My dog back at my dad's house helped me cope when I was going through really rough times. Unfortunately I wasn't always able to be near the dog (my brother was very abusive to me and prevented me from doing many of the things I wanted to do). But when I was near him, it helped quite a lot. I'm not living with my dad anymore and I miss my dog a lot. I want to get another dog or a cat someday. We're getting a hamster soon so at least it will be something.