My dog was struck and killed by a car this morning. He was blind and he unknowingly wandered in the middle of the road where he was hit in the head. Seeing his motionless body and crushed skull caused an extreme amount of grief and I was barely able to compose myself and bring his body to the vet to be cremated. He has been in our family for a long time and their is a void in the house without him. Now everytime I think of him, I keep thinking about his death and not the good times we had. Does anyone have any advice on how to appropriately mourn the death of a pet and move on?

you can get another dog as your pet

He only just died today. You need to give yourself some time to grieve. What happened to your dog sounds dreadful; sorry to hear about your loss.

you go to peaceful place and sit alone.

a similar thing happened to me and i can't explain it without crying but you HAVE TO constantly remind yourself that your dog is in a better place and that you will see him later, young and healthy and whole. look up the story of rainbow bridge and write a letter to him sounds silly to those who haven't experienced it but it makes you feel better. i'm sorry that happened. God will take care of your pet. honestly though, it takes time. <3 :'(

mourn your pet, go on give yourself a time to grief for your loss, remember that the pain in grieving does not stop BUT I am sure you will learn how to live with it

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I'm sorry to hear about this. My dog also died from a car accident. And I too was very depressed. I just felt like something big was missing. Actually, the thing I did to get over it was just pray so that my dog could have a peaceful time in heaven. I went to my backyard almost everyday and prayed. I even got some flowers (: And after you do this, you feel like shes/he's having a wonderful safe time in heaven! Oh and all you really need is time to overcome it all (: pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com

Also, a year later, after my dog died, I got a new puppy. This is another way I moved on (: But you should take your time. And I've learnt after my first dog died, what I did wrong. I should always check up on my dog to see if shes/he's okay (:

I'm so sorry to hear about that. It takes time to accept the loss, just always know that he was a wonderful dog and know that he have moved on and he's in a better place.

I'm so sorry about your dog. You are grieving for the loss of a member of your family. He was not "just" a dog and even worse, you were traumatized terribly by seeing him after the accident. Losing him is like losing anyone else you love.

Time really does heal all wounds. Give yourself some tincture of time, and when you think you are ready, adopt another dog. It will be a tribute to how much you loved the dog that died.

I am so sorry for your loss. What a dreadful thing to witness and deal with. Last year I had to have my 15 year old golden retriever put down after she suffered a massive stroke and continuing neurological episode lasting over and hour. Then her euthenasia was botched..they couldn't get it to go into one leg properly and halfway through prepaired her other leg and went again. Not the quick and painless option we were hoping for. I was very upset and depressed for sometime because she was such a big part of our whole family. I ended up putting a slideshow of her favourite pictures onto my computer to reinforce all the good times and numb my memory of her sad death. This worked really well for me. It made me cry a little more initially while I mourned her loss. But know I can look at her beautiful face and be thankful that she graced our family with such joy for 15 years. I also put up a framed pictur of her with this poem:

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I Remember
I stood by your bed last night, I came to have a peep.
I could see that you were crying. You found it hard to sleep.

I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear,
"It's me, I haven't left you, I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here."

I was close to you at breakfast, I watched you pour the tea,
You were thinking of the many times your hands reached down to me.

I was with you at the shops today. Your arms were getting sore.
I longed to take your parcels, I wish I could do more.

I was with you at my grave today, You tend it with such care.
I want to re-assure you, that I'm not lying there.

I walked with you towards the house, as you fumbled for your key.