Comment on Pet loss and self-forgiveness by Betty Stubbs.

I read your story and I know how you feel. I ran over my 6 month old rescue puppy 5 days ago and killed him. All I can do is cry when I think of the sound, the bump bump as I rolled over him. I looked in my side mirror and saw him flopping around and then get still. I am so overwhelmed with guilt and shame. The irony of it is that he was afraid of cars and would run and hide when one passed, but he ran to mine because he knew the sound and was happy I was home. I don’t know how to process this – I killed my puppy…