It’s hard to fully explain what it feels like to lose a pet. For many people, it can be harder than the passing of a close family member. But because it’s a different species, those who don’t understand often underestimate the pain because it’s “just a dog” or “just a cat” or “just” any animal you’ve come to love. How wrong they are.
ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt did an incredible job at explaining this indescribable feeling in a moving tribute to his beloved dog Otis on Sports Center. Van Pelt admits he didn’t understand the pain that others went through after losing a dog until he got Otis.
“I’ve read countless moving tributes through the years about what your bonds meant and what made your dogs unique,” he admitted. ”I always felt badly for you but I had no idea honestly and I wish I didn’t know now.”
