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When grief for a pet feels like betrayal of their memory

My dog died three months ago and everyone keeps telling me I should get a new one but the thought makes me feel sick like I would be betraying her.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The depth of animal love reveals itself most painfully in the fear that moving forward means moving away.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Companion animals?”

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