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When my last dog was hit by a car I was hurt beyond belief I didn't go to work for almost a week I don't have children & my dog was my child. Some people don't understand the connection between a pet & thier owner.
Yes, when all my cats have died I've been utterly depressed (I've had many over the years). Even when you know it's coming it's hard to hold back once you are home and realize they will never walk in that room or jump in your lap again. And the things they leave behind! Toys, bowls, scratching posts, etc. It's terrible. I also "shed a tear" when my sons frog died years ago becasue it was not a pleasant death and it was partially my fault. I left the container on the table a cat knocked it over and the lid popped off...enough said.
We had a very large, well trained, German Shepherd Dog, Dreifus by name and he was the best baby sitter you could ever wish for. He was protective of both the house and yard and was smart enough to have a sense of humor. Yeah, both of us cried like babies.
I was a little distraught, mostly after driving home from the vet, but I was expecting it. I held my dog of 12 years for the final injection.
My Dad, my brother and I went to the vet. I had a weird sense my dog knew where we were going ... and what for.
She had succumbed to hip dysplasia about a month earlier. Her hind legs gave out. I would clean her up when she went to the bathroom on her stomach, and would clean up the area she soiled. She looked at me like she was sorry and would lick my hand as I cleaned up her stomach with a cloth.
I lost my first dog in 1999 cried everyday on the way to work for over a month and got tears in my eyes right now. In 2010 my second dog went to visit my first dog because she was sick (throat cancer) I cried before and after she past but smiled when she took her last breath because she was in so much pain . I look at my wife and said why don't we get this option because it was so peaceful and she was out of pain. The worst part is I'm a big 6'2" 215lbs so I felt sorry for my Vets to see me crying like a baby. I even took the next day off of work to grieve. But like I told the wife a dog gives you 10-12 yrs of pure love, 6-12 months of hard grief and a lifetime of memories . The 6-12 months of grief is worth it
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