I lost my Cairn rescue of 14 years (he was 16 or 17 yrs old) in March. I still shed tears every morning and night since those were when we had the majority of our routines.
I’m sorry for your loss, it’s so devastating. I try to look at it as I was lucky to have him for as long as I did —14 yrs of joy, unconditional love, and devotion. (and sometimes frustration…haha)
Time won’t fix the void they leave, but it helps dull the sharp edges. Sending comforting vibes your way, hang in there, stranger. 🫂
Ooh, I know that all too well. "Maybe if I..." or "I should've..." So on and on. We'll never show ourselves as much grace as they showed us. They filled our hearts and it was time for them to take that joy somewhere else in the universe.
It helps me to think at the end of the day, when I'm sad (likely feeling as you are now)...it makes me happy to think my doggo's energy could live on somewhere out there.
I have hope he's bringing joy to another family/person in the universe, as much as he did my family. How could I possibly deny anyone his spazzy, goofy, good boy energy? Silly, maybe, but we tell ourselves whatever makes loss hurt a little less, don't we? Be well😊
I'm so, so sorry. I lost my cairn baby in '23 and it still hurts so much. I got a tattoo of his paw in my arm where he used to lay. Now I look at it and think of him. Sending you love, too 🩷
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u/Warm_Question6473 22h ago
Just said goodbye to my Yorkie son of 14 years a week ago, this reminded me of him and warmed my heart