Our poor dog is mourning the loss of her best friend and has now started urinating
We had 2 beautiful dogs, one was a shihtzu, the other a Pekingese...
They were best friends, our oldest dog was Angel, she was 12, however the Pekingese Lily who is 3 was the alpha dog..
Our sweet Angel was so sweet and loving, but unfortunately she fell into our swimming pool after what appeared to be a brain aneurism... She went out for her morning potty and never came in, she was found floating in the pool, we found out that if a dog drowns then they will sink, she apparently died and fell into the pool according to vet... There were wet paw prints near the edge as it looks like Miss Lily tried saving her... My poor husband found her as we had searched the entire house for her, she had become deaf so we knew she would sometimes fall asleep in strange places and we always had to search for her, so that was normal...
He pulled her from the pool and this started a day of me trying to revive her and tying not to feel responsible for not being there for her..
It was a tragic death not only for my daughters and I but Miss Lilly is so depressed and has started peeing in the home...
Before we brought Angel to the crematorium we allowed Lily to smell her and see her, as I had read to do that so the remaining dog can move on sooner... the cremation services returned her to us with locks of hair and a paw print mold on a plaque, we allowed Miss Lily to sniff as we were directed by the vet..
But now I am at a loss of what to do for her, she is never left alone unless for a grocery trip etc.
Should I bring in a friend for her or what will help her?
She has been hiding her treats (she never did that before) and she has been house trained for over 2 1/2 yrs, but now I find puddles everywhere..
Any insight or advice will be most appreciated.