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BillLesley
2 weeks ago
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The Housing Rule That Put My Life With Coco in Question

I used to measure a good day by how much I managed to get done. When depression made that harder, the smallest…

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brandi
2 weeks ago
🐾 Dog

My beautiful boy Frappe

I adopted Frappe at the age of 12 , he was funny and loving. He followed me all over.and he had the…

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dawnmccoy
3 weeks ago
🐾 Dog

Has not gotten easier

So 26 days ago, I made the ripping my heart out shattering it and stomping on it decision to let my best…

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Anonymous
4 weeks ago
🐾 Dog

Life Without You

July 3, 2026 was very hot and muggy and will always be a heart sickening day for me. If only I had…

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dawnmccoy
4 weeks ago
🐾 Dog

I want him back it doesn’t seem real

I’m at Pete when he was really on his eyes when you open I saw him drop in backwards all this huge…

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Charlie
4 weeks ago
🐾 Dog

I keep hearing little things but she’s not there 😔

Lulu had nose bleeds and the vet said it's allergies. But I noticed she was struggling to climb the stairs and panting…

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Josephine
2 months ago
🐾 Dog

Jackie – The Companion Who Stayed

When Jackie came into my life in 2018, I never imagined how deeply she would become a part of it. At first,…

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LeeAnna Nicole Hopkins-Hendon
3 months ago
🐾 Dog

We were both broken when we found each other.” Meet Buddy Bear..

A member of our community lost her best friend of almost twenty years on May 6th. She gave us her blessing to…

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benK
3 months ago
🐾 Dog

The last piece of her

My wife picked out Gracie at the shelter in 2013. Marion passed in 2021, and after that it was me and Gracie…

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Kyle G.
3 months ago
🐾 Dog

There was no goodbye😭😭😭

I keep starting this and deleting it. Okay. Banjo was three. Three years old. I let him out to pee at 6:40am…

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Roberta
4 months ago
🐾 Cat

Grieving someone who’s still here

Miso is asleep on my lap right now while I type this. She's not gone. Kidney disease, stage 4, and the vet…

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Nathaniel
4 months ago
🐾 Dog

The last good day

Everyone tells you "you'll know when it's time" and I want to find every person who ever said that to me and…

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