| Some people choose to make donation in the | | | | talk it out. Sometime physical and meditation do |
| animal's memory to soften their impact on their | | | | help as the body areas are the most affected |
| dog's death. Grieve is a natural reaction as we are | | | | part when you are sad and stress. Crying and |
| so close to our dog and they are so special that | | | | letting it go is always a good way to release pain. |
| they become our human-companion. When the | | | | You might also want to find a group or a person |
| bond is created, the sense of loss can be a big | | | | who can share this death on a long term basis. |
| deal. Some people might just say "It is just a | | | | Write your own journal, burst everything out, and |
| dog." Support and encouragement is always | | | | do not just stay at home. Get friends to come |
| needed when such death occur. | | | | over or visit them, laughter is also another good |
| There are several stages we might go through | | | | medicine to keep you away from thinking about |
| due to sudden death of our dog such as denial. | | | | the death too much. Some people try to keep |
| The next stage will be bargaining. People tend to | | | | themselves busy but remember, you have to go |
| still hope that their dog might recover with | | | | through this stage but if you keep avoiding the |
| statements using IF. "If Skippy recovers, I will | | | | death it will not help. |
| never skip his regular walk." We might feel angry | | | | Since your loss in important, remember to give |
| at one point but eventually it turns into guilt. Again | | | | support to others who experience the same loss |
| we might tend to blame it on someone by saying | | | | as well. When you are ready, you need a new |
| "You never cared about Skippy. You never love | | | | resolution. Visit your family or friends who have |
| him. His gone, you are happy now?" Now we | | | | dogs and play with them. Learn to accept other |
| reach the stage of true sadness and grief. The | | | | dogs and one day you might just be ready to |
| dog is gone and we are left with emptiness. | | | | find a new companion. |
| Again, support from family and friend is most | | | | If you have problem such as your other pet |
| important but sadly it is very difficult to find as | | | | mourn on your loss as well, they may show |
| people without pets will not tend to understand. | | | | symptoms like searching for the missing one, |
| You could seek a professional counselor or your | | | | refusing to eat, staying in bed and so on; a pet in |
| pet's vet which is helpful as well. | | | | mourning needs extra care and attention as well. |
| Share your feelings with your counselor, cry and | | | | |