well, dogs have the intellect of human 2 year olds and interest in gossip and social life, more like teenagers. They live in groups and when you take away their friends, yes, they really feel it emotionally. I was told that the kindest thing to do is to actually take your dog with you to the euthenasia of the other dog and when the dog is dead to let them be with it and smell it for a while. They really understand when the dog is dead. It gives them a reason why it is not coming back. On the other hand when you just take the dog away and then come back empty handed, the dog has no idea what happened to his friend. That is what I have read in dog training books.
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