You Don't Always Have to Be Strong

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🗓️ 22 November 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Having lost pets in the past, Dana is surprised by how devastated she feels about her beloved dog's illness. Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:23.6	Dana, welcome to the program.
0:26.4	Thank you for your help today.
0:29.3	You're welcome.
0:31.6	What would you like me to address today?
0:34.8	I'm calling about my dog, handling the grief of my dog being very sick and having to let
0:46.1	him go sooner than later. And just, I know that it's grief is completely normal and I've been through this with other dogs
0:56.9	in the past. And so I thought that I would be stronger. Um, but I just, I think so. Oh, it has nothing to do
1:03.7	with strength. I don't know why people always throw that in. It has nothing to do with being strong or
1:08.8	weak. It's totally irrelevant. Okay. Has nothing to do with being strong or weak. It's totally irrelevant.
1:14.2	It has nothing to do with it.
1:16.4	I don't know why people bring it up, do you?
1:18.9	What does this have to do with being a strong person?
1:26.5	Our dogs are like part of our souls, and that loss is huge. Why are we not supposed to be destroyed for a while?
1:34.3	I think I totally understand that and agree with that, but I guess maybe...
1:41.3	No, there's no but. There is no but.
1:43.3	You hurt yourself when you throw a butt.
1:47.0	You either understand it or you don't.
1:50.5	And you understand it.
1:52.2	When you bond with an animal, and I've heard people say,
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