how do you deal with the loss of your dog?

Question

i'm sure when it's the biggest bomb on our hearts... i'm just wondering how you can overcome it, and what u can do to feel better?

Answer 1

when i had to put down my childhood dog who was more like a brother then a dog was had i was 7 months prego and he was 16 years old.. it was and still is one of the hardest thing i had to do... i had other dogs and lived with my hubby he was at home with my parnets being to old to take way and almost blind... i taught my dogs new tricks and had a a pretty new kitten(who thought he was a dog) plus a new baby on the way to put my energy into..... however i just put down that same kitten... and i miss him so much.... we are going to get a new kitty...
you can't replace the old friend but u can save a new one
its hard and sometimes its like why the h*ll do i do this to myself...but then u look in thier eyes and u know....

Answer 2

The best way to deal with the loss of a dear pet,is to talk about it to a trusting friend.Have a good cry and you will feel much better
then go out and get another dog right away.Get a puppy and you will fall in love with it.You'll never forget the other dog,but you will understand that animals don't live as long as people.It's a fact of life...

Answer 3

I had to have my German Shepherd Dog euthanized when she was only six yrs old and it was very very hard to do. She had been so sick and treatments weren't working. It was the hardest thing to do, to come to that decision.
I denied the fact that I was losing her, trying to figure out something I could do to help her get better, something I hadn't tried when there was nothing more that could be done.
When she got sick enough I couldn't bare to see her in so much pain and finally let her go.
She died in my arms and I cried because I physically felt the life quickly slip from her body.
That was four years ago Dec. 2.
Just after she died, my second dog who had a yelping bark suddenly barked deeply and I though my GSD was there and even went out to look. She was near the door where my GSD always slept. No one was outside, and that was the day her voice changed.
My GSD had these big stuffed animals for kids to lay on that she loved to lay on under the window in the living room. I stacked them up in my bedroom after she died. They kept ending up in the living room and I asked someone else if they did it and then we saw the second dog dragging them out and setting them at the window where she layed when she was real sick before dying.
I don't think we lost her, we just don't have her in bodily form. In some ways it was a relief that she passed because she was so sick. Otherwise it was very very sad.
Now, I have a photo of her on my dresser and remember her fondly, the pain is gone and I won't ever forget her.

Answer 4

Sorry to hear about your dog... A pet to me is like a member of the family so i know how it feels. When we lost out dog i felt really bad for a few weeks but after a while you start to feel better.. give it time and the pain will slowly go away..... Just remember all the love that you gave him and all the love he gave back to you. Great memories :) Hope u feel better :)

Answer 5

Time is what it takes to deal with loss. We must have our grieving time and when it is a pet this is especially so. They listen without comment when we are having troubles and will give us a lick or a paw on our knee so we know they love us. We have to learn to live without all those special little things they did, the excitement of us coming home, even if we had only been gone 20 minutes.
I wrote a letter of all the special sweet things my cat used to do for me. I wrote of her as my 'best' friend and even today I talk of her and how special she was to me.
Our animals deserve as much time of our grieving as any human as they too are family. A rule of thumb as many weeks to grieve as years they were with you and a month for each year to become a treasured memory.
Never let anyone diminish your feelings because 'it was just a dog', it was not 'just a dog', it was yours and you loved it.
My sincere sympathy to you and may your memories be your special treasure house to visit when times get a bit tough.
It is just time.

Answer 6

Friends, family. You may think it best to hold your feelings in because you don't want to look like a whimp for crying about a pet, but everyone will understand and totally relate- everyone has lost a pet in their life. In the meantime, depending if you take a while to get over things or not, i would seriously consider before i got a new dog right away- it could be too much.
Hope I helped

Answer 7

I sympathize with you...I lost my dalmatian of 18 years last Christmas and miss her soo much still to this day...and the year before that lost my best friend and her's a mutt of 18 years and it just takes time...as they are just like our kids or family...but, they will always be in your heart...and eventually, if you are able, get another pet, either dog, cat, ect...and you'll grow to love it, though it won't be the one that left you, it will bring your spirits up...but, don't go out and get one too soon...grieve over your loss, and let time heal your sorrow...

Answer 8

That is so sad for you as the owner and close friend of the dog, I remeber that i cried alot when i lost one of my rabbits too. I also lost my appetit for a day. Well i guess the best way to deal with it is to accept that it is gods (the creator) will. To thank him for the nice times you had with your dog. Also know that it is not your fault and that you tried your best to make the dog happy during his life and that you too had a good relationship together. I am so sorry for your dog

Answer 9

It's just like loosing a person when their gone there's nothing we can do but remember the good times that we had with them and time heals itself. The only way I know to feel better is buy another dog. Nothing can replace the one you lost but you can start over again with giving love to another one.

Answer 10

One day at a time and lot's of happy memories, I recently lost my first Boxer, she was with us for 11 years....I found her out on the back porch and she just went to sleep. I made a picture collage of her and put it where I could see her, and when I see the pictures they make me smile...I try not to dwell on the loss, it's about the time our pets gave us and the wonderful memories they leave.....I was very sad and it the loss of my Bailee broke my heart, but I cherish every minute I had with her...:)