To my dearest Finley.

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Thank you for your selfless, unflinching love and devotion for the last 12 years and 11 months.

Thank you patiently tolerating me slowly figuring out how to see you and love you as you are.

Thank you for your chilly boops on my fingertips or the back of my calve as you walk by to look out the window.

Thank you for countless hours playing ball, tug, and wrestling.

Thank you for being strong through a knee replacement, a bout of chronic epilepsy, and 3 cancer surgeries.

Thank you for showing me how beautiful this world can be.

I miss you so much and it hurts so bad right now, but I’m thankful you went peacefully and are in a better place now.

You are my sweetest girl and you did a very good job. I love you so much.

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Thank you for your selfless, unflinching love and devotion for the last 12 years and 11 months.

Thank you patiently tolerating me slowly figuring out how to see you and love you as you are.

Thank you for your chilly boops on my fingertips or the back of my calve as you walk by to look out the window.

Thank you for countless hours playing ball, tug, and wrestling.

Thank you for being strong through a knee replacement, a bout of chronic epilepsy, and 3 cancer surgeries.

Thank you for showing me how beautiful this world can be.

I miss you so much and it hurts so bad right now, but I’m thankful you went peacefully and are in a better place now.

You are my sweetest girl and you did a very good job. I love you so much.

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Her eyes are so emotive.

Our hugs for you and her selfless soul.
 
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Aw man, I just had to do this last week. Huge mojo going your way - dogs are such a joy in this world. It helps me to remember that their entire life (or as much as you were a part of) you WERE their entire life. I gave my buddy a great life, and now it's time for me to move on with mine.
 
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I picked up Finley’s ashes yesterday. The inked paw and nose print stung something fierce.

Each day is getting a little easier, but man the grief just hits so hard at times. It’s crazy how attached we get.

The greater the heights, the farther the fall.

Working on turning the page now.
 
Ugh. Gutted never begins to describe it. The pawprints are always tough to look but I find the sad poems they invariably send home in a frame are almost impossible to read at first. Mojo sent to you and your family.
 
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I picked up Finley’s ashes yesterday. The inked paw and nose print stung something fierce.

Each day is getting a little easier, but man the grief just hits so hard at times. It’s crazy how attached we get.

The greater the heights, the farther the fall.

Working on turning the page now.
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I still have the boxes from our last two dobies and it's been more than 10 years.
 
JiveTurkey said:
Ugh. Gutted never begins to describe it. The pawprints are always tough to look but I find the sad poems they invariably send home in a frame are almost impossible to read at first. Mojo sent to you and your family.
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jaxadam said:
I still have the boxes from our last two dobies and it's been more than 10 years.
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The more I talk with others, the more I’ve come to understand that this is a process that can take years for some. I was talking with a coworker who got emotional over his dog that’s been gone for 10+ years.

It helps me feel a little less bad about how I’m managing, if anything I suppose I should investigate whether local support groups exist. There’s a lot of healing that can happen when helping others through their own grief.

Thanks guys. The perspective is much appreciated.
 
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