I was just wondering how you have gotten over some of the worst animal deaths in your life. I just posted part of what I did on a different thread, thats what made me think to ask others. I had lost my very best four legged friend, love of my life Karashay, one of my first Chinese Shar-pei in 1993. I had tried everything to get over her. In 1994 I post a memorial in the book "Who's Who in Animals", didn't work. Finally, in 2003, 10 years later I decided to get a tattoo of her. Spent a lot of time making the stencil and finding the right person. It came out to look just like her. Although I still have a hard time talking about her sometimes, the tattoo has helped a lot. She and I had been through a lot together and if not for her love and always being there for me, I am not sure if I would have been able to be here today. She was one of those dogs everyone dreams of. Would crawl into my skin if she could have. The love between us was not unnoticed by anyone. As you can see I loved her very much and still miss her, but I am for the most part over the death and she will never be loss, as she is with me forever.