Fed up father puts his foot down when 38-year-old wife refuses to leave late father's senior dog alone, marriage drama ensues when she refuses vacations as well: ‘We… have hardly left our city [in] years’

Normally, animal fam, we're all pawsitivity and wholesomeness on this page. But today we're going to get a little real with you. We all know that dogs have a pawsome healing effect on humans - our dogs have pawsonally helped us through intense periods of grief. However, what happens when the dog is your connection to the grief itself?

The mom in this post inherited her late father's 15-year-old senior dog. The doggo has thrived with his new family, but the dog requires intensive care. So much so that Mom won't leave the dog with anyone else. This is starting to cause family drama because she won't go on vacation for fear of stressing the dog, forcing the husband and kids to stay trapped at home.

Grief is a very powerful thing. This wife clearly has attached her grief of losing her father to the dog, and we get it… but it's not healthy. We advise you, and this woman, to dig deep into your hearts and look at what is really serving you, and what isn't. Her unhealthy attachment to the dog may cost her more than she imagines.

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We also worry about our doggo when we go on vacation. But, we also remember that she's a dog, and she will get over it. She has a place we take her to every time that she loves, and although it may not be her home, she will be extra happy to see us when we come back. Distance makes the heart grow fonder!
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We lost our best friend about 6 years ago. It still hurts to this day. But our dog helped us through a lot of it. She would lick our face when we would cry, and snuggle with us when we were lonely. She is an angel!
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