and while he is doing it the best thing you can do is be there for him. Be there to listen and talk. Be there to support him. Be there to help him do things to try to take his mind off of the death. Overall, be very supportive and understand that the dog was a family member.
2006-12-30 11:08:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i do feel for him--i lost my dog early at 5 years old(the dog)
i was devastated--so much so I was embarrassed by my constant weeping..I also lost a family member close to that time---double whammy for sure. I buried my dog in my flower garden--that gives me some comfort--it just takes time--i went on a pet support group for a week for people who had lost pets they loved and it helped.
There is no advice you can give him--just be there for support-if he wants to talk about it let him --if not leave it alone.Somewhere--- down the road--- you might want to get him a nice picture in a frame of his dog. I got another dog from someone 3 days later--not sure if it was a good idea--bbut it took my mind of the dog i lost a little more---you can never replace them---
2006-12-30 11:28:03 · answer #5 · answered by lynn8953 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This poem is very nice....
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
Author unknown...
2006-12-30 11:12:48 · answer #6 · answered by History Nut 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You really can't do much; sometimes a pet is like part of the family. I have a kitten, and if anything happened to him I'd lose it, he's my little boy! You just have to let him grieve and be there for him.
2006-12-30 11:12:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell him to remember to good times, get a framed picture of the dog. That way he will always remeber it.
2006-12-30 11:12:46 · answer #8 · answered by trysssa999 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Please ... give him the following link to the Rainbow Bridge video, it's absolutely beautiful ... he'll love it. I cried.
http://www.indigo.org/rainbowbridge_ver2.html
BTW: I don't recommend a framed picture of his loss ... my children made one for me ... and I had to put it away. It was just too painful to look at ... on a daily basis. :(
2006-12-30 11:37:55 · answer #9 · answered by ♥Carol♥ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell him he is in a better place and it was his time to go. That sounds kind of weird but that is what my mom tells me, when one of my pets has died.
2006-12-30 11:10:47 · answer #10 · answered by JC 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋