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[quote=Anonymous]Very sorry, OP. I want to reiterate what other PPs have said, that you should tell them honestly and right away. You can help them through this by being there for them and modeling how you deal with a loss--crying, being sad, talking about your memories of the dog or person. You can't protect them by not telling them.

Here is where I'm coming from on this: A couple of times in my life my parents didn't tell me about the loss of, in one case, a dog, and in the other case a childhood friend who died while I was away at school. In both cases they wanted to protect me from the news and tell me a few days or a week later when I got him/was done with finals. But in both cases I found out from someone else first. I understood their impulse to protect me but it was NOT a good plan.

In your case they probably wouldn't actually hear the news from someone else, but they will be able to tell something is wrong, and if they figure out that you didn't tell them for a few days it may hurt their trust in you.  [/quote]

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