Laura, please accept my sympathy and a hug (). I know what you are going through. I've held many of my dogs in my arms and said goodbye, while they breathed their last breaths. It's very hard to do, but unfortunately the pain of saying goodbye comes with all the joy they bring.
As Kathie said, not every one can do this, but I've learned that getting another dog helps to ease the pain. Not as a replacement, no dog can be replaced, they always have a special place in the corner of your heart. But the excitement of getting another dog helps .... just having a "shadow" to welcome you home and follow you around. The last dog we adopted was a rescue, and we felt good about giving lollipop a home, as she had four homes in three years. She is an awesome dog, we're both nuts about her.
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Barefoot At Last
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever.
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