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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I still tear up when I think of my beloved 12 year old Dane that we lost when I was pregnant with DD (now almost 2). She was truly my “soul dog”. Even typing this post makes me have that awful feeling in my heart.

We lost our 18 year old cat a few months later. It was heartbreaking. He was the reason DD’s first word was “cat”.

That being said, I want my daughter to know that kind of love. We have one cat still, and she and DD adore each other. She’s a very indpenendent soul, so she’s not going to be the only pet here forever. When the time is right, we will get another dog (hopefully another Dane). The sadness they leave behind when the house is empty of them is wrenching, but there is also NOTHING that compares to that steady joy, love, and companionship. I wish relationships with people were as easy and forgiving. I want my child to experience that. Loss happens every where in life. Friends move away. Grandparents die. There is enough loss, but never enough love. [/quote]

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