For everyone missing a dog

[Sally]

The door. The stairs. The specific patch of floor. The sound of them settling at night.

Losing a dog removes forty small things, not one — and you rediscover each of them separately over weeks. That’s why it’s so tiring, and why people are often blindsided in month two when they thought the worst had passed.

This room is for all of it. The ones who were with you fourteen years and the ones who were only with you a few months. Puppies and old dogs. Ones you raised and ones you took on late.

Some things people find useful to write about: what their morning routine was, the daft habit nobody else would find funny, what you miss most at a specific time of day, and the things people have said that landed badly.

If you’re new here; what was their name?

[Aftendunnagan]

Bear

This touched me

[Jsteacybogan]

Her name was Meisha

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[Jsteacybogan]

The lost and broken heart 💔 just doesn’t get better. This November will be 2 dam Long years. Meisha was my true spicy little soul mate 💔. 11/21/24 I held her past her last breath and finally made myself leave only to return for her ashes and bring them back for them to put in a locket. The urn is on her side of the bed.on the night stand. In the morning I look to the wall on the right side and have several canvas pictures through out her 15 short years. Just ashes and pictures. I couldn’t save her. I tried so hard. No more morning conversations or making me give up when she wanted something. So many no mores.

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[dawnmccoy]

Hello it’s been almost a month since I had to let my good good boy go. I had no idea how hard it would hit me and keep hitting me and hitting again. I have more than 500 acres and nowhere to go that his memory isn’t there. People talk about not letting them suffer and I agree but no one tells you how much the grief can take over every part of your life and how those funny happy memories you have will become heartbreaking moments in the realization that you’re never going to have that sweet little trusting life back you loved so much.

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[dawnmccoy]

Hello it’s been almost a month since I had to let my good good boy go. I had no idea how hard it would hit me and keep hitting me and hitting again. I have more than 500 acres and nowhere to go that his memory isn’t there. People talk about not letting them suffer and I agree but no one tells you how much the grief can take over every part of your life and how those funny happy memories you have will become heartbreaking moments in the realization that you’re never going to have that sweet little trusting life back you loved so much. I know it sounds childish but I think thinking I’ll get my Pete back one day

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