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SheltieLover

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8. Sometimes we all need a helping hand, Sprink!

Sat Nov 22, 2025, 02:51 AM

16 hrs ago

I've been there. Absolutely! And I'm not needy either.

No person is an island.

Dogs, imo, are Nature's greatest gift to humans, so it only makes sense that when that tremendous love is taken from us, it hurts like hell. Literally.

There are many things that are allowed to happen in university Earth that are too horrific to be able to explain.

Are you willing to try a bereavement hospice counseling session or a group? If so, look up your lical hospice & call them to make arrangements!

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I'm messed up. My girl dog passed in March. It's gotten worse. [View all] sprinkleeninow 18 hrs ago OP

Not comparable, but been looking closely through old photo albums, elleng 18 hrs ago #1

Photos of her appear on my phone. sprinkleeninow 17 hrs ago #5

🫶🏾🕯️ blm 17 hrs ago #2

Appreciated 💟 sprinkleeninow 17 hrs ago #6

Awwww, Sprink... sending you cyber hugs! SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #3

I've never been 'needy'. It's foreign to me. sprinkleeninow 17 hrs ago #7

Sometimes we all need a helping hand, Sprink! SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #8

There is one rescue adoption girl aways away in my state. sprinkleeninow 16 hrs ago #10

Awwwww... SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #15

I have a tendency geared toward perfectionism. Which can also be a negative. sprinkleeninow 15 hrs ago #16

I can certainly relate to it being difficult without our planetary neighbors. SheltieLover 11 hrs ago #24

''For dogs, love isn't about perfection.'' Donkees 10 hrs ago #31

Listen you your heart, dear one! Tanuki 12 hrs ago #23

💧❤️ littlemissmartypants 17 hrs ago #4

I'm sorry for your loss of your precious girl dog wendyb-NC 16 hrs ago #9

Thank you much for your uplifting words, sharing your personal experiences. sprinkleeninow 16 hrs ago #14

No words, just a big hug. LoisB 16 hrs ago #11

I've been there, too, my friend. It's been over 2 years for me, but I still hurt when I think of my pup Rhiannon12866 16 hrs ago #12

I hate to say but coming from the heart oldmanlynn 16 hrs ago #13

Get another one! Aussie105 15 hrs ago #17

Don't Know If It Will Help lavoosh99 15 hrs ago #18

I look at pictures of my dogs as puppies Aussie105 15 hrs ago #19

I worry about Muggles worrying after my wife and I are gone. marble falls 11 hrs ago #28

My dogs are giant breed Keepthesoulalive 15 hrs ago #20

Hugs to you friend. Duncanpup 13 hrs ago #21

Green pastures, still waters Dear_Prudence 13 hrs ago #22

Mourning a loved animal is so very, very hard. Give yourself as much time as you need. Timeflyer 11 hrs ago #25

🫂😢🥰🐶🐾🕯️ QueerDuck 11 hrs ago #26

Love carries risk and pain. Let love become the monument, not the pain. marble falls 11 hrs ago #27

The more you loved your dog and the more your dog loved you the more it will hurt. Botany 11 hrs ago #29

I understand how you feel. Still mourning my GSD who disappeared when I was 11. ms liberty 10 hrs ago #30

My girl dog passed this past March too, her brother in September. dem4decades 9 hrs ago #32

My heart grieves with you, sprinkleenow Trueblue Texan 9 hrs ago #33

Sending much love and healing vibes to you, sprinkleeninow Grim Chieftain 9 hrs ago #34

here is a peom that might help a little Nigrum Cattus 8 hrs ago #35

You have to stop BWdem4life 6 hrs ago #36

It is hard to say goodbye to a family member LetMyPeopleVote 6 hrs ago #37

Better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all. Aussie105 1 hr ago #38

I am so very moved by the loving-kindness and wise words sprinkleeninow 51 min ago #39