When a pet dies?

[PinkSunshine]

Well we've only experienced the loss of 1 pet, our APBT Jake, 2 years ago. He died in Feb 2004 from testicular cancer and he had been my husbands dog for 6 years. My husband was devastated when he passed and pretty soon afterwards he started looking into other breeds. We got Dozer 3 months later, at the age of 12 weeks (Dozer was born 10 days before Jake passed )....

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Yes, but I wouldn't jsut rush out to the shelter or a newspaper add and get a pup the next day or anything. This probably sounds horrible, but if Tango were to die tomorrow I'd call my Toller breeder about 5 days later and ask to be put on the waiting list for a new puppy from the next litter or the litter after that depending on how many people were already waiting. I can't/couldn't ever live without a dog of my own for a too long of a time period. I don't get new dogs/pups to replace my past ones, that just isn't possible. I prefer to get another dog/pup sooner rather than later simply because dogs are my life, and like I said, I truly couldn't live without one of my own.

[.sarah]

I would start searching for the perfect new pet probably a few weeks after one died, but the time when I get a new one would vary depending on when I find the perfect one for our family.

When our dog Retread died, we were not ready for another dog right away as we were still grieving his death, but our other dog Buttons was so depressed that we thought he might grieve himself to death. We got Mandy two weeks after Retread died to comfort Buttons. We weren't ready emotionally but she did help us heal a lot, including Buttons.

When Buttons died, we waited three months before we found the perfect dog (Nova) for our situation. I was ready for another dog maybe a month after he was gone, but the perfect dog didn't come along for two more months.


Now, if I had only one dog and no other pets, and it died, I think I would be at the shelter or humane society within a week after it's passing. My other dogs have helped so much when the other passed, I don't think I could grieve properly without a mountain of fur to bury my tears in.

[Suki Wingy]

I don't know! Luckily I've only had to do it 4 times, 3 fish and a hamster. After the fish I got Tigger to fill the tank because I couldn't bare not to have a pet. The hamster was PTS because he had a very large cancerous tumor and he was almost 4 so we couldn't opperate. He wasn't even mine though, my cousin gave him to me to take care of when he moved to England. He didn't know how long he was going to live their but he never saw Hammy again, my cousin ended up staying there 5 years.

[Danegirl2208]

not right away...when my first dane died, i was crushed, ya know to me its like losing a best friend, i just cant go out and try and replace somthing i loved so much..i waited over 2 years before geting another dog after Tank died, that was quite a long time i know, but his death was very hard for me..same with my doby who passed away June 1st of this year..i had been planning on getting another puppy for a while but dobys death definatly put a major hold on that, doby was my first dog i had him for so long, his death was and still is very hard for me to think about

[lute]

it depends. i kinda of don't have a choice of when i get a new animal. random animals just land in my lap. i'm perfectly fine with that! although, before i had a group of animals i had a yorkie. when he died i wanted to wait a while to get another dog, but my mom insisted we adopt this adorable red pomerainian. that was my Beanie!

[managemysite]

I know it is bad to say, but I usually get a new pet as another pet gets older, to help remove some of the attachement to the older pet. If I had 2 pets of similar age, I might have to deal with the loss of 2 pets at the same time and that would be devistating

[chocolatepuppy]

When my RB Corey died we got Lacey 3-4 months later, but then we didn't have a dog, just the cats, and we missed having a dog. Having recently lost Mandy, time will tell when we get another dog, but I know we will.
I would never judge anyone for getting another dog even the next day, if that is what's right for them. Some people wait years, I could never wait that long, I love having dogs. I don't feel that 'when' you get another dog has anything to do with how much you loved your RB dog. Everyone is different.

[Sevaede]

I picked other.

I am not ready for quite some time, between one and two years. I still have not gotten another ferret and it's been almost three years.

Soni found us three weeks after Tier passed and I was not ready but I couldn't just leave that poor little kitty out on the street so in with us he came and is staying. We got Isis, as a friend for him, two months later.

[Argranade]

I think its realy can depend on the animals.

Like Im shur a dogs death could be taken more painfuly than a goldfish [No offece goldfish lovers ].

So if a dog died Im shur you would wait a while maybe a couple of months but as for a fish it can be replaced more easily.

Well for me anyway but I do love goldfish I love my bubbles.

[Merlin]

This is sad but when my fish died it wouldn't fit down the toilet and we had to refrigerate it waiting for trash night.

[lv4dogs]

I voted other because it would depend a lot of different things. Too many to list but some examples would be, depends on how I felt, do I want another pet (for example I love rodents but I just don't really want any more yet), if I can handle, afford & have the time for one, would my other animals & family members be willing to accept another addition, the list can go on & on.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I voted other. I wouldn't rush out and get another pet as soon as one has passed, and although I would probably get another in the future, it isn't to "replace" the one I lost. It would depend on the situation on whether or not I got another and how long it would take. Sometimes you plan a pet, sometimes they find their way to you.