My dog just passed, anything to make a sad summoner smile?

CarbonWyre·Dec 5, 2013·9 votes·683 views

My dog of 12 years just passed away due to sickness. :(

EDIT: Even though it's only a couple people, you truly are the best in the community. Thanks guys.

12 Comments

Teemo May CareDec 5, 201311 votes

I am so sorry for the loss of your sweet friend. I lost my dog suddenly to an illness two and a half years ago, so I know how sad you feel. My advice to you is to let yourself be sad. Losing a beloved pet is like losing a beloved family member who was also your best friend. Some people don't understand how deeply it can affect a person. The grief is real, but it lessens as time passes. All the normal phases of the grieving process apply to losing a pet.

One thing I did was I lit a candle for my dog when she passed. I also went out for walks at the times I normally took her out. I stopped in all her favorite spots..I just kept the routine for a while.

Put some flowers by her coziest sleeping spot in the house and just think of all the wonderful times you had together, and have a good cathartic cry.

Again, I am so sorry you are going through this, I truly am.

CarbonWyreDec 6, 20132 votes

Thank you...

Teemo May CareDec 6, 20133 votes

Your welcome.. Hang in there, it'll get easier to adjust to the loss but it does take some time, so just remember to be patient with yourself and let yourself be as sad as you want for however long it takes. People will tell you to snap out of it, but its not that easy. In my case, I would be so overcome with sadness at times I felt I was losing my mind..Once I understood that those feelings were normal, I felt less like I was losing my mind. Once I stopped trying to fight the grief, I was finally able to come to terms with everything and move beyond the sadness.. its a process. I hope this helps in some way. Take care.

FearZer0Dec 5, 20138 votes

Nasus The cycle of life and death continues. We will live, they will die.

HitYouInTheFaceDec 6, 20133 votes

TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUTTA MY MOUTH. <3

StufhausDec 6, 20135 votes

Seems like he forgot to grab {{summoner:10}} , Shaco Here, he might cheer you up, he is a jester after all, actually on second thought just summoner 6 Take two of these item 2003 and remember, summoner 11 is not summoner 14 I've made that mistake far too many times when I gank.. Finally, just remember, for the future , if you're going up against Shaco jungle, then dont summoner 4 aggressively, you'll regret it.. Hope this helps and if it doesn't, make a smurf and pwn some noobs, that always cheers me up. It's still gonna be awhile before your summoner 7 comes off cooldown though, so for now be patient and things will get better. :)

RiotRiot GirlDec 6, 20135 votes

Oh man, that's awful! I can relate though: this fall I lost my two pups, Sace, 15 and Mixie, 16 within a couple months of each other. I got them when I was a teen and I know I walked around with a black cloud over my head for days when they passed.

One thing I did was make all my avatars pictures with me and one of them. I also gave them each a proper burial in my garden and started writing down every story or memory I wanted to keep. That really helped the most - not just remembering the good times or their little personality quirks that made them so special to me but saving it for posterity. I then found favorite photos of them and printed them up to put around my workspace. I was able to share stories and talk about them to new people, which made it feel like they were still around, entertaining everyone as usual, in a way.

I would stay away from /r/adviceanimals for a while, but maybe hang out on the Poros subreddit and just watch some funny stuff like Archer or read cracked lists till your side hurts from laughing.

It does get better. I just had my first Halloween and Thanksgiving without them and I was surprised how well I did, since they were big parts of those holidays for me. You will get through this.

CarbonWyreDec 7, 20132 votes

I would of love to give my dog a proper burial. But she was a full grown German Shepard and digging a hole that size would be tedious and suspicious. Also I don't think the land lord would appreciate it. I keep finding myself looking over my shoulder to see her following me or waiting by the front door when I get home from work. This will be a hard Christmas but my family is handling things the best they can I guess. I'd love to put up pictures at work but sadly I'm just a cashier. But I do talk about her a lot and we are keeping her memories alive. Like this one time when she fell asleep on top of my dad and woke up to find that the cat we had that she hated the most was using her as pillow! She was so mad. But not as mad as we were the time she stole the Thanksgiving ham.

Her name was Mika, she was 12 on Feb 2nd.

Thanks for the support.

Illg0reDec 5, 20132 votes

Play a round with Nasus and let him say "who let the dogs out?" RIP lil doggy

AbiwonKenabiDec 5, 20132 votes

Er...fairly unrelated, but do you like Disney?

Here's Snow White and the Evil Queen :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYBMZkVcg8U

NypepDec 7, 20132 votes

I know missing someone forever hurts a lot. Remember the times you had with your dog. If there is someone in the world that thinks of someone, they will stay alive, even though in memory. Your dog will live in you for the time you are alive. Thanks for sharing this on a forum like this as well. It's good to hear from people with the same interests about anything, even deep subjects like this.

Lots of strenght wished to you from the Netherlands.