I am a firm believer that animals grieve! When I was a kid I had a german shepard named Skrapper. We took in a couple of ducklings from my aunt and raised them during the summer. While gone to the store some neighborhood dogs killed the ducks. Our german sheppard had been tied on a lead and had tangled himself up in knots trying to save the ducks (we found one tucked under him, but he had gotten it too late). Skrapper got very depressed and slept in their pool for months until we got him a new puppy to care for. Not suggesting you run out and get a puppy, but I have first hand experience that dogs can grieve a loss in the same manner that humans can.
Sorry for your loss. |