Departed PET

[ALCapshaw2]

I wrote this in response to SAD NEWS / GOOD NEWS but when I hit the 'SUBMIT' key, the message had 'disappeared' so here is my response under a new thread.

I've had several dogs over the last 25 years. After one recent 'walk on' adoptee disappeared in search of my older dog / companion that was hit by the school bus, I've always brought home the remains of a departed pet for the others to 'sniff and see' before burying. They seem to understand and I don't see them looking / worrying about their departed companion.

'AL Capshaw'

 

[hensylee]

They really do grieve for each other. We lost a chihuahua and its companion would not eat, just lay on the stairs waiting. We had to force feed something tasty. It took more than a week for her to start eating on her own. Two of our cats wash each other, then one suddenly attacks, the other one yells - the other cats in the house come running to see what's wrong. Even the dog comes to check it out.

 

[Ross]

When Puff got killed on New Years day, Sam was all screwed up. It took at least a month before she'd even start to eat right. She stayed close to us so badly, you'd of thought she was glued. She undoubtedly misses her brother.

 

[Barry]

At one time I had a very very old dog and a 6-8 month old pup. The old dog was getting very close to it being time to be put down when he fell asleep behind the wheels of my car and I inadvertently killed him by running him over. Thankfully it was a clean kill, and if he hadn't been so close to being put down anyway I would have been devastated.

I'd thought the bump was a piece of firewood since the pup is a maniacal stick-dog and more than once had left a piece of firewood behind my car. When I got out and saw to my dismay that I had just run over my best friend, the pup was right there by him. And her reaction? "Hey, got a stick?"

I was surprised. I was expecting her to react in some way to her compatriot's death.