Brownie

I'm glad that my words helped you as well.  Sometimes its really HARD to help because we all feel differently about loss, but all of us TRY to soften the blow.

Thanks for your note. and we are sorry to hear about dog also. I know what you mean about this site i never heard about this some how i just come to it and I know it sure helps us It has been 1 month and 4 days since our Browniegirl had to leave us. We still think of her all the time but we have to go on but it is hard sometimes. well take care .
 
Sandy and Ashley and Buddy...

IT SEEMS  SO LONG SINCE I HAVE BEEN ON HERE , I HAVE TRYING TO GET ON HERE BUT THE INTERNET EXPLORER WOULDN'T LET ME DO IT SO I HAD TO DOWNLOAD ANOTHER SEARCH ENGINE SO I CAN GET BACK ON HERE . WELL IN 2 MORE MONTHS OUR BROWNIEGIRL WILL BE GONE FOR 1 YEAR WHERE DOES THE TIME GO? I STILL THINK OF HERE ALOT AND HER PICTURE IS STILL NEXT TO BUDDY. IN NOV WE GOT  ANOTHER PUPPY WELL ITS NOTHING LIKE BROWNIEGIRL FAR FROM IT. HE IS A COON DOG HE STAYS IN THE HOUSE WITH US HE IS SUCH A BABY... HIS NAME IS BELLER CAN YOU GUESS WHY HE LIKES TO CRY WHEN WE FIRST GOT HIM AND HE STILL DOES. HE WILL COME TO MY BED LIKE BROWNIEGIRL WHEN I'M SLEEPING TO MAKE SURE IM THERE AND HE WILL CRY AT ME TO GET UP AND ALOT OF TIMES HE DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT SIDE HE JUST WANTS ME TO BE NEXT TO HIM . IN SOME WAYS IM WONDERING BROWNIE IS TELLING HIM TO CHECK UP ON ME THAT WOULD BE NICE . KNOWING SHE IS WATCHING OVER ME STILL. BUT IM BACK NOW SINCE I CAN GET ON HERE ONCE AGAIN. SORRY IT TOOK ME SO LONG I WILL TAKE A PICTURE OF BELLER AND POST IT ON HERE WITH BROWNIE AND BUDDY'S . WE LOVE U BROWNIEGIRL.. LOVE MOM , ASHLEY , BUDDY.

Sandy, you might want to pose this question in another thread.  I would recommend moving it to the Behavior thread.  I'm sure you'd get more insight into his behavior there.

ORIGINAL: tacran

The grief for me now isn't the crushing kind like it was initially.  I can get out of bed and function a normal day.  But the nights are still very, very hard.  I don't sleep well most of the time.  And the deep pain is just under the surface - I can be fine for the majority of the time, but it doesn't take much for it to rise right to the top again, like hearing other i-doggers describe their losses, or other emotional stories (even happy ones) of special animals. 

 
First of all, I just want to say how sorry I am for your loss of Brownie.  I know the grief you and your family are feeling right now.  On March 26, 2006 my little girl FeFe passed away.  I usually say this after Tracy posts but the feelings she has over the loss of her Tonka is the same for me also.  I seem to have gotten back to my old self but the pain is just under the surface and it doesn't take much for that pain to hit the surface.  This is the hardest thing I've ever had to go through -- my husband and I thought of FeFe as our kid, she was our #1 priority and we would have done anything to make her better.  Some people might not understand that... but here, we definitely understand and most of us have been through it (some have had to face it more than a few times) 
 
FeFe used to play with this big, stuffed, wrinkley looking dog that DH bought for me when we were dating & she loved dragging it all over the house to play with --  it was her all time favorite.  Every night since she passed away, I sleep with it.  I talk to her everyday, ask her to watch over her buddy Brownie (my parents' dog that is very sick right now) and her sisters, Gracie & Trixie.  Trixie was our rescue dog a little while after Fe passed... not only were we rescuing Trixie from a bad situation but we rescued her for Gracie because she became so depressed we couldn't coax her into eating or going outside and in a way... and they both rescued us right back.
 
I'm so sorry for your loss.  I'll keep you and your mom and Buddy in my prayers.
 
Run Free, Brownie [sm=angel.gif]