Sudden Death Of My Little Girl Options

[JoanneL]

I am very new here as I just registered last night. I wrote a new topic post but now I can't find it on the site so I am trying again. My husband took our 2 little Schnoodles out for their morning walk on Monday and a few minutes later I got his frantic call. Our little girl had gotten off her leash, run into the street and was hit and killed by a car. We took her to the ER even though we knew she was gone. I can't remember ever being so hysterical in my life. I have cried and wailed for the last 4 days.
I am so glad I found this site last night and that all of you are out there. It is so lonely trying to go through this pain. My husband and I are not really able to talk much about it yet. I know he is replaying the scene in his head and always will. We have our little boy, her brother, and he is trying to figure out why everything has changed.
Friends have said we should think to the future about getting another dog but right now all I can think about is my Zoe and the fact that I will never hold her again or get those sweet kisses from her when I get home from work at night.

[Juturna]

Dear Joanne,

Four weeks is not that long in terms of grieving the loss of a being as precious as your little Zoe. One of my friends told me that she cried daily for 6 months following the sudden death of her beloved dog. Grief does not have a specific time line. If you give yourself permission to cry, which it sounds like you are, the tears will eventually wash away the pain.

Our animal companions bring us unconditional love. Our bond with them is unlike any human bond, and loss of this takes time to heal.

Hope you have a peaceful night.
With serenity and healing thoughts,
Juturna