I don’t know how to do this.

[Fendereedo]

So sorry to hear of your extremely sad loss, made worse with it happening over the Holliday period.
I lost my two westies within a year, and it was heartbreaking, the sad fact is that there is nothing you can't do nothing and feel so lost. The only thing you can do is grieve, it's a tough thing to do, but it's the only thing you can.
It took my wife 4 years before we got two lovely pups, but you will find something to get you out of the void, it may be another new dog, it may be something completely different, I just hope it's something that brings you some peace and fills your life again.

 

[2HBStrat]

Yesterday I lost my best bud. My little pal Jackie Chan. My one consolation was that it was very sudden. He wasn’t sick. He didn’t suffer. He was here, and then he wasn’t. Vet thinks he had a massive stroke.

But that meant I had no chance to prepare or ready myself.

And I am not ok with this. And I definitely wasn’t ready to have a life without him.

I don’t know what I’m doing. I don’t know what to do. And I’m so incredibly sad. And I’m actually in good shape compared to my girls.

This dude has left such a gigantic hole.

Worst Christmas ever.

Sorry to be a downer. But I am so lost right now. I don’t even want to go home tonight when I’m done with this gig because I know he won’t be there and I’ll totally lose my sh!+. Again.

I’ve lost pets before and it’s always very hard. But this is totally different. Jackie was my dude. My absolute best buddy. I do not know how to do this. He might have been a dog, but he was the best person I’ve ever known.

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Sorry for your loss...

 

[ponycar]

I like a good dog better than a good person. They give so much and ask for so little. I'm sad for you. Cherish the good that Jackie brought into your life.

 

[Wildeman]

Man, such a drag. I know how you feel.

 

[fjblair]

I know how you feel, I'm really sorry.

 

[JPKmusicman]

I dealt with this last May. And I'm still dealing with it. Just today I wished for just 5 minutes to hold him and say hi. Not gonna happen. So tough. I think about him every day. Not replaceable. Sorry for your loss. I can relate. What's really gonna mess with your head is that you're more sad about your dog than family members who died. The relationships with pets are very intense. Do not underestimate the love for your pet.

 

[Chiogtr4x]

Yesterday I lost my best bud. My little pal Jackie Chan. My one consolation was that it was very sudden. He wasn’t sick. He didn’t suffer. He was here, and then he wasn’t. Vet thinks he had a massive stroke.

But that meant I had no chance to prepare or ready myself.

And I am not ok with this. And I definitely wasn’t ready to have a life without him.

I don’t know what I’m doing. I don’t know what to do. And I’m so incredibly sad. And I’m actually in good shape compared to my girls.

This dude has left such a gigantic hole.

Worst Christmas ever.

Sorry to be a downer. But I am so lost right now. I don’t even want to go home tonight when I’m done with this gig because I know he won’t be there and I’ll totally lose my sh!+. Again.

I’ve lost pets before and it’s always very hard. But this is totally different. Jackie was my dude. My absolute best buddy. I do not know how to do this. He might have been a dog, but he was the best person I’ve ever known.

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Beautiful doggie, RIP

So sorry, many of us have been here, and it is always sad- family members, for sure

 

[lil scotty]

I am so sorry Jake.

 

[FenderGyrl]

Oh Man,
I'm so sorry JD. I recently lost my 3rd Doxie.

This Christmas is pretty melancholy because we have all their ashes on a Memorial Shelf. Their Stockings for treats are all hanging there this year. We only have one Doxie left now.

There is no way to prepare. Even if you need to take them for that last car ride.

I held all of mine while they crossed over. That's the hardest. Your boy passed away in his home. I can only say that one of mine went that way.

My vet reminded me that dogs don't think like we do - that their illness might get better. They live in the moment. Your boy didn't suffer, he left with his boots on.

I'm so sorry for your loss.
Sincerely,
FG

 

[Swirling Snow]

So terribly sorry for your loss. Especially at this dark time of the year.

 

[Jimclarke100]

I feel your pain.
Dogs, more than any other pet are part of the family. I’m dreading the inevitable day when mine crosses over.
So sorry for loss.

 

[mad dog]

I feel for you. There is no quick or easy way to get past it. Your little pal was too cute, too loyal and present, too much a part of your life. We're still mourning the loss of our girl Bella more than a year later. It gets easier, but the beginning is really hard. I hope you can feel better about this in the new year.

 

[NHFlyCaster]

I'm sorry for you. He was handsome!
They can be such good friends.

 

[archetype]

Do the next thing. Whatever that may be, however it may present itself, whatever needs doing right there, right then. Then do the next thing after that. I've slogged through many overwhelming life events that would have been paralyzing if I had to deal with everything at once. Instead, just take one step after another until you're through.

Sorry to hear you lost a best friend. It's plain to see he had someone special in his life to be excited about being there for. Honor his memory and be there for yours, one thing at a time.

Thank you. This is the exact advice I was going to give. I've lived it.

 

[Keithr41]

Lost my best bud of 16 years in June 8 this year. Worst experience I’ve ever gone through. I got this to memorialize and it helps some.

 

[Tone Quest]

Pets ARE family. So very sorry .

 

[Red Ryder]

Sorry to hear this as I lost a pal last Sunday. I'm sure he will be missed by I am confident we will see our friends again.

 

[telekaster1999]

Sorry for your loss Jake. Only share this pic so you'll know I understand. Lost my Lil Mama couple years ago. We feel in love the moment we met, I drove 6hrs back to Tennessee the next month to get her, we were inseparable.

 

[Chud]

So sorry to hear this, Greg. It’s unfair that their impact on us is so huge, but their time is so short. As others have said, just do the next thing, and then the next thing, and keep doing that for a while.

At some point the next furry soul(s) will show up either deliberately or by divine intervention and grab you by the heart. We’re never really ready for the next one(s) to come into our lives and families, but it doesn’t mean we don’t need them, or that they’re replacing the ones we’ve lost.

Simone and Rajah have been gone for more than 9 years now, and Loki and Kali have been with us for 8 years this Christmas. Simone and Rajah’s stockings still go up every year alongside Loki and Kali’s.

 

[StrangerNY]

I'm so sorry, JD. We lost our oldest cat earlier this month, and I can relate. That little one-eyed cat was my little darling. I'll miss her for a long, long time.

I don't have any words of advice, just saying I know how you feel. I hope the pain lessens for you and your family.

Good boy, Jackie Chan.

- D