[Dailydrool] greiving dogs

[daisy7521 at aol.com]

I know exactly what you are talking about,  grieving.
When Dottie first adopted us, she immediately  became friends with a 
Samoyed next door named Sota.  They played, and ran,  and sat together in the 
shade when it was hot and sunny out, went for walks, and  were just plain good 
friends.  Sota had a birthday party, with several dogs  there, and Dottie and 
Sota still kind of hung out together.  Sota became  ill with cancer, and is 
now at the bridge.  However, that was 2 yrs. ago,  and all the cute things 
Dottie did, at Sota's house, stopped completely.   She has not started the 
dishwasher anymore, with her big tootsies, or went thru  the garbage., at 
Sota's house, and no more counter surfing  there.
Now Marley lives next door, another samoyed.   And Dottie "HATES" her.  
Marley has no idea why of course, but Dottie  growls at her, and snaps now and 
then at her.
Last Summer, Marley had a birthday party, and  Dottie went over into the 
corner where her and Sota used to sit in the shade  together, and she just sat 
there, all by herself, just like she was waiting for  Sota.  It was so 
totally obvious to those of us who went thru  it.
She still misses Sota, she has never got over the  idea she never came back 
that day, and she resents Marley for it because she  don't understand.
So yes, I believe that they do grieve, and it  makes it so sad because you 
can't explain it to her.  
Barbie, and her  girls..........
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