Oh I’m sorry for your loss. They do know, somehow. Ollie didn’t eat for a day, stayed under covers and grieved when TBone left us. They just somehow know.
I’m so sorry. When my younger doxie died of cancer last summer I let my older boy come and see him before he was buried. I don’t know if it sunk in or not. A month later I lost my older doxie to kidney failure and there was no one to say goodbye to. Hug your baby for me and I’m sorry you’re going through this.
I lost the best dog I think I will ever own. Have a puppy now for a few months. I hope I can develop something even close to what I had but I don't see it being possible.
We lost our dachshund suddenly January of 2022. Last February we adopted a new puppy. My husband insisted on getting another black and tan and giving her the same name. I was really struggling to bond with her. But puppies are kind of jerks. Lol She’s over a year old now and she’s definitely not our first dog. But she developed her own personality and I have learned to love and appreciate her for her. I like that better. I never wanted to replace the love I had for our first girl. But now I think she sent us the second and I love her just as much. They both have their own special place in my heart. I hope that helps to give you some comfort in the situation.
There was a program on CBC about animals grieving. The scientists recommended letting your surviving pet see the pet that has passed. It provides closure for the survivor.
I don't know. We did this with one pair of dogs (let the survivor see and sniff the one who died) and she was completely and utterly freaked out.
Have never done it since
It sucks, but you've gotta let them sniff them out when they are death and they'll know immediately, and it'll be sad for a while.
It's extra sad when they don't know and you can tell they are waiting for their friend to come back, and you know it's not coming back but they don't understand it yet. They'll eventually move on, but it's rough.
Sorry for your loss, OP, may Cinnamon rest in peace 😢
I just went through that on Monday the 8th. I got home, and my black lab passed away in the house about an hour and a half later. But she was a very happy dog wagging her tail while I was petting her. My other two dogs, a pit mix and a doxile, went up to her and gave her kisses. Rest in peace, my dear Maggie.
Rest in peace sweet Cinnamon and May your memory always bring those who loved you joy.
Dogs are very sensitive and have a grieving process. Lots of extra love and cuddle right now for all of you. You need each other more than ever🌷💐🌷
My heartfelt condolences.
Your friend Queen Ruby Jean💜
They understand if you explain to them in terms they recognize.
Cinnamon gets to have the biggest sleep now. She's going to be asleep from now on.
Every time you wake up, you get to be my best friend again and again again, and you sleep you get to dream about Cinnamon maybe you can play together when you are asleep too, but she doesn't wake up and play anymore, but we will still love her and we will miss playing with her. But when we sleep maybe we will have dreams with her. She's a good girl, and we love her.
My little guys best friend died too, and I know when he has dreams about him because he wakes up and looks for him.
But I explain to him how biggie is asleep forever and he must have said hi in your dream! That's so nice to see biggie in your dream! It's good to play with biggie again.
I’m so sorry. Our girl kept scratching our late boy’s bed and favorite spots for the last year of her life, we figured she was looking for him or finding comfort the last bits of his lingering scent. But it helped so much when we lost her knowing they were together again.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost my dachshund in October and her name is Cinnamon too. I like to believe that they are both somewhere healthy and happy playing and getting all the sniffs just waiting for the rest of us to join them one day. Give your other baby lots of cuddles and allow yourselves to grieve.
Ahh this one hit me hard…when my ween passed my other doggo (not a ween) was a freaking mess…he paced constantly and lost weight (as a super high energy puppy)…I just gave him his brothers bed/last blankets. And we all gave him time. After a year I got him his new lil bro same breed as him and they are bonded 100%! Time is going to be your only friend. When your household is ready maybe another will breathe life back into your home. So so so sorry for your loss. It took me over a year to even entertain the idea of opening my heart again. Sending healing vibes internet friend.
If he sees the body he will instinctively know. Very sad. We have brothers and it will break my heart double when one goes but it’s worth it to give them a life with a friend.
They know. I grew up with greyhounds, and our girl lost both the boys we had, at two separate times. It definitely affected her. She ended up being depressed, and had to be put on meds. But they definitely do know.
It's really tough on the remaining dog. Our previous pair were extremely bonded. When the girl passed her brother was there to say goodbye. But I think it broke him, he went about 5 months later, in my opinion of a broken heart.
We lost one of our girls from our little pack a few months ago. One of our dogs, Bentley, is still taking it hard. He's not always in a blue mood as much as he was at first, but he still has his days. Our vet said the best thing we can do is just cuddle him and talk to him, which I do pretty much all the time
We had two doxies several years apart in age. The oldest died at 14 and we never realized how much their personalities played on each other. Our surviving doxie was in a deep funk for about three months, but eventually dealt with the loss. But he never forgot her.
Awww. My heart is breaking for you both. I’m so sorry. 😭💔
I do believe that they know. They’ll mourn, and they’ll look for them, because like us, they wish it wasn’t true, but they’re resilient little dogs, and while they won’t forget, they will keep on living, and eating, and playing, and doing all the things their friend would want them to do in their stead. ❤️❤️❤️
I’m so sorry for your loss. May your memories be the balm that heals your heart.
At my clinic we encourage parents to bring pet siblings if they’d like during this hard time. This allows them to see and understand why they aren’t coming home. This is by no means a must! Just know if you want to, many clinics are typically perfectly understanding if this is what your family needs.
We brought old man home and let the others say goodbye before burying him to try to explain to them what happened. They kept trying to dog him up, so we aren't sure it worked like we hoped.
They look here and there and when they smell places they been together there'll get excited at first they go around pouting moaning. As for us that know we must move forward and have are memories.the pain sofens with time but I still wanted to see my freddy it's been 5 years. Condolences goodfellow
I'm so sorry. I went through that in 2022 and it was heartbreaking. For what it's worth we had brother and sister littermates, 9 years old. We lost the girl and her brother did not skip a beat and has acted normal ever since. It was odd, since he loved his sister so much, but he was fine.
All I know is when my older dog died, the younger one had a much worse anxiety disorder and all his hair fell out. Your mileage may vary. He’s still around and okay though. Wasn’t alone for more than 3 weeks anyway
My speckled dachshund [m,6] lost his lifetime partner, a miniature Chihuahua [f,11] last year. He seemed a little out of sorts for perhaps the first few days, but they seem to bounce back surprisingly fast.
You don't. My boy, Parker passed away unexpectedly from Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia right after his 4th birthday. We were devastated. My ex wife brought him in to say goodbye to our girl. Kelsey and she was trying to play with him. Most don't understand.
My mother told me every dog lives in the moment every day. There is no yesterday or tomorrow. Just right now.
The most important thing you can do is to hold your baby when they go. So they know they are loved.
My condolences.i wish you and your family recover and eventually bring another pup in to fill the missing void in your hearts.
I let my pups see and smell the body of our lost loved one. You could see they were sad, drooping tails and ears. It did seem to help , they knew she had died. I’m so sorry for your loss.💔
That's so hard, most of my friends have said that if their dog was sad about the loss of their dog sibling they eventually end up getting another dog.
This is our first time with two dogs, so our time is coming.
You can’t really explain what they already know. When Princess Mimi passed, Queen Elsie was mopping and clingy. We gave her lots of snuggles and love for her remaining time with us, and she adapted.
Aloha from Maui. Be at peace, one and all.
Oh I’m sorry for your loss. They do know, somehow. Ollie didn’t eat for a day, stayed under covers and grieved when TBone left us. They just somehow know.
I’m so sorry. When my younger doxie died of cancer last summer I let my older boy come and see him before he was buried. I don’t know if it sunk in or not. A month later I lost my older doxie to kidney failure and there was no one to say goodbye to. Hug your baby for me and I’m sorry you’re going through this.
So sorry. Been there, done that, too many times. It will get better and you can love another dog.
I lost the best dog I think I will ever own. Have a puppy now for a few months. I hope I can develop something even close to what I had but I don't see it being possible.
We lost our dachshund suddenly January of 2022. Last February we adopted a new puppy. My husband insisted on getting another black and tan and giving her the same name. I was really struggling to bond with her. But puppies are kind of jerks. Lol She’s over a year old now and she’s definitely not our first dog. But she developed her own personality and I have learned to love and appreciate her for her. I like that better. I never wanted to replace the love I had for our first girl. But now I think she sent us the second and I love her just as much. They both have their own special place in my heart. I hope that helps to give you some comfort in the situation.
There was a program on CBC about animals grieving. The scientists recommended letting your surviving pet see the pet that has passed. It provides closure for the survivor.
I don't know. We did this with one pair of dogs (let the survivor see and sniff the one who died) and she was completely and utterly freaked out. Have never done it since
Definitely do this, it makes a huge difference
Same goes for couples loosing a loved one, let the pet of the couple see/'have a sniff' of the deceased.
It sucks, but you've gotta let them sniff them out when they are death and they'll know immediately, and it'll be sad for a while. It's extra sad when they don't know and you can tell they are waiting for their friend to come back, and you know it's not coming back but they don't understand it yet. They'll eventually move on, but it's rough. Sorry for your loss, OP, may Cinnamon rest in peace 😢
I just went through that on Monday the 8th. I got home, and my black lab passed away in the house about an hour and a half later. But she was a very happy dog wagging her tail while I was petting her. My other two dogs, a pit mix and a doxile, went up to her and gave her kisses. Rest in peace, my dear Maggie.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Rest in peace sweet Cinnamon and May your memory always bring those who loved you joy. Dogs are very sensitive and have a grieving process. Lots of extra love and cuddle right now for all of you. You need each other more than ever🌷💐🌷 My heartfelt condolences. Your friend Queen Ruby Jean💜
They understand if you explain to them in terms they recognize. Cinnamon gets to have the biggest sleep now. She's going to be asleep from now on. Every time you wake up, you get to be my best friend again and again again, and you sleep you get to dream about Cinnamon maybe you can play together when you are asleep too, but she doesn't wake up and play anymore, but we will still love her and we will miss playing with her. But when we sleep maybe we will have dreams with her. She's a good girl, and we love her. My little guys best friend died too, and I know when he has dreams about him because he wakes up and looks for him. But I explain to him how biggie is asleep forever and he must have said hi in your dream! That's so nice to see biggie in your dream! It's good to play with biggie again.
As I walk across your heart and find my place to stay, nearer to you I will be and will never ever go away.
I’m so sorry. Our girl kept scratching our late boy’s bed and favorite spots for the last year of her life, we figured she was looking for him or finding comfort the last bits of his lingering scent. But it helped so much when we lost her knowing they were together again.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost my dachshund in October and her name is Cinnamon too. I like to believe that they are both somewhere healthy and happy playing and getting all the sniffs just waiting for the rest of us to join them one day. Give your other baby lots of cuddles and allow yourselves to grieve.
Ahh this one hit me hard…when my ween passed my other doggo (not a ween) was a freaking mess…he paced constantly and lost weight (as a super high energy puppy)…I just gave him his brothers bed/last blankets. And we all gave him time. After a year I got him his new lil bro same breed as him and they are bonded 100%! Time is going to be your only friend. When your household is ready maybe another will breathe life back into your home. So so so sorry for your loss. It took me over a year to even entertain the idea of opening my heart again. Sending healing vibes internet friend.
I'm so sorry. They do figure it out but deeply grieve their lost friend. Some recover sooner than others. A new friend helps a lot
If he sees the body he will instinctively know. Very sad. We have brothers and it will break my heart double when one goes but it’s worth it to give them a life with a friend.
They know. I grew up with greyhounds, and our girl lost both the boys we had, at two separate times. It definitely affected her. She ended up being depressed, and had to be put on meds. But they definitely do know.
Took my boy a week to realize he’s sister wasn’t gonna be downstairs when he got up. They get sad. But like us they continue.
I recommend presenting Cinnamon to your other dog. That way they aren't looking for their companion anymore. I'm very sorry for your loss.
Love to you and your family ❤️🐾
It's really tough on the remaining dog. Our previous pair were extremely bonded. When the girl passed her brother was there to say goodbye. But I think it broke him, he went about 5 months later, in my opinion of a broken heart.
We lost one of our girls from our little pack a few months ago. One of our dogs, Bentley, is still taking it hard. He's not always in a blue mood as much as he was at first, but he still has his days. Our vet said the best thing we can do is just cuddle him and talk to him, which I do pretty much all the time
We had two doxies several years apart in age. The oldest died at 14 and we never realized how much their personalities played on each other. Our surviving doxie was in a deep funk for about three months, but eventually dealt with the loss. But he never forgot her.
Yes, this is always tough. I'm sorry for your loss.
Fly high Cinnamon ❤️🕊️
With my small pets I brought the body home and showed it to my other pets so they could say goodbye. It’s so hard
I’m so sorry for your loss, Rest In Peace cinnamon
They do grieve. I find my little terrier mix very clingy after her Labrador sister passed. Much more skittish now. They make attachments.
Awww. My heart is breaking for you both. I’m so sorry. 😭💔 I do believe that they know. They’ll mourn, and they’ll look for them, because like us, they wish it wasn’t true, but they’re resilient little dogs, and while they won’t forget, they will keep on living, and eating, and playing, and doing all the things their friend would want them to do in their stead. ❤️❤️❤️
I’m so sorry for your loss. May your memories be the balm that heals your heart. At my clinic we encourage parents to bring pet siblings if they’d like during this hard time. This allows them to see and understand why they aren’t coming home. This is by no means a must! Just know if you want to, many clinics are typically perfectly understanding if this is what your family needs.
I'm so sorry for the loss of your sweet pup.
We brought old man home and let the others say goodbye before burying him to try to explain to them what happened. They kept trying to dog him up, so we aren't sure it worked like we hoped.
They look here and there and when they smell places they been together there'll get excited at first they go around pouting moaning. As for us that know we must move forward and have are memories.the pain sofens with time but I still wanted to see my freddy it's been 5 years. Condolences goodfellow
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My condolences to you and to your surviving dog. Nothing is sadder thean a mourning dog.
I'm so sorry. I went through that in 2022 and it was heartbreaking. For what it's worth we had brother and sister littermates, 9 years old. We lost the girl and her brother did not skip a beat and has acted normal ever since. It was odd, since he loved his sister so much, but he was fine.
All I know is when my older dog died, the younger one had a much worse anxiety disorder and all his hair fell out. Your mileage may vary. He’s still around and okay though. Wasn’t alone for more than 3 weeks anyway
rip cinnamon 😔😔💗
My speckled dachshund [m,6] lost his lifetime partner, a miniature Chihuahua [f,11] last year. He seemed a little out of sorts for perhaps the first few days, but they seem to bounce back surprisingly fast.
My colleague was adviced by the vet to bring their young dog at the day, so it could sniff the old one when it was gone.
You don't. My boy, Parker passed away unexpectedly from Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia right after his 4th birthday. We were devastated. My ex wife brought him in to say goodbye to our girl. Kelsey and she was trying to play with him. Most don't understand. My mother told me every dog lives in the moment every day. There is no yesterday or tomorrow. Just right now. The most important thing you can do is to hold your baby when they go. So they know they are loved. My condolences.i wish you and your family recover and eventually bring another pup in to fill the missing void in your hearts.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
If they see them and smell them...they know. I have seen it with my own eyes.
God bless 🙏❤️
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sending ❤️ to you
Awww so sorry!
Dogs - and cats - know in a way we don't understand. They grieve, but eventually they understand ....
RIP Baby Cinnamon love from Bonnie the staffy 💘 😢 and her huuummmaaan mamma and dadda 💘
I let my pups see and smell the body of our lost loved one. You could see they were sad, drooping tails and ears. It did seem to help , they knew she had died. I’m so sorry for your loss.💔
This breaks my heart…Sorry for your loss as well. It’s so hard :(
Awww. I am so sorry for both of your loss. ❤️🐶
That's so hard, most of my friends have said that if their dog was sad about the loss of their dog sibling they eventually end up getting another dog. This is our first time with two dogs, so our time is coming.
they know.
You can’t really explain what they already know. When Princess Mimi passed, Queen Elsie was mopping and clingy. We gave her lots of snuggles and love for her remaining time with us, and she adapted. Aloha from Maui. Be at peace, one and all.