Although losing a beloved dog is never easy, finding comfort and meaning in inspiring quotes like these can help the healing process begin. These snippets of wisdom, compassion and love remind us of the importance of our dogs and the deep bonds we forge with them.
Here, gathered for you, are twenty of the most popular and touching dog loss quotes that offer solace in a time of grief.
Dog Loss Quotes
- “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” -Anatole France
- “Dogs die. But dogs live, too. They live in your heart long after they’re gone.” – Peggy Haymes
- “The risk of love is loss, and the price of loss is grief – But the pain of grief is only a shadow when compared with the pain of never risking love.” – Hilary Stanton Zunin
- “Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” – Roger Caras
- “A good dog never dies. He always stays. He walks besides you on crisp autumn days when frost is on the fields.” – Mary Carolyn Davies
- “Grief is the price we pay for love.” -Queen Elizabeth II
- “They say that dogs may dream, and when they do I know that you are not missing me.” – Phyllis Pollema-Cahill
- “What we have once enjoyed we can never lose; All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” – Helen Keller
- “Dogs leave pawprints on our hearts” – Author Unknown
- “If there is a heaven, it’s certain our animals are to be there. Their lives become so interwoven with our own, it would take more than an archangel to detangle them.” – Pam Brown
- “The bond with a dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth can ever be.” – Konrad Lorenz
- “The one best place to bury a good dog is in the heart of his master.” – Ben Hur Lampman
- “A pet is never truly forgotten until it is no longer remembered.” – Lacie Petitto
- “Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love. They depart to teach us about loss.” – Erica Jong
- “No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich.” – Louis Sabin
- “Our animal friends teach us more than we could have expected and love us more than we could have hoped…that’s why we miss them more than we could have imagined.” – Author Unknown
- “The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.” – M.K Clinton
- “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.” – From An Irish Headstone
- “Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.” – Author Unknown
- “If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.” – James Thurber
Reflecting on these quotes can provide some comfort, letting you know that you are not alone in your grief. Remember the good times and love you shared with your dog; it will always be a part of you. Allow yourself to grieve and in time, you will find peace.