When your dog dies

Andy "Hound" O'Neal 
??-??-???? - December 19, 2022
Andy one day up on the hill across the fence looking for a squirrel a rabbit or a coon!

My poor dog died this morning with no notice. I fed him yesterday and made sure he had water. He ate two servings and everything seemed normal. This morning I went out to feed him and found him asleep. When usually he's barking for his breakfast I should have known something was wrong. I said " Your not asleep are you?' and no movement indicated the truth. He was gone or asleep for good. 

He was rather old and I'm not sure how old but I don't think he died of old age but it looked like it must have been natural causes. Why do they call death natural when there's nothing natural about it?

Because he's a dog they say we are not supposed to grieve. I've also heard they can't show emotions but I've seen love, jealousy, shame, or guilt as well as joy and above all else loyalty. However as his caretaker I feel somehow responsible for his death. What should I have noticed? What could I have done? Why did he die? He had a warm house and he wasn't even in it? He was laying beside it. He's usually on top of it trying to look over the fence when he wasn't climbing on top of the hill on the other side of the fence. 

This is just a reminder of his short stay of 4 1/2 years as my Andy. I traded a mean overgrown pitbull for him and another dog a huge beagle. They both are gone now. 

We were discussing how long he'd been a part of our family and I was surprised he had been with us that long when it didn't really feel like it. We have other fur babies but they each have their own personality and I know what each bark means. His always meant I see you I'm ready to eat. Come scratch my ears and I need a run. Sometimes he was in distress crying help I'm tangled up! 

I know that death is sleeplike for humans but I don't think dog's will live again or be resurrected. I hope I'm wrong about that I hope he was dreaming of chasing something in the woods as he drifted off.

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