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What are the best ways to cope with the grief of losing a beloved dog?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 9 years and 3 months old | 56 lbs

Tomasz, Thank you so much for your help and quick response. The second email was to give you more information. I miss Rain dearly she was a very fun and happy dog. I'm greiving and feel all of those feelings that go with it. She died a few weeks ago. This is a very helpful site. I'm glad I found it

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Answered By Tomasz Wnuk

Veterinarian

Published on July 7th, 2020

I personally know how it is to lose a dog and I really feel sorry for your loss. At work I come across some owners that blame themselves for their pets' health problems. This really should not be the case for Rain as she did not die because of herbicides or fertilizer. Grieving is a mental process that is very hard but this is the only way to move on. It is good that you will remember her as a fun and happy dog as she must have been like that for her entire life.

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