Comments on: “1 dog died get another 1?” http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/01/07/1-dog-died-get-another-1/ a site for dog lovers Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:58:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: bluhawkk http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/01/07/1-dog-died-get-another-1/comment-page-1/#comment-677 bluhawkk Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:55:43 +0000 http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=4469#comment-677 Thanks for the insightful comments. I have found that having more than one furry companion helps to alleviate the pain when losing one. The pain is there even years later, but immediate comfort is also there provided by others in the family. re: comment "becoming a society that thinks our home computers hold all the answers.", this is likely no different than those in the past as well as in present who believe(d) everything that they read in newspapers or heard on radio or tv. The school system has always been deficient in its ability or desire to challenge students in the discipline of critical thinking. The amazing Internet has given more people the ability to voice different viewpoints. The question of critical thinking always remains crucial regardless the mode of communication. Thanks for the insightful comments.

I have found that having more than one furry companion helps to alleviate the pain when losing one. The pain is there even years later, but immediate comfort is also there provided by others in the family.

re: comment “becoming a society that thinks our home computers hold all the answers.”, this is likely no different than those in the past as well as in present who believe(d) everything that they read in newspapers or heard on radio or tv.

The school system has always been deficient in its ability or desire to challenge students in the discipline of critical thinking.

The amazing Internet has given more people the ability to voice different viewpoints. The question of critical thinking always remains crucial regardless the mode of communication.

]]> By: bluhawkk http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/01/07/1-dog-died-get-another-1/comment-page-1/#comment-676 bluhawkk Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:36:30 +0000 http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=4469#comment-676 Thanks for the insightful comments. I found that having more than furry being helps to alleviate the pain of losing one. The pain is always Thanks for the insightful comments. I found that having more than furry being helps to alleviate the pain of losing one. The pain is always

]]> By: Mary Schmidt http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/01/07/1-dog-died-get-another-1/comment-page-1/#comment-674 Mary Schmidt Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:19:22 +0000 http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=4469#comment-674 So many interesting thoughts raised by this blog entry.... I'm glad the person making the search was linked to ohmidog--very nice dog people here, people who'd understand the pain felt at the death of a beloved dog. At its very best, the internet does allow users to find others out in cyberspace who might understand. Kind of how a novel or a fine song fill us with recognition sometimes. So I am thinking of the Googler and hoping she or he stops back here, especially for the excellent comments above from tsg. Brilliant idea to volunteer at a shelter instead of just adopting a new dog right away. I was a total nutcase after I adopted my perfect dog Amie over four years ago. My older dog had died, and the new stranger dog just made me grieve all over for the old dog. Who was this young dog in my home? Why didn't she understand all of the words that the old dog did? And why did she have her own habits instead of the familiar ways of my old dog? Well, now Amie is equally loved and I'm very glad I did adopt her. But I really was a weepy mess for the first couple months with Amie, and I adopted her too soon (but I'm so glad I did). So many interesting thoughts raised by this blog entry….

I’m glad the person making the search was linked to ohmidog–very nice dog people here, people who’d understand the pain felt at the death of a beloved dog.

At its very best, the internet does allow users to find others out in cyberspace who might understand. Kind of how a novel or a fine song fill us with recognition sometimes. So I am thinking of the Googler and hoping she or he stops back here, especially for the excellent comments above from tsg.

Brilliant idea to volunteer at a shelter instead of just adopting a new dog right away.

I was a total nutcase after I adopted my perfect dog Amie over four years ago. My older dog had died, and the new stranger dog just made me grieve all over for the old dog. Who was this young dog in my home? Why didn’t she understand all of the words that the old dog did? And why did she have her own habits instead of the familiar ways of my old dog?

Well, now Amie is equally loved and I’m very glad I did adopt her. But I really was a weepy mess for the first couple months with Amie, and I adopted her too soon (but I’m so glad I did).

]]> By: tsg http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/01/07/1-dog-died-get-another-1/comment-page-1/#comment-672 tsg Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:31:53 +0000 http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=4469#comment-672 Your entry causes great reflection for [what if that was me?]. “Dog Stories”, “The Art of Racing in the Rain”, “Merle’s Door”…and of course “Marley & Me” – all left me feeling torturously sad when each dog’s time came…uncovering old loses of my own and wondering if any / all of my charges truly knew how much hold they had on my heart…and in return did I have as much a hold on theirs. With death, the regret, the not knowing aspects, long past the point of a departure, are what are hard to reconcile. With human deaths, we generally have the opportunity to express ourselves openly to those we love and respect. With animals, we just hope that through the ways we can communicate understand just how much they’ve influenced our lives during their time with us. Therefore, like relationships, it is not always best to jump right back in as it’s hard to avoid comparing the previous partner to a new one. As one who generally does not jump right back in, my unsolicited advice is to volunteer at a local shelter…and in the process maybe discover a fresh relationship with a potential new charge that carves his/her own spot in your heart rather than trying to fill the unique imprint of the previous. Your entry causes great reflection for [what if that was me?].
“Dog Stories”, “The Art of Racing in the Rain”, “Merle’s Door”…and of course “Marley & Me” – all left me feeling torturously sad when each dog’s time came…uncovering old loses of my own and wondering if any / all of my charges truly knew how much hold they had on my heart…and in return did I have as much a hold on theirs.
With death, the regret, the not knowing aspects, long past the point of a departure, are what are hard to reconcile. With human deaths, we generally have the opportunity to express ourselves openly to those we love and respect. With animals, we just hope that through the ways we can communicate understand just how much they’ve influenced our lives during their time with us.
Therefore, like relationships, it is not always best to jump right back in as it’s hard to avoid comparing the previous partner to a new one. As one who generally does not jump right back in, my unsolicited advice is to volunteer at a local shelter…and in the process maybe discover a fresh relationship with a potential new charge that carves his/her own spot in your heart rather than trying to fill the unique imprint of the previous.

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