How do you cope with loss of a dog?

Familiarize yourself with the stages of grief that typically outline the way a person processes a loss. People will not necessarily progress through them in any specific order, and you may bounce back and forth between stages as you deal with the death. The stages include: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. The time it takes to progress through the grief process is individual; some people may progress through it quickly and others may take years.