Advice to help ease the loss of a dog?

Asking for advice on how to heal getting over the loss of a dog. This was my best little friend and it was not expected. I miss her so much. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.Advice to help ease the loss of a dog?
Hi there,





I am so sorry about your loss. There are plenty of things you can do to help honor your best friend's memory or to help remember her and the grand life you shared with her. Try to remember the great things about her life, not any regrets or bad memories that you might hold inside you. Spend as long as you need to mourning your pet, but eventually you need to start living your life again. Your dog wouldn't want you to be sad for her! Try to imagine her in front of you, wagging her tail and peering at you with her bright eyes. What would she say to you if she could talk? How would she want you to remember her?





To remember your pet, try to tell stories about her life. You could write them down or talk to a friend or family member about them. What was it like the first time she fetched that tennis ball? How do you think she felt the time when she ate Robert's book report? Reciting your best friend's life could help you remember and appreciate the life of your puppy even more.





Try talking to your dog, either silently or out loud. Tell her about your day, your mistakes, your hopes, your dreams, your wishes, your dinner last night. You could tell her about your doubts or your thoughts. Anything really. Try to imagine her still there with you, listening to your every word.





Maybe you could create a collage or a memory box of your dog. You could include her first collar, her favorite toy, the kind of bone she used to love to knew. You could hang it in your hall or bedroom or kitchen, somewhere where you would see it every day.





If you are a kind of person who likes journaling or writing, you could write an autobiography of your dog. You could tell it from your pet's perspective. For example: ';Today I met my new family.';. Try to think about what your dog would experience and feel in different points in her life. Describe them in your puppy's own journal.





You could give a donation to a good cause in her memory, such as to a no-kill animal shelter in your area. You could go to a local shelter and volunteer your time to help dogs just like yours that need homes and love.





You could put a plaque in your backyard with her name on it, or plant a garden in memory of your dog. If there was a particular tree your dog liked to lay under or a rock he liked to jump over, you could paint a sign to label this landmark, ';Chance's Rock';, or ';Lady's Tree';.





Try and think of what you are good at, or what you love to do. Use that to your advantage and think of something to do for your dog, to help remember her. Are you good at baking? Donate some dog biscuits you bake to the Humane Society! Knitting? Knit some dog sweaters for the dogs at the shelter? Good at drawing/painting? Take a trip to your local shelter and sketch or paint animals there! Donate them to the shelter to raise awareness of these animals that need homes.





I hope you find something that will help you remember and honor your beloved friend. Remember it's okay to miss your dog and be heartbroken, but one day, you're going to have to start living again. You don't have to forget your puppy, and you don't have to devote every second to thinking about her. Just remember that you can remember her life, and help other dogs that need homes by volunteering or raising money. Maybe down the road, if you ever fall in love with another dog, don't think about it as ';replacing'; your best friend, think about it as adding a new member to the family. You are not being unkind, unfair, or unloving to maybe one day adopt another dog. You are giving another dog love, which he probably needs terribly. So why not honor your lost puppy's memory by helping another dog out?





I wish you well through this difficult time.


AllygirlAdvice to help ease the loss of a dog?
I am sorry. It will take time to get over the loss of a friend. Just remind yourself that you have been a very good Mom to your dog and she had the best life when she was with you. Visit local shelters give even just half an hour of your time to play or walk the dogs, you'd be delighted to see how much more pets are craving for attention from people like you.
Many people say that they will never get another dog again because him/her will never be the same as the one they lost. They are right, no dog will ever be EXACTLY the same as the one they lost . . but,





this doesn't mean a person can't have a great relationship with another dog. Getting another puppy will light up your life and remind you of the joy you had with you lost companion.





and I'm very sorry about your loss


r.i.p. ;(





also, don't see this new dog as a replacement . . more as a new chapter in you book. Keep a picture of your other dog on display.


GOOD LUCK =)
Just cry it out. I lost my girl 3 months ago and I break down when I think about her or pass her favorite spot. I miss her so much, too. I tried to get a puppy but decided that it was the wrong timing. I would expect that puppy to be the dog I lost... like I could ever replace her... give it some time.





I did find that it helped me to get rid of everything. Donated everything to the Humane Society.
Try a grief support group in your area. You can find information from your animal hospital.Pets are very special and like people one cannot replace each other. When the time is right, you will know whether you want another pet or not. My prayers are with you.
Oh I'm so sorry,my heart goes out to you. I love animals and have 6 dogs. I lost my Baby One back in 98 and I had to take off work for 3 days. It's just heart breaking. Just try and think of all the good times you had with him/her. God Bless!!
I'm sorry for your loss, there isn't much you could do, perhaps go see a movie with a friend or get busy with something, the only thing that will heal it would be time.
Well, in Failure to Launch, Matthew McConaughey takes Sarah Jessica Parker to a paintball game. :)





When I lost my dog, I wrote about it, put my thoughts on paper. That helped a bit.
Try getting a replacement puppy! It worked for me!
eat some cookies make sure there not dog faced