Review: Dogs grieve too, an inspiring story of loss and hope
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 7, 2013
Wow, this very short story really reflected my experience with human and dog grief.A dog named Annie is spending Christmas Eve under the tree looking listless. She's sitting on the rug where her life long companion, Jake, used to sit. He died the Christmas before, and Annie hasn't been herself since.Her owner decides to take action and go visit Jake's final resting spot, searching for closure.When my husband left me, he left his dog. I guess he outgrew her too. Leah was a one man dog, and very bonded to him, and though she liked me well enough, she grieved for months for him. Her grief bookmarked my grief. It was almost harder to bear her sadness than my own. I tried to explain it to people, but many didn't understand.This story explains it perfectly, and as in the story, steps taken to soothe our pup, ended up soothing me.Highly recommended! I cried a few tears, had a lump in my throat, but felt closure in the end.