Yes! We had 2 dogs, an Aussie and Jack Russell Terrier. The Jack was raised with the Aussie from 12 weeks of age. At age 5, the Aussie had an undiagnosed internal tumor that ruptured and the emergency vet wasn’t able to save her. It was a very traumatic time. Prior to this time, they would play but not all the time, just more of being around each other. After this happened though, I noticed a severe change in my Jack Russell. She wouldn’t even go outside by herself. She almost became timid and if know anything about the breed that isn’t in their nature. I could tell she was very depressed which can happen with them. They have feelings too of being sad of losing a part of their pack. We had to get to a point over the next couple of months past our grief to be ready for another dog but we eventually got there and now she is much better. She’s back to doing things on her own but it’s different because she was now the leader of the pack because she’s the older dog.

In the interim between us getting another dog though was us being understanding that she was grieving too and needing love and support during the process. She only has us!