[afraidfortherepublic]

Years ago my Golden Retriever puppy watched my husband take our aging, epileptic Schnauzer to the vet to be put down. When my husband came home and handed me the collar and tags, she let out a moan and a whimper, lay down, and pouted for several days.

There was tug toy that those 2 dogs played with together. My GR never played with that toy again!

[JustaDumbBlonde]

There is absolutely no doubt that dogs grieve ... I've seen it 3 times now. I almost always have 3 or 4 dogs, so they are able to console each other too, which is good. One of ours grieved for almost a year before he cheered-up. It is the caring and thoughtful pack leader that recognizes the grief and responds accordingly.

Red, I pray that many animals are cured and live through Aladdin. I declare it to be so.