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my best friend died,my dog,Hershey
my dog hershey just passed away. he lived a long life. he was 13 when he died. I'm so sad. he was the best dog ever. I loved him so much. he has been their my whole life and I don't know how to live without him. can you please give me some advice on how to live with only half a heart left in me? one half was hershey. since he's gone.It is gone. I need to know what to do and what to do from here.where do i go from here?
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Hey, I've been there. We got our Golden when I was 2, so we literally grew up together, and she died when I was 15. I helped bury her, and I was depressed for a few months. What you really need to focus on right now is the wonderful times you two had together, but give yourself time to grieve--it's natural. I believe that animals have souls and that God has a place for our trusted friends, companions, and protectors.
I do have some suggestions that may help get you through such a rough time. Make some kind of memorial to Hershey. If you buried him, put a stone with a painting or engraving or something there. If you had him cremated, put some pictures and some of his favorite toys around it. It may also help you to tell others about him. The website [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) is specifically for the loss of a pet, and has many other good resources, but you could also make a profile page at dogster.com, and other people can look at it to see how much you loved--and still love him. If you find you really can't get out of your grief phase at all, contact a support group; you can look on the internet, or go to your veterinarian. Don't worry that your vet will think that it's silly or anything--vets are vets because they love animals, and they work with sick pets all of the time, so they understand loss. The vets I used to work for carried pamphlets on grieving for lost pets and contact numbers for support groups.
More than anything, remember how much Hershey adored you--and cheered you up when you were sad. If he didn't like it when you were upset when he was alive, he won't want you to be unhappy now.
Good luck and much love.
~TD
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Aw, its okay, I know EXACTALY how you feel, except I actually had to put my dog to sleep. You just have to know, you gave Hershey unconditional love, and the best life he could ever have, a very fufilling and long life. Just remember that Hershey is in heaven now, in a very peaceful and better place now. If you need to talk, you can always inbox me on my advice column. Feel, better, sweety, but trust me, it will be alright. :-)
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