Grieving Your Dog---7 Questions Their Loss Brings To Mind

When your dog dies the grieving process can be
brutal. And if you chose to put your dog to
sleep, you can begin to ask yourself all sorts of
questions about the life you enjoyed together.
Here are answers to some tough questions you may
be asking as you try to cope with your loss.

How can you miss him so much when he never spoke
a word? Their presence was so comforting even
though most never spoke a word. Why is that? How
is that possible?

Now that he is gone, we are all too aware of all
the sounds we miss--the sound of his paws on the
floor, the sound of them going from sitting to
lying down, his rapid approach when the lead came
out for a walk, or when they heard the rattle of
paper or the smell of food that indicated they
were going to have a treat.

All of these were constants that made us smile
all through the day. When he was around we may
not have noticed them, but now that he is gone we
are painfully aware of all the sounds and
gestures that filled our days.

What was it about him that made me try to be the
best person I could be? One of the great perks of
loving a dog is that they love you back in way
that makes you think you're all that and a bag of
chips. And you'd never convince them otherwise..

Because he was so consistent about greeting us
with wagging tail, and sparkling eyes, when we
looked at him that goodness was reflected back on
us, and somehow made us want to live up to his
expectations. He never judged, but simply
accepted what we had to offer, and that made us
want to do the same.

Did he know how much I loved him? Dogs know way
more than we often given them credit for knowing.
How many times did your dog growl at someone for
no apparent reason? There was a reason. And how
many times did he go freely to someone he didn't
know?

Don't ask me how they do it, but they judge
character better than we know-it-all humans.
There's nothing like a wagging tail to say love..
It's just that simple. It doesn't usually get any
more complicated than that.

Did I do all I could to make his life wonderful?
If you read past the first sentence of this
article, you obviously loved your dog, and put a
lot of effort and thought into making his life
the best it could be.

How did he manage to get anything he wanted from
me without whining? It's all in the eyes. Dogs
use their beautiful eyes to make words
unnecessary. I don't think anyone fully
appreciates this until you've loved a dog. But
next time you're in the grocery store take a trip
down the aisle where the dog treats are and look
at the eyes. You'll remember again that words
aren't necessary.

Was euthanizing him the best thing to do? If you
had to euthanize your dog, no doubt it was an
excruciating decision and experience. Other than
selfishly prolonging his life, there is no down
side to letting him go while he was happy and
without pain. So you did the noble thing.. You
did the right thing.

Why did he have to die? My daughter asked this
question of me when my Dad (her grandfather)
died. And since I was struggling with the answer
I had her talk to the priest who had baptized
her. He told her that dying was just the way
things worked. I was struck by the simplicity of
the answer.

And even though no one escapes the grim reaper.
But it is my greatest hope that when it is my
time to go, I will cross over to a place where my
three Goldens will come running joyfully to
welcome me. I wish the same for you and your dog.


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