I'm sorry, I didn't know where to put this.
For at least a little while, I think I'm going to take a break from replying to any memorial posts; it isn't that I don't want to offer sentiments and condolences, or don't care at all. I have nothing but sympathy for anyone who loses their pet, particularly those I "know" from online.
Please understand this has to do with my own situation and background; my dog is aging, and I know from 4 years at the animal emergency hospital where we would regularly have several euthanasias in an 8 hour shift - euthanasia and death are very real for me.
I'm left with making the connection to my own dog, and I can't shake it.
I don't want to be pessimistic or sad and unfortunately thats what I feel when I read the memorial posts.
So I suppose this is just an overall "I am so, so sorry"(because I always am), to any memorial I may not reply to. I just felt like it would be rude not to put somewhere why...