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Originally Posted by DP_2017
I hear you there. It's always baffled me.
I'm very sorry on your loss. I thankfully have a second dog but he is 15, so he isn't gonna be with me tons more years, I dread this happening again.
I saw your other post about "Grief is love" --reminds me of a saying I saw online
"Grief is the price you pay for love" which to me is true. I loved my dog more than life itself, so the grief was very difficult. I love my T more than any human I've ever known, so the grief is very difficult.
OP... this saying is probably relatable for you as well, loving your mom is much is why you feel grief. It's ok to do so.  |
I felt moved to reply to your comment because I fell my grief over my dog was somehow...too much. So it was good to read your comment. I got divorced during the time I had my dog and she was my greatest comfort. My ex husband loved the dog, too, and took her on weekends. We had like...shared custody! My ex simply had to have the dog around him, too. She was the ultimate emotional support animal.
Since this was my first experience with having a dog die I thought, "How do people do it?" The grief was surprisingly extreme.
Now my son has a dog he rescued. Another great animal. A really special, loving dog. I am kind of worried because I don't know how my son will be when the dog dies. He has a very strong bond with his dog.
Maybe people get new dogs to overcome the unbearable grief. IDK. I didn't do it that way.