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Me too. Every time I see someone post like this it all comes back. So here's some poetry to cry by. But I'll always give my heart to a dog to tear.

The Power of the Dog by
Rudyard Kipling
There is sorrow enough in the natural way From men and women to fill our day;
And when we are certain of sorrow in store, Why do we always arrange for more?
Brothers and sisters, I bid you beware Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.
Buy a pup and your money will buy Love unflinching that cannot lie--Perfect passsion and worship fed
By a kick in the ribs or a pat on the head.
Nevertheless it is hardly fair
To risk your heart to a dog to tear.
When the fourteen years which Nature permits Are closing in asthma, or tumour, or fits, And the vet's unspoken prescription runs To lethal chambers or loaded guns, Then you will find--it's your own affair--
But ... you've given your heart to a dog to tear.
When the body that lived at your single will, With its whimper of welcome, is stilled (how still!)
When the spirit that answered your every mood
Is gone-wherever it goes--for good, You will discover how much you care, And will give your heart to a dog to
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CTchrisftaylor.bsky.social

This nailed me the other day

Four years since the person threw their ball for their dog (four years since their dog passed)
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HEheathermoandco.bsky.social

These 2 images also really get to me.

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JAigorforhire.bsky.social

Simple answer why we do it: no matter how much grief we feel at passing, it was worth it. Every second of it.

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