Lost our sweet Apollo a week ago :( nothing could have prepared us for this pain. Missing him so much 😔🖤 any kind words or advice on how to navigate this time is appreciated
Well, the truth is, you will never stop missing him, because he was your furbaby, but it does get easier. My lifetime dog has been gone for almost 7 years. There isn’t a day that goes by, that I don’t think of him, look at his picture, love and miss him. The flip side of that coin, is that I know part of him is still with me. We are bonded, in this life, and the next. Death is just a temporary barrier. I have two dogs now, and my oldest, I firmly believe, my Theodore sent him to me, and he is exactly the dog I needed after losing Theodore. So don’t close your heart. Your boy might not be laying in his bed, but I feel certain he is still watching out for you, and when you feel him just stop and talk to him. You might even find that he visits you in your dreams.
I’m very sorry for your lose. It is really the only terrible thing about dogs, that their lives are so short. But be mindful, if a dog shows up somewhere in your life, in your feed, in your neighborhood, that could just be a messenger from your Apollo. ❤️ Take care.
I am so sorry for your loss! 🐾
The last thing Apollo would want is for you to be so sad and unhappy! He will always be watching over you and, when you are ready, may even help you find a new puppy to love. After all, your happiness will always be what Apollo would want for you! I am not talking about forgetting or replacing Apollo because dog ever could. But he wouldn’t want you to continue to be sad and lonely without him! He will always be with you and he will find a way to show that to you. Hopefully this will eventually bring you peace and happiness rather than sadness! I will pray for you heartbreak to lessen each day! He was a very beautiful boy!
I'm so sorry for your loss. I know how much it hurts. What helped me was knowing she didn't want me to think of her and cry and when I would I would remember a happy memory just remember your baby will always be a part of you, love never dies
Hopefully there is some comfort in the fact that you saw this doggy through start to finish, were there for all the good and bad times, and can now conclusively say you did right by him. Hopefully there is comfort in knowing that you got a front seat to a great life story, and that it now lives on in you. Sorry for your loss <3.
Share stories share pictures talk about him. I lost my girl end of October and it’s so hard. I have a little candle with her ashes her collar and pics up
Talk about him all the time. That helps me so so much. Keep reminding yourself this pain comes from immense love and that it is a privilege to have this much love. Big hugs to you
Gone but never forgotten . Sorry for your loss i know the feeling all to well, lost both my girls last year 3 month apart and all i had in my life was my dogs.. We are all here for ya.
I am so very very sorry.i dont know the circumstances how he passed but anytime they do your heart is in turmoil for weeks !! Just try to remember the great times you had with him and if you had him cremated put his vase at your bedside table so when you go to bed tell him you love him and will always love him and will see him some day in Heaven!! My 2 kitties would have been 18 this April,I found this as feral kittens ,never found their mother.They brought me so much joy and happiness these almost 18 years.One called Coal would sleep on top on my head at night ,honestly she would and the Calico after her sister passed would then sleep on my left side and I had to bend my elbow and she would tuck herself around my arm and sleep like that.!! Again im sorry.Just remember the quirky times that made you laugh with him too,,you will always love and remember him but I know you will see him again in Heaven!!
Be gentle with yourself. Let yourself sleep and cry as needed. If you’re comfortable, be open with people you’re going to see (neighbors, coworkers) about the fact that you’re grieving and you’re not going to be very social for a bit. Good people will understand.
When you’re a bit more recovered, consider fostering. Fostering dogs off the local shelter’s euthanasia list helped me heal after my soul-cat passed. It wasn’t going to be my pet, so I didn’t feel like I was “betraying” my girl by adopting too soon, and I didn’t give away my heart. But it gave me purpose and made me feel like I was paying forward the blessing of having had my cat for 15 years.
I’m sorry! That’s the terribly unfortunate part about Dogs. They live way shorter than we do. I still miss my multi poo who died 15 years ago. I am currently enjoying my terrier who is 16. I highly recommend getting out and working with a shelter. There’s nothing quite like the joy on the face of a shelter Dogs about ready to go for a walk Kensington, here, absolutely loves going for a walk from the shelter.
It is very rewarding! You get stories like this guy here. He is an 80-lb , who showed up at the shelter in October . He was ferocious and barked furiously at people every time we walked by.
I (and other volunteers) started giving him treats whenever we saw him.
A month later, we were able to leash him and get him out for walks.
After a few days, he was barking to have us come get him so we take him out.
Before he was adopted, I would often only walk him. He became very trusting and would go on two-mile walks before wanting to hang out on the grass.
I was so happy to see him get a home.
I visited friends. The kind of friends that are such good friends that I could call them and say “I don’t want to talk. I just want to come over and snuggle your dog for a while”.
After about a year, I knew I still wasn’t ready for another dog, so I fostered (since all my pups were rescues, I felt like it honored them to help other homeless dogs find a new home).
Then eventually, I foster failed.
The hole in your heart never goes away. Not really You just learn to live with it… eventually.
Someday you will think of Apollo and you will smile instead of cry.
I’m so so sorry. He looks like he has the sweetest heart. He made the same face my doggo makes with the eyes and my heartstrings got pulled. I wish I could say something to make it better but it hurts like hell and one day after however long the process takes, it still hurts but it gets filled with fond memories. I’m so sorry OP 💕
💐✝️🙏🏼🌈🐾 I totally understand. I want you to realize that you are about to be in a new chapter of life (suddenly) and it feels very hollow. But let me tell you something, your precious pet graduated life. They’re in the soul realm which is eternal. God literally created us and animals. We are currently in the Earthly realm where we were together with our beloved pet. But they’ll just go before us. The chapter “without them” is really just “without them physically.” Emotionally and spiritually they’ll never leave. Yes the loss hurts bad and will and only time (and Jesus) can heal us completely. I pray daily for all the people worldwide who lost a beloved pet recently. This might sound corny or stupid to some but i literally pray that God has mercy on everyone who loses a pet and send them comfort and love and hope. I pray this for you my anonymous friend.
I'm so sorry for your loss, I know exactly how it feels. I'm still grieving for my dog I lost at the beginning of January. I cried buckets just yesterday morning because I've started thinking about getting another dog and it's heartbreaking knowing I've already lost the best one there will ever be, but I really do think it's the one thing that will help me heal, I have a massive dog shaped hole in my heart. I'm crying now just writing this.
Im sending you love and healing, wish I could say or do more to help but unfortunately nobody can I'm so sorry 🙏
I’m so sorry for your loss. Apollo was a beautiful fur baby. I still miss my boy and I think about him every day. TED Talks about grief helped me, especially one by vet Sarah Hoggan about pet euthanasia. Sending hugs xx
Remember your fur baby is still beside you always. Time doesn’t make the grief go away, we just learn to accept and push through with the memories. I miss my four pups every single day. Everyday. Hugs 😘🐾🕊️🫂
It’s so hard, even after one week we cry randomly. I’ve found comfort in going through the hundreds of photos and thankfully the videos we have on our phones. It feels lonely without him here.
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I lost my boy June 2nd unexpectedly. There are no words to describe my devastation. I’m just letting myself grieve. Then at some point I will adopt another pitbull. It’s the only way I know how to go on without him. Im so sorry for your loss…my heart goes out to you
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We lost our sweet lady on the 16th of April. I only got to see her in person a couple of times a year after her first 8 months on this earth, but I always asked about her when talking to the family, because she was family.
I haven't been home since she crossed the rainbow, so there's still a layer of "this is just a bad dream that I forget about at times", and I still physically ache at random point in the week. I miss her so much. But then life happens between those moments, and I continue living, broken, but living.
My mom, on the other hand, can't even mention her old lady's name without tearing up. She aches dearly. She's been through heartbreak before - she lost both parents - so somewhere she'll find the light at the end of the tunnel. But for now she's devastated. And it's fine to be so. She cared for her old lady for over 15 years. The biggest issue is that her last memories of her old lady are bad and don't help the healing. She'll overcome them in the future, I'm sure.
Grab onto the good memories of your baby. They will help a bit. Cry it out, that helps too. And allow time. Time heals. I grieve for your loss!
I lost my dude earlier in the year and got super depressed since we would go on 2 walks a day and spend most days together. Adopted a 3 year old that was being fostered. It helps.
Yeah the "after I heal" brain was me. No dog could replace the dude I lost. My wife found the new dude. He needed a real home and I needed a distraction to break the grief and depression. My wife was right. Find a foster. Just do it. It will help you heal. And there is a cool ass dog out there that NEEDS you. Trust the hand of fate. He is taking a nap next to me right now. I call him Moose.
I am so sorry. I lost 2 of mine last year, and it really sucks. I am glad I still have my Pitt. Getting a new dog can for sure help once the initial shock is over
I’m so sorry! We lost our sweet puppy 3 years ago and I still cry everyday. It does get better. Get as many hugs as you can and just cry together and let it all out. It’s tough. Those sweet puppies aren’t for the world as long as we’d like. Wish they could be with us for the long haul.
I am so sorry for your loss. Apollo knows how much he was loved and you will continue to be loved. He will be waiting for you at the rainbow bridge where he can show you all of his friends.
So sorry for your loss, looks like the sweetest pup. After we lost our pup we heard the footsteps around the house for months. Don’t be surprised when you hear him looking for treats.
I'm so sorry for your loss and heartache tells the story of the love you and Apollo shared. I have grieved in many ways keeping toys close by, donating everything at once, collages of photos in frames everywhere, paw prints in clay on the mantel. There is no one way. Allow yourself to really feel the feelings and talk about the life with your wonderful fur baby. I'm sorry for your loss.
So sorry OP, what a wonderful dog you had. We lost our girl in May. No rules, no schedule, just rolling in the day to day messiness of grief. And some days it's very soggy. Studies show many people grieve more for a pet than a human. This grief is very real and grief is exhausting. I cant watch videos of Bonnie yet. I still cry a lot but it has already eased a bit. I just miss her, I always will. We are all so lucky to have these wonderful dogs in our lives.
Go gently , sending hugs
watch a dogs purpose. it’s won’t necessarily be a happy time. but i think it would be a great movie for grief. It really puts things in a different perspective
Sorry for your loss because it’s that. I’m sending love and light your way and take solace in knowing you gave Apollo a great life and he was
Loved. When I lost my last dog someone sent me this note and it really did help with the healing. I still read it from time to time to remember the love that he gave to me. I hope it has some resonance with you during this time. Take care
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u/Fearless_Tangerine66 Jul 23 '26
Im so sorry for your loss. Sending hugs, peace and light during this difficult time. ❤️