I'm so sorry for your losses That's a lot to go through in such a short period of time
there's a short story that kind of goes with what you say about the dogs, it's about a 4-year-old who's dog has died...I can't remember the whole thing, but someone wonders why dogs can't live as long as us -- and the little boy said that they don't have to, as they already know complete love and don't need to live as long as humans to learn it and give it
welcome to GreyTalk, by the way