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Coping With The Death of Your Dog
 
The death of your pet dog, either through accident, old age
or illness feels like you've lost your best friend.
You may very well have.
Dealing with the death of a pet & grieving for your dog is critical.
Your dog was a part of your family.
Often from the time they were puppies of 8, 10, or 12 weeks old.
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To not grieve your pet loss, is to deny your unbounded love for your dog.
Going through the gamut of emotion is quite normal
and necessary.
Acknowledge how much you love your dog.
How sad you feel. Or angry.
Whatever it is, it's fine. It's good. Let yourself do it.
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Deciding to euthanize your dog
is often the most loving &
humane decision you'll ever make.
For a seriously ill, injured or aged dog,
who's in tremendous & constant pain,
you have the power to end it.
Be brave, be loving & do the merciful thing.
Imagine what you, the human, would truly want if you were in constant pain.
Relief is what you would want. Just make the pain go away.
Euthanization is a painless procedure. Your dog will go to sleep and
the pain floats away.
Please talk with your Veterinarian if you feel it's time to let your dog go.
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Once your furry family member is gone, grieving for your dog is highly individual,
however, there are several phases of grief:
1. Shock/denial 2. Anger
3. Bargaining 4. Depression
5. Acceptance.
All family members will go through these phases in one form or another.
Give yourself & all other family members time.
This includes the furry family members too.
Allow the good days & the sad days.
Join an online pet loss support group
to help with the sad days.
Crying Is O.K.
The day I euthanized my dog was the worst day of my life.
I thought my heart would break in two.
I cried off & on for weeks.
It took some time. I healed. It was hard sometimes.
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Children can be especially sensitive due to the loss of a pet.
Allow it.
Be honest. Tell them the truth.
Please don't tell them their dog was "Put to sleep."
This could cause intense fear of sleeping.
Children will also bring up the subject often.
This is how they deal with their grief.
Be patient. Be understanding. Show compassion.
Explain as plainly & gently as you can.
If you need help, get it.
It's advised to let children's teachers &
playmate parents know of the pet loss.
This helps to explain displaced anger or
out of character depression.
Know that time does heal the wounds. Let it happen. It'll be alright.
Click here for additional help while grieving:
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Know that the dogs still at home will grieve too.
Even if they seemed to barely get along.
Dogs grieve.
The dogs at home will exhibit many of the same behaviors
that humans do while grieving.
Here's a few tips for your grieving dog:
*Keep their routines as normal as possible.
*Do your best not to reinforce their behavior changes.
*Don't make any dramatic changes.
*Keep in mind, your grieving dog may lose their appetite for a while,
So changing their food will do no good.
*Try not to go overboard with extra attention to your grieving dog.
This could lead to separation anxiety later.
*If there's more than 1 grieving dog,
There will be a redistribution of power.
Especially if it was the alpha male or female who has passed.
Allow it. your dogs will work out their new hierarchy.
Now, working this out will be a bit noisy
since it's through scuffles & sibling rivalry fights.
*Don't, under any circumstances, get a new dog
to help with a grieving dog.
*Let some time pass. Allow the wounds to heal.
*When the human is ready for a new dog, and be certain
you have the energy to train a new dog,
then the dogs at home are ready.
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To aid the healing process,
Memorialize your dog.
There are many ways to do this.
Make a collage of the photos taken over the years.
Put it with the other family pictures.
Create a scrap book of your canine family member.
Involve all who knew them.
Have a stone made with your dog's name on it.
Put it in your yard.
There's custom made memorial dog jewelry available, plaques & urns for dogs too.
There's a few books on the left "I Still Miss You" and "Just Gus" that will also help.
However you need to memorialize & grieve for your dog, do it.
It'll be o.k. You'll soon treasure the memories and
laugh until you cry when you talk about your beloved dog and some of
the goofy stuff they did in their lifetime.
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