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hey
I was looking at your advice, and I think you're really good at it. And since I have a question about animals, you seem like the perfect person to ask. I lost my dog, Cassie, February 4th. (she is a sheltie by the way) She was the best dog ever. She was so smart, she knew all these tricks. I taught her to give hugs. If you said hug, she'd come over and put her head on my shoulder. She was also very loyal. She was a good watchdog, and she always wanted to protect us. It's like, when I think of my friends' dogs, they're ok, but it's like, no dog is better than Cassie. I'm sure that's not true, but I've never met another dog like her. I just really really loved her, and I got so attached. My whole family did. Her death was so unexpected. The morning that she died, she threw up. No one thought anything was wrong, because she always threw up every now and then, because she's always had an uneasy stomach. We were just like, ok, and I went to school and my mom went to work. My dad and brother were home that day. She kept getting sick, so my dad kept her outside. She went out and fell asleep. When I got home, I went to the Florida room to talk to my dad. I had a really good day (which was unusual, I always have crappy days lol). We looked outside and she never moved, ever since she fell asleep. We noticed that she was very still, her chest wasn't moving up and down. When I found out she was dead, I was in hysterics and shock. She was only 7. I still can't believe she's gone. It kills me to think about it. There's no one to greet me when I get home now. I can't seem to get over it, and I really need help on what I can do to feel better. Also, one night, when I was in bed, I started crying and couldn't stop. Then, after a while, I looked at the ceiling and I saw things moving, if that makes any sense. Just shapes moving around. It really calmed me down somehow, and I felt like Cassie or my guardian angel was there to comfort me. What do you think it was? I'm just really lost and I want my dog back so bad, and I know I just can't. Can you help me at all? I'm sorry this was so long, thanks so much just for reading this. Sorry if I'm a pain.
♥ Erin
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wow, I'm really sorry about that. Do you know what happened to her? You might not want to think about it, and that's cool if not, but it might help to talk about it.
Honestly, though, I can't imagine what your going through, but I know I would be in the same state if anything happened to my childhood dog. I have a dog named Sheba, she's a mutt--part Golden Retriever, part Samoyed Husky. I have had her since I was seven years old, which was almost 15 years ago. When she does finally go, it won't be as unexpected as with your dog, but I know I will still be hysterical. I have already had some scares in the past year. I have had to spend a few different weekends at my mother's house with her because I thought that she was going to be gone soon.
I also had a Rottweiler for the past 7 years, and I recently had to find a new home for him.
He went to a great home, and it's good to know that he's happy, but it's been very hard on me to not have my puppy around. On the morning when I had to drive him to his new home, I had to bring my mother with me for emotional support. As I was driving to my mother's house, I was crying hysterically, and did not think I would be able to go through with it.
The only thing that made it bearable was the support from my mother, and knowing that he would be able to run around and have more room to play in his knew home. I knew he would be happier.
Your dog may have been sick for a while without you knowing it. It's their instinct to hide any sort of illness, so she wouldn't have wanted to show that she was sick until she couldn't bear it anymore. I know you loved her, I know what it's like to love an animal, and to lose one is like losing a best friend.
It seems corny and cliche, but you just need to think about her being in a better place right now. I don't know what you believe about what happens when you die, but from what you have said, when you feel her around you, watching over you, she seems happy, right?
It's not easy to get over, and you don't have to. Take the time that you need to grieve. It might make you feel better if you find out what happened with her, if that is possible. It may be easier to put behind you that way.
It's good to cry, don't try to hold that in. Make sure you have a comfortable place where you can be to just cry.
As for what it was that you saw that night... I don't know what it was. I think that is something you need to decide for yourself. That can be whatever you want it to be, and whatever makes you feel better.
I do believe that dogs can share a strong emotional bond with a human. People can try to say that animals don't have emotions such as love, but I think that's bullshit. The things that I've seen, and the animals that I've known, prove otherwise.
I see no reason why your dog wouldn't be watching over you, and making sure your ok now. She protected you when she was physically there, why wouldn't she be protecting you still?
If you need to talk about anything, you can send me another question just to get things off your mind.
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