Our vets did this and a few friends when Jess died and it really helped to have something tangible in the house when she was so absent.
If you are supporting someone who has lost a pet there is great comfort in sending a card and letting them know you care.
“How can I feel this loss so deeply when I didn’t feel this sad when so-and-so died.” It’s not unusual for the loss of a pet dog to cause more grief than the loss of a close human relative, something which confounds many a human. When I lost our first dog there was nothing anyone could have said or done to prepare me for the absolutely overwhelming grief. We have this extraordinary bond and for such a short time that it can be hard to come to terms with how quickly they move from a young healthy adult dog to a senior dog. But the reality of our life with our pets is that we frequently outlive them, the opposite of what happens most usually with our children. The bond you feel often deepens to such a level during your pet’s early life that it becomes inconceivable that they won’t always be in your life. I don’t know about you, but I physically miss my dogs when I’m not with them! This is nothing new, ancient burial sites, epitaphs and even the mummified dogs in ancient Egypt let us know that human beings have bonded deeply with their animals for thousands of years. It is also known that companion dogs promote physical health and recovery from illness for their human counterparts. With our dogs though the intensity of the bond remains similar to a parent with a toddler or pre-school aged child. The depth of the bond increases with time. Oxytocin is released when we stroke and handle our dogs, the same chemical that is released during breastfeeding, hugging and moments of physical intimacy. There is research that tells us that the human-animal bond is, biochemically speaking, very similar to the bond between a parent and a child. Lawrence and Brandon sleeping in their baskets up on the sofa in the sunshine
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