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10. Hugs to you.

Mon Feb 10, 2014, 12:31 PM

Feb 2014

I lost my Rosco in 2008 and I still think about him constantly. I didn't get a new dog until this last summer and I was surprised to find it didn't help much. I think that's because Rosco was a 1 person dog...and I was his person. He followed me everywhere and always did everything on my command. He could totally read my mind. He was my first baby - I got him when I was 20 before I had kids, then he died when my 4th child was a year old. Weirdly, when he died, my whole life went to shit - there was a series of really horrible things that happened after he died, which made me feel his loss even more. So I waited 5 years to get a new dog.

Our new puppy is a sweetheart and I love her, but she's taken to my 10 year old daughter more than to me so she doesn't hang out with me all that much unless my daughter is at school...then I'm an appropriate substitute, LOL.

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How many of you still grieve over the loss of your pet? [View all] warrior1 Feb 2014 OP

May 5, 2009 Shrek Feb 2014 #1

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I still get all teary when I look at photos Shrek Feb 2014 #3

It's the innocents of animals warrior1 Feb 2014 #5

Every single one of them.... Of course the most recent is still the most painful loss... hlthe2b Feb 2014 #4

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Grieving may not be the right word. mgc1961 Feb 2014 #7

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I grieved for one of my cats for about 2 years. I believe that a lot of grief over other issues in raccoon Feb 2014 #9

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Hugs to you. laundry_queen Feb 2014 #10

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(raises hand) i am still grieving orleans Feb 2014 #13

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May 2013. Solly Mack Feb 2014 #14

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and to you (((((Hugs))))) Solly Mack Feb 2014 #78

For Moggy and Willy-bear, I've gotten to the point of sad but fond memories. They passed 2007/09. haele Feb 2014 #17

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I still grieve for the dog I had as a boy that died in 1960 aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2014 #18

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I know that feeling. mgc1961 Feb 2014 #22

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My wife and I have adopted older, "unadoptable" dogs. hunter Feb 2014 #21

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Meow. KamaAina Feb 2014 #25

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My three girls... pipi_k Feb 2014 #26

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Meows. 840high Feb 2014 #27

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4/15/11 tabbycat31 Feb 2014 #31

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I sure do shenmue Feb 2014 #33

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Thank you so much shenmue Feb 2014 #42

I had to put my Rottweiler down in 2010, RebelOne Feb 2014 #34

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My Boy Toby..... Walk away Feb 2014 #35

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On occasion, yes...I do. Miles Archer Feb 2014 #38

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Thanks warrior1. Miles Archer Feb 2014 #41

After fourteen years together, I don't know if I/we will ever get over it. truebluegreen Feb 2014 #43

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What a handsome fellow warrior1 Feb 2014 #45

Thank you. truebluegreen Feb 2014 #50

Reading all these wonderful stories warrior1 Feb 2014 #53

I saw this just the other day, not for the first time truebluegreen Feb 2014 #71

I still grieve over the loss of every pet, and can remember the feel of every one of their heads Tom Ripley Feb 2014 #46

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We'll miss Maggie the English Bulldog mimi85 Feb 2014 #47

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Every day. Ten years this summer. n/t A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #51

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Couple ((( hugs))) back atchya, Warrior Blue Owl Feb 2014 #54

Impossible warrior1 Feb 2014 #55

I've been thinking about my dog, Inky, for 33 years... Tom_Foolery Feb 2014 #56

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((((((((HUGS))))))))... Tom_Foolery Feb 2014 #58

I'm sorry for your loss. LisaLynne Feb 2014 #59

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It does get better! LisaLynne Feb 2014 #61

Yeah, its just a shame that we outlive them. It really hurts when they go Trailrider1951 Feb 2014 #62

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All of them.. mwdem Feb 2014 #63

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((((((hugs back at you!)))))) mwdem Feb 2014 #68

You're a wonderful human being to even be thinking of others in the midst of your own grief. IrishAyes Feb 2014 #66

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Yes. Mine very recently died in my arms after suffering a massive heart attack. chrisa Feb 2014 #69

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No u chrisa Feb 2014 #79

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We know how you feel. And I didn't want another dog, either, but one day a dog found me. NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #70

Now that's a sweet face warrior1 Feb 2014 #74

I have very few pictures of Bridgette (dog rest her soul). NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #76

I've been owned by cats for more than 30 years The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2014 #72

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it.s never over UTUSN Feb 2014 #77

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I do, nearly every day Prophet 451 Feb 2014 #81

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Wait. What has grief to do with getting another pet? aquart Feb 2014 #82

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warrior1: Raine1967 Feb 2014 #83

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I think it will get better. Raine1967 Feb 2014 #89

How's Brewser taking it? aquart Feb 2014 #87

She often sits where Kizzie's bed was. Raine1967 Feb 2014 #90

Sometimes the animal grief is harder to bear, because you can't explain. aquart Feb 2014 #91

I think you are right. Raine1967 Feb 2014 #92