Why Your Dog’s Death May Be The Most Difficult Event Of Your Life

1. You See Your Dogs Much More Than Your Friends or Relatives.
Besides your spouse (and colleagues), there is probably no one else you see everyday. You move out from your parents’ place, your children move out. Our dogs are different. They are there waiting when we open our eyes; they are at home waiting for us excitedly when we return home everyday. We take for granted having them around; and when they are no longer there, the home environment changes.

2. You Were There From The Beginning Till The End.
Many of us buy or adopt our canine friends as puppies – 24 months old. We watched them as they grew up, became a defiant adolescent, mellow down with age, then eventually, grow old, and die. We learn the entire life cycle of birth, old age, sickness and death through them. They are our windows to the realities of life, of impermanence. These realities, while universal, are extremely difficult to deal with. They evoke intense emotions from us – including grief, guilt, regret.

3. You Taught Them Life Lessons.
You had to teach your puppy how to pee and poo in the right place; how to sit before a meal; how to walk on a leash. We are our dogs’ mentors and teachers, and we watched them blossom from clueless puppy to excellent canine citizen.

5. Dogs Are Like Our Little Children.
Researchers have found that a dog’s intelligence is comparable to a 2year old human’s, making them childlike, even in old age. From the day they come into our lives, to the day they leave, they act like toddlers. More often than not, we see them as our children. Our love grows with our canine companions, the longer we spend with them

6. We Are Their World.
We have our work, friends, family. But our dogs only have us. We are their world, and in the process, they become a very large part of ours. Following our dog’s death, a part of us dies as well.

7. They Were Always There When You Needed Someone.
Dogs are nature’s most wonderful healers. That is why, after a long day, all we want to do is go home to see our dogs. When we are feeling low, we may not want to meet other people, yet, our dogs will make us feel better.

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