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by Anonymous on October 6th, 2007
I would say you are only human. When my dog of 13 1/2 years died three years ago I totally lost it ! I cried like a baby . I thought more of him than I do most people.
by Eltinwe has a life Swan - DYOH on October 6th, 2007
I think it's perfectly natural to cry when something/someone you love dies. I sat in my office and cried when my dad e-mailed me to tell me my cat of 19 years had died... and always find myself a bit shocked at those who don't care enough about their animals to cry when they die.
by Gonzo on January 16th, 2008
I cried when my dog died. i'd think less of you if you didnt, actually.
by blondecowgirl865 loves NC bbq on October 6th, 2007
I honestly think something's wrong with anyone who didn't cry!
by smart9426 on October 6th, 2007
I would think that would be normal behaviour for any dog-lover when they lose their best friend. My dog is pretty old and I dread the day.....
by GuitarPlayer92 on October 6th, 2007
I don't see anything wrong with it man. I'd be upset if my dog or cat died.
by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on October 7th, 2007
Well, I am older than you, pal, and I cried like a little boy when my fourteen year old German Shepherd had to be put away. So, what do I think?
by Tinkerbell on October 6th, 2007
Showing compassion and caring is a good quality.
And so what if it is a dog? It is still an important "person" in your life. Just a non-human one :)
by BigDaddyBS on February 14th, 2008
We had to put a dog to sleep - Age and she was sick and vet said it would be best. We were in there. It was hard to see. She just looked at us like "thank you"... The vet gave her the shot... her head laid on her paws like she always laid watching us... and that was that. My kids cried... My wife cried... I cried. She'd been a part of our life for a lot of years.
So, honestly? If a grown man DIDN'T cry, or at least tear up a little, I'd think he was pretty callous about it, wouldn't you?
by Mrs.Dufresne on October 6th, 2007
I think he needs someone to hug him.
by trixie on January 13th, 2008
honestly, i can't even believe that question got asked. OF COURSE it's normal to cry when you lose someone you love! Rather than worrying about his 'manliness' I'd just be greatful he has the ability to make attachments and 'feel' emotions i.e. he's not a psychopath!
by allikatzpop on November 3rd, 2007
this is for everyone who has lost a pet....
The Rainbow Bridge
There is a bridge connecting Heaven & Earth.
It is called the Rainbow Bridge because of its colors.
Just this side of the Rainbow Bridge there is a land of
meadows, hills and valleys with lush green grass.
When a beloved pet dies, the pet goes to this place.
There is always food and water and warm spring weather.
The old and frail animals are young again. Those who
are maimed are made whole. They play together all day.
There is only one thing missing: They are not with
their special person who loved them on Earth.
Each day they run and play until the day comes
when one suddenly stops playing and looks up!
The nose twitches! The ears are up! The eyes are staring!
And this one suddenly runs from the group.
You have been seen, and when you and your special friend meet,
you take him or her in your arms and embrace.
Your face is kissed again and again, and you look once
more into the eyes of your trusting friend.
Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together,
never again to be separated.
by Voodoo on October 7th, 2007
Pets are family, and you can often get more attached to an animal than a to person. So this is perfectly normal.
by Peetee on October 7th, 2007
It's perfectly okay. Dogs are great. It's sad to see them go. Chances are, he would've cried if you went first.
by little dog on October 6th, 2007
I see nothing wrong with a man crying over the lose of his dog.
by DRLAURAHATER on October 6th, 2007
I won't think anything about it at all. To you yur dog (little boy or girl) was a member of your family and it was like losing a child. You would have cried if your child had died. So why not cry when your beloved dog dies. I cried at the age of 49 (I'm a woman) when I had to put my one dog to sleep at the age of 15.
by Grammy Robin on October 6th, 2007
I'm so sorry. It is a difficult thing to go through.
There is nothing wrong with crying over this.
by Anonymous on October 6th, 2007
Well my cousin who works labor for a living. More of a country guy and everything, so naturally you would assume he is a tough guy. Well his yellow lab that he has had for 8.5 years came down with cancer, and he didn't have the money to have a vet put it down. So he had to do it himself, he had to bring it out in the woods, and shoot it to put it out of it's pain.
He said it was the hardest thing he has ever had to do.
I don't know if he cried, but it would suprise me if he shead atleast one tear.
by Anonymous on May 5th, 2008
THE LADY I LIVE WITH HAS A MALE FRIEND WHO NOW LIVES IN ST.PETE FLA. WHEN HIS LAB PASSED ON IT WAS SO HEART FELT FOR HIM JUST TO LET GO THAT HE BUILT A BOX,I UNDERSTAND IT MAY HAVE BEEN SOME SORT OF CONCRETE .HE THEN PUT THE BOX AND LAB IN THE BACK OF HIS PICKUP. HE SEALED THE LID AND DROVE AROUND WITH HER FOR MONTHS WHEN FINALLY HE WAS ABLE HE LAID HER IN A HOLE AND BID A TEAR FULL FAREWELL.IT CAN BE A GREAT LOSS TO LOSE MAN OR BEAST. I RESPECT YOUR TEARS. MAY GOD REST THEIR SOLES.
by SG QOTABD RIP SHELLA DARLING on January 16th, 2008
same thing i thought when my uncle cried his heart out at the age 0f 50 when someone killed his puppy for no reason .
and i cried along with him. any death is sad and heart breaking.
by Anonymous on January 16th, 2008
I would think he loved his dog and was very sad at losing it. Guys can feel hurt and upset and it's okay for them to cry too - women don't have the exclusive right to do that.
by Ruta on January 16th, 2008
There is nothing wrong with that. After nine years there is so much attachment involved. I would cry too.
by msminnamouse on January 15th, 2008
I would say that it is a normal response for some one to lose some one that they love. It has nothing to do with age.
I would think there's something wrong if some one didn't mourn the loss of a animal that they cared about. Note, I said that they cared about. Not every one does. This makes you a good person.
by thedogshrink on January 13th, 2008
I'd say, now there is maybe a real man!
by Meg is exhausted on December 8th, 2007
My father was in the Marine Corps for 30 years. He is very much a "man's man." Very tough. When we had to put our dog, Charlie, down when I was in college, he was heartbroken. He sat on the floor of the vet and told Charlie the entire story of her life, and how much we all oved her, and how we would miss her, and how wonderful our lives were with her-tears streaming down his face the entire time. God, even now it tears me up to think about it. But it showed me a different side to my dad, and made me love and respect him all the much more.
by lizizhere on October 7th, 2007
My hubby is 38 & last month when we had to put our lil Precious down because she had cancer he cried & balled like a baby with me when she died. She was almost 13 & we had her for 11 1/2 years she was our baby girl & she loved her daddy(my hubby) & was so much company to us all & no matter how strong or weak one is she was the kind of dog that everyone loved. My hubby was in the USAF for 6 years & it broke his heart as much as mine when we had to let her go, he & I both get teary eyed thinking about her loss. I think I fell back in love with him that day seeing how he had a tender heart for her.
by Shopping Sheryl - home from the hospital on October 7th, 2007
I think it's wonderful that you were devoted to your dog, and feel free enough to express your emotions honestly. I don't buy into the "men shouldn't cry" thing.
by -O-uknow on October 7th, 2007
Despair over the loss of a loved one is justified.
by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on October 7th, 2007
It's normal and natural for a male at any age to feel pain and loss over the death of a beloved pet. If he didn't cry, I would think something is wrong with him.
by Ocean is gone... on October 7th, 2007
Honestly I think it is Great! Some men think that they need to hold those feelings back and I hate it... You lost something that you loved... It just means that you cared!! And you are showing it by grieving... If it's how you feel than show it!!! :o) My father cried when he had to put our cat to sleep... He was 43 years old...
by Firebrand on October 6th, 2007
I would feel a lot less respect for a man that showed no sorrow over the death of his dog.
Our dogs were family and loved as such.
Men are as entitled to cry as women there is nothing wrong with caring.
by little dog on October 6th, 2007
I see nothing wrong with a man crying over the lose of his dog.
by Babycakes on October 6th, 2007
I would have cried right along with you...(((hugs)))):)...it would tell me you have a good heart and compassion :)
by Anonymous on August 20th, 2009
I would say REAL men cry!
by Nancy on July 3rd, 2009
I would think he had it for so long, it was like his baby and he was very distraught over it's death.
by Zack on July 3rd, 2009
A cat is just as much a part of a family just like a dog and/or a person.
by vera city on July 3rd, 2009
he is a sweet and sensitive soul who felt a deep connection with his pet
by demmy_doza on July 19th, 2008
NOthing wrong with it at all man. DO not beat yourself up over losing your best friend. I am 33, 6'3 shaved head and tattoos my point being I look like someone that most people would avoid but 2 weeks ago I had to have my Dog of 14 years put to sleep. I thought I would handle it fine but i held her and kissed her head while the vet put the needle in and put her to sleep. The moment he said she was gone, i started sobbing like a baby. It was out of my control. I loved that dog so much and we had many great years together. If you are upset, its only because you are human and have emotions. Its hard losing a good friend like that.
by Chuckles on March 4th, 2008
I feel your pain brother, I surely do...
I'm 45 years old and I still cry after losing my beloved greyhound "Noelle" who made it to 15 years old on June 26th, 2007...old age caught up to her, she was having trouble getting up, her knees would shake, and when we would help her up, she walked and trotted like normal, she gave up running a few years ago, when we were told it was probably arthritis, then recently found out it was a condition called Lumbo-Sacral Stenosis, (Narrowing of the spinal column)..usually not painful, just that the brain doesn't receive signals from the muscles that control movement, common in Greyhounds although they usually pass with it and not even know it, but since she made it to 15 years old, she experienced it for a few months until she started having seizures, and it became a "Quality of Life decision"...this was the most difficult thing I have ever had to do, to take my baby to the Vet to have her checked and treated for the seizures, and then not bring her home....I was there with her, holding her, and talking to her through the procedure and cried like a baby through it all, not a day goes by that I don't think about her, and I cry...she came to me Christmas Eve 2000, I enjoyed 7 years of her companionship, her image is my desktop page, and every day I see her, I cry, when her name is mentioned, I cry...it's been an agonizing 8 months, and still, I cry. I feel her presence with me throughout my house, but especially in my office where she spent most of her day for the last several years, right behind me.
I still have a huge wicker basket behind me that still has all her stuffed toys in it, when I sniff them, I smell her, and feel her, and I cry. When I let my other Grey, "Patti" out at night, I see her spirit patrolling the perimeter of the back yard, and then I cry.
Her collar and tags hang on my shift lever in my van, still has her hair in it, I look at it, and cry.
When I go for a ride on my Harley to clear my head of other day to day stuff, I take her collar and tags with me, and after awhile, I have to pull over to the side of the road, because I can't see through the tears
Your not alone, You still cry because you are human, and have a heart of gold that has a huge whole in it, that only a pet can fill, although time will erase some of the pain and heartache, you still have the memories of the good times to help get you through the next minute, day, or year. My heart aches with you brother, your not alone!
I found solice in this passage I found, hopefully this will help you as well.
A LOAN FROM GOD
God promised at the birth of time, a special friend to give,
her time on earth is short, he said, so love her while she
lives.
It may be six or seven years, or twelve or then
sixteen, but will you, till I call her back, take care of her for
me?
A wagging tail and cold wet nose, and silken velvet
ears, a heart as big as all outdoors, to love you through the
years.
Her puppy ways will gladden you, and antics bring a
smile, as guardian or friend, she’ll be loyal all the while.
She'll bring her charms to grace your life, and though her stay
be brief, when she's gone the memories, are solace for your
grief.
I cannot promise she will stay, since all from earth
return, but lessons only a dog can teach, I want you each
to learn.
Whatever love you give to her, returns in triple
measure, follow her lead and gain a life, brim full of simple
pleasure.
Enjoy each day as it comes, allow your heart to
guide, be loyal and steadfast in love, as the greyhound by
your side.
Now will you give her all your love, nor think the
labor vain, nor hate me when I come to call, to take her
back again?
I fancy each of us would say, "Dear Lord, thy
will be done, for all the joy this day shall bring, the risk of
grief we'll run”.
"We'll shelter her with tenderness, we'll love
her while we may, and for the happiness we've known,
forever grateful stay."
"But shall the angels call for her,
much sooner than we've planned, we'll brave the bitter grief
that comes, and try to understand."
by Anonymous on February 2nd, 2008
I was in bootcamp for the US Marines and my dog of 15 years died and when I found out I cried in front of my D.I. and I didn't care. He was my family.
by eric on January 16th, 2008
I did the same thing dude. It's part of your family.
by Anonymous on January 16th, 2008
I think you are a very compassionate man and any person or pet would be lucky to have someone who cares as much as you do.
by redb_ball is away on January 16th, 2008
I think that is very sweet. It reminds me of the time this really tough biker looking guy walked into the vet's office with a really sick cat. As he was in the waiting room with his dad they started talking about how the cat had been around for a really long time. We heard some horrible noises from the other room and then nothing. Both men came out crying. And the son was holding a box-no cat. My mom and I started tearing up- then I started laughing- because they had put the Cat's body inside a "Pampered Chef" box. That was one of the saddest, but funniest things I had seen up to that point...
by I love my baby on November 16th, 2007
I think he must have a heart.
by Tussen on October 30th, 2007
No shame in that brother. My dogs would sacrifice their lives for my family, and when I lose one it is a loss worth mourning.
Don't get hung up on it though. Go get another great dog!
by thekingcobra63 on October 7th, 2007
I think you are human. If you have an animal for any time at all you have an attachment to them when they go. I had a cat for 14 years that died in March and I cried. It was hard getting used to having her around after that for a while. It is okay to show or have emotions. While keeping things in perspective is another level. If years go by and you still cannot function because of an animal passing then you need help, but having sadness over thier passing is normal. Hell, how many people cried watching Old Yeller? Probably most people and it was only a movie.
by sharky on September 2nd, 2009
its like your best friend dying dude it would be efd up if you didnt cry
by mwf716 on August 30th, 2009
It is very normal, it is like losing a family member, my kids held funerals when one of our pets died, be it a cat, dog or whatever.
by NOYB on August 26th, 2009
I'd do the same thing the day my dog passes away as well. Theres nothing wrong with that!
by asweety on August 24th, 2009
I don't think there is anything wrong with a man crying over the death of his friend a dog is more than a pet they become part of your family. Any normal person would cry over the loss of a loved one
I have a chihuahua thats almost 5 yrs old. He seems to be greying around his mouth already. Isnt he a little young for that?
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The important thing as men, is to cry alone when no one can see us atleast haha.
by Anonymous on October 6th, 2007
me too. next to my mom and sis i loved her the most.
=(
by Anonymous on October 6th, 2007
LOL ! It's just allergies ;-) You know.. Itchy watery eyes !!
by Anonymous on October 6th, 2007
Heh, exactly.
by Anonymous on October 6th, 2007
I know EXACTLY what you mean 123mantobeat. We can get VERY attached to them. They ARE members of the family and it is literally like losing your best friend.
by Anonymous on October 6th, 2007
I agree Vlad, our animals are precious & we do get attached to them & love them more then most people we know because our animals were nothing but kind to us in their life time.
by lizizhere on October 7th, 2007
So true Liz ;-) They love us unconditionally and without stipulations.
by Anonymous on October 7th, 2007
I think more of a man who cries like a baby over the loss of his pet! Sorry for your loss.
by Auntie Em on February 4th, 2008
Hi Auntie Em :-) Thanks !
by Anonymous on February 4th, 2008
Hey, and you're welcome!
by Auntie Em on February 4th, 2008
How true...I too have felt the same way, kinda funny how pets who become part our family, instinctively love us unconditionally, but yet, we as humans don't always share the same regards, and we were taught to love unconditionally!
by Chuckles on March 4th, 2008
I completely agree with you. If you have any type of relationship with your animal then I would hope that you would cry. Its completely okay to cry. I don't care if your a man or women. 26 or 79. It is a very sad day when you lose one of your pets. Sadly my cat of 13 years, that I have grown up with is not doing to well. Its going to be a hard thing.
by PrincessErin1986 on July 10th, 2009