I feel your pain and grief. My dogs are members of my family and I deeply feel those loses.

But I think the pet store worker was trying to show empathy and compassion. Sometimes others don’t understand when we are still mourning.

God bless you and your son.

After 2 weeks of losing a dog, the animal shelter where I got him from had another dog they recommended to me. I Still remember the first dog, as i have his ashes on my bookshelf. I adopted the dog they recommended, and 12 years later she is still with me, Happy to be adopted.Here is also the dog that passed away 12 years ago.Still in my ❤

That is so insensitive of her. That's awful. I'm so sorry. That is a hard thing to get over. I'm still not over losing mine and that was years ago. It's still hurts. 🫂

I'm sure she meant well, being an animal lover, thinking the boy needs a dog, the dog needs a home, win-win! Not realizing she was crossing the line into None of Her Business.

@Cigarguy101 🤔sorry using a kid in an hard sell by the owner over your personal emotional feelings about the loss of youur previous pet is wrong .

Wow. You'd think she would know better.

I don't think I would have been able to keep quiet. I would have gotten loud about it. Just been like, "OH, WOW! I didn't realize I should just be able to shut off my grief over my dead pet!"

I feel for you, yet, I have anger about that comment.Ticks me TF off when people spout that nonsense.

Yeah that was thoughtless of her.. nobody likes that line.. she should know that 🙄

Such an insensitive thing to say. Sounds like she has no common sense either, pushing you to adopt

Not a good sales tactic 🤦🏻‍♀

What a horrid thing to say. Such a cruel, insensitive person should not be working with animals. 😠

When the time is right you will know. Things like this can't be rushed.

Sounds like PetStupid instead of PetSmart. 🐶

So many dummies out there who don't think before they speak.