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**warning: contains details of a beloved pet's death**
So, Sunday morning, our dog was hit and killed by a truck. He and his buddy dog had escape from my sister's backyard after she let them out Saturday night. They ran at least three miles until they reached the highway early Sunday morning. But they didn't make it across this time. He was struck and killed within eyesight of my house--his first home. I have no idea why he was trying to get here but he had made it here TWICE previously after escaping from a well fortified backyard.
Anyhow, we didn't know about this until Monday morning. We must have drove past his body a dozen or more times, but he was thrown into a ditch, just far enough down where you couldn't see him well. Finally, someone gave my sister's MIL a call and told them where the dog was.
But now our dog's buddy dog is really depressed. He won't eat, he won't go outside, he doesn't play. He was right there by C's side when he was hit. The workers at the gas station nearby witnessed it happen and they stayed with C until he passed. They tried to get the buddy dog but D was too scared and ran all the way home.
I know how to handle human depression...well, sort of. It's been hell for us all these last two days. Losing C has been really damn hard for me because having him around was what got me through my own dog's death one year ago.
What do we do about D? How can we get D to be feeling better? There is another dog at the house with him, but he won't even interact with that dog. These two dogs were really close. They went everywhere together. What can we do?
*note: the names of the dogs aren't really C and D*
So, Sunday morning, our dog was hit and killed by a truck. He and his buddy dog had escape from my sister's backyard after she let them out Saturday night. They ran at least three miles until they reached the highway early Sunday morning. But they didn't make it across this time. He was struck and killed within eyesight of my house--his first home. I have no idea why he was trying to get here but he had made it here TWICE previously after escaping from a well fortified backyard.
Anyhow, we didn't know about this until Monday morning. We must have drove past his body a dozen or more times, but he was thrown into a ditch, just far enough down where you couldn't see him well. Finally, someone gave my sister's MIL a call and told them where the dog was.
But now our dog's buddy dog is really depressed. He won't eat, he won't go outside, he doesn't play. He was right there by C's side when he was hit. The workers at the gas station nearby witnessed it happen and they stayed with C until he passed. They tried to get the buddy dog but D was too scared and ran all the way home.
I know how to handle human depression...well, sort of. It's been hell for us all these last two days. Losing C has been really damn hard for me because having him around was what got me through my own dog's death one year ago.
What do we do about D? How can we get D to be feeling better? There is another dog at the house with him, but he won't even interact with that dog. These two dogs were really close. They went everywhere together. What can we do?
*note: the names of the dogs aren't really C and D*
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