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Marg

so pleased to see you  

I think it is lovely for you to be able to walk Hamish and I am sure it will help your bond grow even stronger than it already is

Molly will also be delighted to have a new friend

As Yogi says, it is early days and crying really does help

Enjoy your walk today
FM
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Reference:
,I said to my daughter how long did she think it would take Hamish to grieve she said how long is a piece of string,
Lovely Marg   

I keep typing and then backspacing... you know, that I know, how you must be feeling... and that I am so very very sorry for you and Hamish... and have shed a tear for Angus xxxx

I think taking Hamish to meet Molly was a stroke of genius...  

I know its different, as Angus & Hamish spent their whole lives together... and I am not saying it;ll be the same, but this is how it panned out with AJ, after we lost Wilson.

It drove me nuts tbh...  to see an animal grieving.. yet not knowing what to do for the best... or whether I was reading too much into it.. and not knowing what sort of timescale and process lay ahead.

AJ was quiet... he was a young dog so it was very noticeable.   He had started to.. not get over it, but readjust when they got Churffley...  but I was really worried about introducing AJ to Chuffley...     

I couldn't have predicted it .. AJ just sprang back to life... and he more or less was back to his old self when we got home.... only when someone said "Wilson" or "handsome" (which he used to mishear as Wilson) would he cock his head and then slope off into a corner somewhere.  

From what I observed...  my dog grieved... and it was pitiful & heartbreaking to watch... but it was also quite quick.....  getting chuffley solved the final routine readjustment (going up to my parents) that would trigger him to remember or look for Wills. 

Though it seemed much longer we got Chuffley a month after we lost Wilson, we went up everyday to help with the puppy, within a few days of doing this AJ seemed back to his old self.

It was when he was back on form that I realised just how off form he had been.  

Fingers crossed, being able to introduce Molly into Hamish's life will help him get through this relatively quickly.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I hope your grief is bearable too Marge (I don't know how else to word this... nothing sounds right)

take care xxx
Dirtyprettygirlthing
Hi Marg,

I might not have spent much time on here lately but I was so sadden by your news. You're so lovely and I can only say Angus had a wonderful life with such a wonderful person.
I know, as a dog lover how the connection between both can feel - and a loss that's great, underestimated - but we're with you and can only be here for you.

I had a mongrel named Micky' once, as a teenager - he was so placid - he loved going for a walk with me to my Grandmother's on a Sunday (a love that to the point he risked going upstairs and sitting outside my bedroom door - something my late Mother didn't allow)!I always remember not taking him one Sunday and learned he cried and whimpered all afternoon - God, that's haunted me!I'm 51 now. I do however, know he was loved and he knew it. He died one night and when we went into the kitchen (where he slept with 'Butch' the Schizo my Dad brought home) we found him 'wrapped' in the newspaper my parents left down for them in the night. What instincts dogs have!

I haven't had a dog since but my brother and Uncle do - I love their connection with man and I know you're destined to fall in love with another (not a replacement) just a new friend.
GMA

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