For lack of a better topic heading, as some of you know I had to put down my dog Buster 2 weeks ago.
Knuckles seemed fine for the 1st week, but seems to be moping. He lays out on the deck like he is waiting for Buster.
He has started checking out the rooms, basement etc.
He has lost his appetitite.
When two dogs have been together 99% of the time for the last 1 and 1/2 years, what happens to the remaining dog.
Do dogs have a canine version of missing another dog.
Yes, I believe they do in their own way. When I put my dog Abraxas down 2 1/2 years ago the Malmute who grew up with her didn't touch food for three weeks. We were very concerned and offered a variety of yummies with no avail. She finally came around the third week and began eating and slowly returning to normal activity. She laid around and slept in the exact spot Braxie used to lay. There is also studies in wolves when one pack member dies the others "grieve" in their absence. For example the Sawtooth Pack had a member killed by a cougar and the pack laid around for three days without playing or interacting. They said on the documentary that the pack was indeed grieving her loss.
Yes Knuckles in a sense is grieving. He knows that his bud, a pack mate is missing. Eventually he will figure that he isn't coming back. He will get better of time, but you probably won't see the positive or negative behavior that you saw when Knuckles and Buster were together. Give Knuckles time, extra love and extra toys to fill Busters void and I think he should come around.
Good luck
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself. -Josh Billings
Thanks, for info. He has been getting extra love, but I haven't been able to get him to play much, and he has not been interested in eating.
We have a pup who lives next door (who wants to come over and play) but he is too hyper for Knuckles.
Knuckles just doesn't want that much exuberance and seems to have little patience for it.
I'm sure he'll be fine, but it is hard watching him looking lost.
i sure believe that dogs grieve when they lose another dog or person in the family. my wife and i had to put down our oldest pug (14 years and 4 months old) on monday and i assure you that our 4 other pugs miss her and are grieving her lose as much as my wife and i are. i have also seen this go on when we have lost other dogs.this is especially so (in my opinion) when you have dogs that have grown up together and have a good human bond as well as a bond with their mates and are perhaps close to each other in age. it is a sad thing to lose a member of the family and we certainly regard our dogs as one of the family like our children.
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