My dog died.

[Griphphin]

From the sounds of it, this dog was really close to you in your life. I suggest spending some time with your family and talking about it; losing a dog that close to your is like losing a member of your family, and you shouldn't have to deal with this on your own.

 

[LordWalter]

Did he drop any good loot?

 

[Voodoomancer]

='(

Remember the good times, rather then swell on the death.
Remember how she lived, not how she died.

That's some sound advise.

 

[Danik93]

I'm sorry to hear that... when my dog died we bought a new one after a week or so i must say that it really helps.

 

[Troublesome Lagomorph]

I was never close to my dogs. Sure I like my fish, but I would not cry over them. I would just notice their absent and miss the way they would hit the walls of the tank.
Go find somebody who can relate to you, and make a friendship with that person...?

 

[Desert Tiger]

My dog died six weeks ago.

I've had her since I was eight, and she was ten when she died.

Advice is:

Get on with your life
Don't make a thread about it.

 

[rokkolpo]

sorry man. it,s been half a year now since my dog died.had her since i could remember.

a beagle. i didn,t cry when my grandfather died, but i cried my brains out when my dog died.

sigh....anyway first days to weeks sure will be tough. it's completely understandable to not sleep and feel terrible because if you didn,t that would mean you didn,t care that much.

on youre question of dealing with it: well youre dealing with it(grieving). not really gonna escape from that.

best of luck

 

[Arkhangelsk]

Time and music is the key. I lost one of my dogs in summer, then a few weeks ago, we had to put down our other two dogs.

 

[Chaos Bringer]

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

 

[TheNamlessGuy]

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[CoronaryThrombosis]

My Golden Retriever Rio died yesterday... i really am pretty much breaking down right now. I had her since i was six, she was only 7 years old so yes im not that old or anything. I have really no idea how to deal with it right now... is there any advice anyone can give me? I feel terrible and im not sleeping well.

If you have pictures of your dog and some of Rio's old toys or collars, you should make a shrine to your dog. It sounds kind of stupid, but it's the same thing people do with they lose a family member to try and get closure. If you go through all the pictures and Rio's personal possessions it will help you remember how great of a dog Rio was. Give it a shot, it may make you feel better

 

[The Ewan JF]

My dog died almost exactly a year ago now. Like yourself I grew up with my dog and since I've lived out of town my whole life she was the only friend I saw all the time. While moving house which I didn't want to at all since I was leaving some of the first friends I've had, I've lived 4 years here and I still hate the place, I at least had 1 good old friend aorund which was my dog.
Be sure to tell your friends, even if they're not that great as friends, they should understand what you're going through and make sure that things aren't tough on you through this stage.
Like people have said on here before, think back to the best times you've had with your dog.
I still feel sad about losing her but you'll be surprised by what you bump into in the future. Good things haven't happened to me yet but a good thing happened to one fo my friends who was as hopeless as me so don't worry about things getting worse all the time. Things wil get better, I guarntee that.
Hang in there.

 

[Sigel]

Sorry for your loss. Always sucks to lose a friend. Give it time, and it will just be another part of your life.

 

[Urgh76]

hehehe

O! i mean uh... too bad ull get over it

After all, ITS HALLOWEEN SEASON!!! would you like that? lotsa candy? hmmmm? ah ull be okay

 

[Professor M]

Hey man, I'm sorry for your loss.

My Grandad died this morning, at about 5 o'clock. I really broke down, but I found that doing something normal, like playing on the xbox, watching television, or doing some work really helped. It seems like I should feel bad, as if I'm insulting his memory if I don't spend the whole day talking about him, but that wouldn't help anyway.

Just see if you can get some normality back, no matter how trivial it seems.

And I don't mean to be that guy that tops everyone else's situations, I just want to provide some advice and help if you need it

 

[Professor M]

1. I am terribly sorry

What to do: Give it time.
Do what you always do.
It'll pass eventually

EDIT:

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

So he should smile because his dog died? Solid Advice

He means, don't cry because his dog died, but smile because of the time they spent together. Focusing on the positive times, rather than the negative ending

 

[flaming_squirrel]

Look at the bright side, you've got some good eating for the next couple of days.

 

[MovieBob]

There aren't too many "wrong" ways to grieve. Feel whatever you're feeling, whatever it may be, and talk about any of it that's too much to handle with anyone you trust. Try, at least, to remember that the reason you feel BAD is that it's the end of something that was GOOD.



P.S. There are some genuinely terrible human beings "responding" on this thread who should all be deeply ashamed of themselves.