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How to handle automatic grief behaviors after losing a pet

My dog died three weeks ago and I keep setting out two bowls at dinner time without thinking about it and then I just stand there staring at the empty bowl.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Muscle memory of care continues after the beloved has gone, creating daily confrontations with absence.

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“Where Are You with Companion animals?”

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