Just feeling really sad about it. Didn’t see a post anywhere for grieving pet people so I thought I’d make one. Our Rottweiler we had for 10 years has died. His name was Rocky but his nickname was FatHead. Really missing him. He was my friend and protector. Seems he was there with me through my addictions like a bright light leading the way to a better life. Not sure how I’ll make it without him. 
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Im sorry for your loss too. Thank you
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I’m sorry for your loss, what a sweet boy. 
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Thank you so much. This is hitting me pretty hard. He was actually my oldest son’s dog . Before getting addicted to hard drug’s he worked an entire summer weedeating to buy him. Now he’s traded off his phone for drug’s and I have no way to contact him to even tell him he’s dead. That may be for the best though considering what he’s already going through. I miss him too. I’m just a mess right now.
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Its completely normal this is hitting you hard, fur babies are our world and they help us with our difficulties.
Did you have a ceremony to honor his life?
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Yes we did. Going to order a kit and let the kid’s make him a marble tombstone.
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Sorry for your loss. I know how hard it is and just find comfort in the fact that you gave h8m a good life and love while he was here.
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Beautiful 
Take your time. He’s looking down on you, so you can let him know how much you love him.
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Aww 
Rocky “FatHead 
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Looks like a beautiful boy. I’m so sorry for your loss. Loosing our pet friends is the absolute worse. I’m so glad I was able to be 
sober for Minnie when she died. I still miss her so much.
Great idea starting a pet grieving thread. I know a lot of people before us have been through it.
Ugh it’s just so hard.
Big hugs SV 
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So sorry for your loss It’s such a hard thing to go thru 
It’s like losing a family member. Been 4 years since I lost my boy and I still can’t imagine replacing him. Rocky lived his best life with you and loved you unconditionally until the end. Sending you strength and peace throughout these hard times 
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So sorry for your loss. He was a beauty.
For me, pets are a member of the family who love you unconditionally, they never fall out with you, they are never upset with you and are just always happy to be by your side.
Loosing them is heartbreaking but unavoidable as they have such a short life compared to us. I’m sure he had a brilliant life and knew how much he was loved. 
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So sorry for your loss. What a beautiful good boy!
I found it more difficult to cope with the loss of my fur babies than some of my human family.
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Awe, Rocky reminds me so much of my Teddy. She was a big rottie too and with me through the darkest days of my addiction. Losing her was like losing a child for me, and I struggled very badly with my mental health when she passed. I was 5 months pregnant and 5 months clean from meth when it happened. I can sit here right now, 20 years later, and remember what that heartache felt like. Since then I have lost 4 other fur babies while i have been in recovery, so I am just here to offer you some hope. We can get through that pain clean, that aching heart where all the love resides. You know, it was actually pretty special I had an epiphany when I lost Annie my German Shepard a couple of years ago. I was sitting here with my daughter feeling broken, my chest felt like it might cave in with grief. And I said to my daughter, " it so ironic that we physically feel our heart breaking when we are broken hearted." In that moment I was having one of the most profound spiritual awakenings of my recovery. We get a choice today and we get a beautiful chance to experience our feelings, our body and our soul if we can be brave enough to sit with all of that when it hurts. Your Rocky, was with you during those years for a very special reason and he has left at this moment for a very special one too. There is nothing in this life that isn’t without purpose.
Sending you so much love and peace to your heart.
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It has been a little over 2 months since we lost my baby boy Fox. He had been with us for 11 years. He came to me when we both were on need. He has fleas, red mange and was about 20lbs. He was such a good boy. So sweet and good natured. I miss him so much. Some days aren’t as bad but others a small thing will happen and it reminds me of him. The hurt is a little less but there is still a hole in my heart.
I’m so sorry for your loss @SoberVigilant We give them the best life possible and that gives me a little solace but it is still so hard.
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Thank you all so very much. I’m so sorry for yalls loss too. I’m just taking this pretty hard. It was unexpected. I thought he’d make it through it. He really was family to us.
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What a beautiful boy! So sorry. 
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I am here if you want to chat.
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What a gorgeous boy. I’m so sorry for your loss. Xxxxxx
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I’m so sorry @SoberVigilant he’ll still be your protector from heaven ,allow your self the grief but stay strong my friend sending you love and hugs today 
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It’s so hard. I am grieving over a kitty cat that I had for over 16 years. She died at the end of July. I grieve for her and also for some of the other pets on this thread. I don’t think I’m ever going to get over the loss of her. I put some flowers on her grave today. I’m thinking about you and your pain and I understand it. We just have to go on one step at a time.
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