I just recently lost my black lab shadow that i had for 12 years. She has always been part of my life and a big part of my life. I also lost my other black lab Misty about 3 weeks before that. It has been really difficult time. Misty had to be put to sleep when she was about 10 because of cancer and if that wasn't hard enough 3 weeks after that was when we had to put shadow down. They were both loved a lot and I miss them everyday! I really wish that they could both come back but deep down I know they are in a better place. it is interesting that all these emotion is just now coming up. After they first passed I was upset, but not to the extreme that I am now. I feel like I have been crying for 3 days and can't stop. I really wish that I could feel better because I hate feeling this way. ... View related article.