I know it’s really dumb, but sometimes, random times, I’m still really sad that my dog died. It’s been 6 months since Pepper had to be put to sleep, and when I heard it happened I cried for a few minutes and then I kind of made myself stop. After all, it’s just a dog right?

Well, since then I haven’t been home to see my parents (I make them come see me) because I don’t want to be there in the house with them and not have my dog there. Stupid, huh? Obviously come Christmas time I’ll have to get over that. Pepper was kind of like an annoying little sister to me, in that she was a super pain in the ass whenever I had friends over (barking continuously without stopping, even to people she knew) and I had to take care of her when my parents were gone (as in can’t be out all day and night cause I have to let the dog out).

I don’t know why I can still get so upset over it, maybe I didn’t grieve enough for my pet when she died, so now it’s kind of there in the back of my mind to pop up at random times. Maybe it’s other underlying things that are manifested in me missing my dog.

How do you get over the death of a pet? I don’t want to cry when I think about it or not be able to go home because it will be too sad. I mean, I rarely saw her the past 6 years or so when I was away in college and then even when I lived at home. The past year I only went to my parent’s house maybe four times. She wasn’t a part of my daily life at all anymore really.

So, what’s my problem and how do I fix it?