This
week a friend experienced the passing of their beautiful dog Misha. She finally
took the trip to ‘Rainbow Bridge’ after fourteen years mutually devoted Dog to
Owner.
I
must say that he was ‘strong’ about the whole incident. The experience being
made harder by the fact that the Vet struggled with the injection and somehow
Misha wanted to let her owner know that she wasn’t quite ready to leave him.
I
have to admit, I think I took more of the initial sadness on for a Dog I barely
knew. Seeing the impact on the owner and knowing what I now know… yet being
unable to help without his acceptance was rather difficult.
Some
heartfelt tears were shed.
It
is only possible to help someone when they seek help, it is only possible to
offer a service when people are wanting it. All else is futile.
I
struggle with that…..I struggle because I KNOW that ‘Nothing is ever missing’
and once a person is brought into the awareness of that fact, then something
like the loss of a Pet, needn’t be so distressing and lonely….in fact one
experiences the joy knowing that the Pet is close by.
My
friend knows of my work and knows of my own Pet loss experience, however he is
in a place of solace, one that I would call 'a hell' - too
‘beyond his belief’ to take a little a step out and allow me to balance the
perception of loss, something I KNOW I can do. Unless he asks I am unable to
assist.
Tonight
I revisited some of the traits I loved about my dog, aspects that I had not
fully processed. When I did, I saw the
new form of the trait I loved and I laughed, I felt the beauty of my dog’ s
love for me.
If
you have suffered a loss of a Pet and are struggling I can help. If you want to
know more about getting through the loss then please ask me. And do feel free
to share your comments on my blog, I will respond as helpfully as I know how.
Appreciative
of the training received under Dr J F Demartini and committed to guiding and
helping others through change and loss.
Thank
You Misha, Thank You John, Thank You Chiko
Man that's really hard. I also tried to be strong when my dog passed away. Though, he passed away peacefully and I had him at pet cremation houston tx. I can only imagine how hard it is to see your dog struggling while being put to sleep. A sight that every dog owner must never see.
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