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on new years, we had to put my chihuahua to sleep. he was attacked by my neigbors dog, a jack russel terrier. now my my problem is does this have any affect on my other dogs? just last nite my pit bull was walking around the backyard howling and barking. i guess he was looking for him. and my female chihuahua will hardly come out of the dog house. is there anything i or my family can do?

What a sad story. Sorry to read about your Chi. I hope your neighbor keeps their JRT tied up in the future. I do believe your other dogs sense the loss, not only that the dog is gone but also through your emotions. It will take a little time but your dogs will soon move on. Unfortunately for us...it's takes a little longer. I'll keep a good thought for you and your family and also your other dogs.
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If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.

>>on new years, we had to put my chihuahua to sleep. he was attacked by my neigbors dog, a jack russel terrier. now my my problem is does this have any affect on my other dogs? just last nite my pit bull was walking around the backyard howling and barking. i guess he was looking for him. and my female chihuahua will hardly come out of the dog house. is there anything i or my family can do?

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I just lost a dog, too, the fourth my husband and I have lost during our 26 years of marriage, and none of the losses have upset our other dogs. They are in the house with us, though, sleeping on the bed, and I expect that makes a difference. Dogs who stay outside tend to rely more on each other for family than on the humans.

What you can do that will help them most is spend a lot of time with them. I was in a class once where the teacher said children spell "Love", "T-I-M-E." So do dogs. They need time with us.
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Kathy Diamond Davis, author, "Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others," 2nd edition, and the free Canine Behavior Series articles at http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=SRC&S=1&SourceID=47

I'm so sorry for your loss. That is a horrible way to start teh new year.

Yes, dogs do mourn the loss of other dogs. Some can be quite depressed for quite some time. Every animal as well as every human handles loss in their own way. Spend some time with your current pets seperately and give them some extra attention- maybe even a good all over body message. It will just take time unfortuntaely.
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Dear dog,
I can not buy anything larger than a king sized bed. I am very sorry about this. Do not think that I will continue to sleep on the couch to ensure your comfort. Look at videos of dogs sleeping, they can actually curl up in a ball. It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other stretched out to your fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straigt out and having tongues hanging out the other end to maximize space used is nothing more than doggy sarcasm.

thanks a lot for yours comments. at this point i am so mad at the neighbors dog but hey what can you do? nothing. this last couple of days when i open the door the pitbull, joker, trys to come in the house, he never has done this.i think he thinks the doggy is in the house and wants to find him.

thanks again for your love and support.

I am so, so very sorry to read this.

My gramma lost two Chi's to a former neighbors dog. It was aweful! I was just a kid then, I think now I'd come unglued and be marching over there to have a "chat."

Yes, your other dogs could be mourning. When I lost Annie years ago my other dog at that time was very depressed. I truely don't think she ever got over it. For the rest of LaVie's life she never bonded or wanted to play with another dog. Not even the other family Chihuahuas.

How are you and your family doing since your loss? How is Joker doing?

Here's a pic of my two that were so closely bonded. I think i's from 1991, Annie was about 8 yrs old and Lavie 2 or 3 yrs old.

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