history: My 15 year old dog just died.  He was my buddy and I am all broken up because of his passing. My 15 year old dog just died.  He was my buddy and I am all broken up because of his passing.
current: Man that is really hard.  I can relate however b/c my sweet Riley(dog) just had to be put to sleep due to congestive heart failure
next: Yeah, I understand it was his time to go, but it doesn't make it any easier.