As long as you need them to be there is ok! I'm sorry for your loss but your furry friend isn't suffering anymore and is watching out for you

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. I lost my baby girl, Lady, a little over 5 months ago. She also had CHF for 3 years and was on meds that helped keep it under control. Then it finally caught up with her, she was 16. I agree with Annette that you should leave everything for as long as you want. There is no time table on grief. I still have most of Lady's things out up north, her beds and cushions she used to get up and down with. I donated her meds and food as they expire and I didn't want them to go to waste. Lady and I spent winters in Florida and when my neighbors got a puppy a few weeks ago I gave them her beds and special shampoo. There is no rush to change anything.
The love we shared with them will never diminish.
Hugs xoxo

So sorry for your loss. I lost my Lily in December. All we know is that her lungs collapsed and it was instant.

I have her color and cards in a baggy close by so when I need to, I can look/hold them. I also uploaded pics on here and that helped a lot. I think part of me is so scared that I will not remember her.

It's ok to hang onto stuff. We all grieve in our own ways- ways no one else can understand. When your ready, you will slowly put them away but there is no rush to that.

hi and so sorry for your loss,your dog is out of pain now and at peace.i done the total opposite to you....i put everything away,gave his bed to my niece for her dog,put all his stuff out of my site and turned all his pictures facedown....i just couldnt look at anything of his when he died.its been 6 months now,6 months of hell.shortly after he died i made a lovely grave with gravestone in my garden(hes buried there) and put his stuff in a special box and made a photo album of just him,i can take these out when i need to.everyone is different,i just didnt know what way to handle it and couldnt look at him.about 2 months after he died i turned his pics back up.i still find it painful to look at his pictures,miss him so much.i hope you can hold onto your happy memories and do what you feel is right for you and leave his things around if you want.big hugs to you xx

I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my dog Abby in June in fact today she has been gone 7 months. I agree with others as long as you need them and want them there, it is ok. I left all of Abby's things right where they were for several months. The only thing I did give away was her dog food and her treats, I gave them to the lady who took us to the vet. I knew she could use them for her dog and didn't want them to go to waste.

I left Abby's bed at the end of my bed on the floor for almost 3 months and the only reason I did move it was because my cat threw up on it so it had to be washed and I never put it back. November I finally removed her feeding stand and just last month I put up her water bowl and got my cat her own little water dish. I also kept her toys laying right where she left them for several months. Grief has no time table.

My thoughts and prayers go out to you during this difficult time.....hugs

Angel42

Thank you so much!
That is what I am planning to do.
Nice to know I am not crazy or I am as crazy as everyone else on here.

He has multiple beds I might add....yes, a spoiled baby.
2100 sg foot house so he had several beds thruout the house.

I am very sorry for your loss.
When my Boopie died, it was very unexpectedly. She became quite ill...turned out she was suffering from kidney failure and nothing could have saved her. Unfortunately, this happened the day before we were going to have a house full of family and friends over to celebrate my youngest daughter's 1st birthday. I was in shock over what happened and so sad, but decided that the best thing to do was to still have the party. As I was cleaning up for the party, I asked my husband to take the litter boxes and toys and her dishes and put them in the attic. The food and litter that was left I donated a few days later to an animal rescue. I just couldn't look at the stuff. Of course, looking over to the corner where one of her litter boxes had been and not seeing it there also just reminded me again that she was gone. It was a very tough time.
When I was ready to adopt a new kitty 8 months later, it was kind of exciting to get those things out again and give them new life with a new kitty.

sorry for your loss...I have the bed is the only thing...he slept in bottom of my closet....and it has lots of bedding in it...I will make it good by washing it then to the humane society it goes....they can use all old bedding as long as it is washed first....the bowls still are in use by my other two buddies...Tucker and Shep

well I just pulled all Doc's bedding out of floor of closet and washing his sheets....there are some pillows and a couple dog beds that are in there too...so those will get washed too....I plan to give as much as I can to the Humane Society but I think some of his dog beds would do ok outside in dog house where he loved to sleep during his days....the other dog Tucker also likes the dog house...so having some fluff in there besides the old damaged feather comforter that is in it now will make it nicer for Tucker....

I guess SassyV if you cannot deal with it leaving it is ok....I have to deal with this...the bedroom closet floor now can hold my shoes which I always left out where sometimes Shep would carry one off from its position and I would hate to have him chew my two pairs of expensive shoes or any of them for that matter....

hugs bill

I'm so very sorry for your loss. I really do think it is perfectly OK to keep their things for as long as you want them. I've always done this.

When my first dog (that I owned) Max passed away, it was very sudden . . . hit by a truck. And I kept everything of his, dog house, tie out, everything. I kept his collar and tags for nearly 3yrs, and I still have his leash, my dog Charlie uses it now.

My little pom girl Lilly passed away July 2012, and I buried her with her bandana and her favorite toy. I still have her car seat in the trunk of my car, can't bring myself to move it out. And her leash and harness w/her tags on it are still on the leash hook by the door. It just seems like a way to keep her close to me. Plus if/when I get another little girl, I plan to give those items to her (harness,leash, and car seat) , sort of a "new life".

It's true that you need to do what feels right for you and grieve at your own pace, and in the mean time if you need to keep his things, then you go ahead and do that.