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Can confirm. No loss of a relative or friend has yet affected me the way putting my dog to sleep did. I raised him from a pup and he was with me through years o
by gmarx 10y ago
Can confirm. No loss of a relative or friend has yet affected me the way putting my dog to sleep did. I raised him from a pup and he was with me through years of relative social isolation. He was so strong, then weak then I had to make a decision. It took years to get over it. I'd cry when I thought about him, even when certain songs played. Yes it's embarrassing when the death of your dog bothers you more than the death of your father, but that came after years of dementia. I dunno, I guess it isn't a contest
- arethuza 10y agoI learned when I was about 40 that a dog I'd had from a very early age to about 8 was put down rather than going missing. He'd been worrying sheep and living in a rural area that was a death sentence. I got remarkably upset - I can see why my siblings/parents never mentioned it to me!
- cowkingdeluxe 10y agoSimilar here. Raised a German Shepherd from 8 weeks to 9 years old. Worked from home and rarely spent time away from him over the entire 9 years, was truly my best friend. Didn't even go on vacations without him. Buried him only 12 days after his first symptoms, aggressive lung cancer. I'm still not over it and 5 months later still have emotional events that last anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour.
- gmarx 10y agoI'm sorry to read it. My condolences. It will likely take a long time for those emotional events to slowly abate. Dogs are the best
- fee98fe98 10y agoMy dog died in my arms waiting to put her down. This was during my divorce from my first wife. As bad as the divorce was, nothing will ever come close to losing that dog. She was always there for me like no human ever can or would be and I was a mediocre owner to say the least. I would like to get another dog, but after my childhood dogs passed away, getting her I knew it would eventually come. Dogs are better than any person I've ever known, including my current wife and myself. I wish I believed in dog heaven, sadly we just get to be blessed for the time they're here with us.
- mikemac 10y agoI'm not religious, but I heard someone once say something to the effect of "when you die, all of the dogs you've ever known come rushing up to you at once."
- nate_meurer 10y agoI like to think, if there is a benevolent god, he'll let us take our little friends with us
- msoucy 10y agoIf you're bad, then when you die all of the cats whom you've mildly pissed off - which is probably all of them - rush you instead.
- beat 10y agoEvery dog I've ever met is better than every person I've ever met. If I believed in reincarnation, I would believe that if we were good enough people in this life, we could come back as dogs in the next one. But it's so hard to be a person worthy of becoming a dog.