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Started by Cuddlefish, April 01, 2014, 03:11:31 AM

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Cuddlefish

April 01, 2014, 03:11:31 AM
Dog's getting put down tomorrow. How to stop feeling?
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April 01, 2014, 03:44:21 AM
Quote from: Cuddlefish on April 01, 2014, 03:11:31 AM
Dog's getting put down tomorrow. How to stop feeling?

You go get another dog.  Seriously.
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April 01, 2014, 04:21:08 AM
:( I'm sorry Dimo.
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April 01, 2014, 04:38:07 AM
Sorry to hear it man.
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April 01, 2014, 06:06:26 AM
My condolences.
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April 01, 2014, 10:25:06 AM
No advice, just commiserations. Sorry to hear that.
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Cuddlefish

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April 01, 2014, 05:39:06 PM
This is a little embarrassing, I wasn't of clear mind when I made this topic, and by my observations, when people post as such things sometimes end up going really bad.

That said, I appreciate the support. It was my first dog, so I have no experiences to use to really deal with it. I'm surprised at the persistence of the ensuing sadness, it often overtakes me at inopportune times. I mean, I've known people that have died, and this really is overwhelming in comparison to most of those instances. 

It's kind of funny. I was looking for information on how to cope with this because, as I mentioned, it was overwhelming. I came across the standard "stages of grief" and I realized that I was, indeed, experiencing something similar. However, I seem to be cycling through the stages repeatedly and rapidly. I found that a little odd, and I wonder if any one else does the same thing...

Anyway, any advice is welcome. It's strange and amazing how we can form such strong bonds with animals.
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April 02, 2014, 02:08:06 AM
Shit guy.  :sad:  It's not easy, especially with dogs.  Feeling bad for the loss of a companion like that is human.  Drop a line if you need to chat or just shoot the shit to keep your brain off stuff. 
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April 02, 2014, 03:58:53 AM
Quote from: Cuddlefish on April 01, 2014, 05:39:06 PM
This is a little embarrassing, I wasn't of clear mind when I made this topic, and by my observations, when people post as such things sometimes end up going really bad.

That said, I appreciate the support. It was my first dog, so I have no experiences to use to really deal with it. I'm surprised at the persistence of the ensuing sadness, it often overtakes me at inopportune times. I mean, I've known people that have died, and this really is overwhelming in comparison to most of those instances. 

It's kind of funny. I was looking for information on how to cope with this because, as I mentioned, it was overwhelming. I came across the standard "stages of grief" and I realized that I was, indeed, experiencing something similar. However, I seem to be cycling through the stages repeatedly and rapidly. I found that a little odd, and I wonder if any one else does the same thing...

Anyway, any advice is welcome. It's strange and amazing how we can form such strong bonds with animals.

Emotionally, losing a beloved dog or other close companion animal is closer to losing a child or very close friend than almost any other loss, so it really isn't surprising how difficult this is on you.

It's completely normal to cycle through the stages of loss and also to experience them totally out of sequence; in general, as time passes you will stay more in one of them for a while (say, in the beginning you may spend more time in denial while experiencing some time in the other stages as well) until, eventually, generally, you get to a point where you spend more time in acceptance with only occasional twinges of bargaining, denial, etc.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

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