I am so very sorry for your loss... I have heard of circumstances like this many, many times...I know without a shadow of a doubt our babies suffer loss and go through grief as we do. My borzoi breeder lost her 13 year old sweet girl last December, and Lance, her 9 year old boy was inconsolable. He died within a month despite everything she could do for him. Just quit eating and grief overtook him because there was absolutely nothing wrong with him before losing her Tessa.
I lost my sweet Irish Wolfhound male to osteosarcoma last July and even today, I am still trying to come to terms with it. A friend of mine told me that for you to love a dog so much, you have to understand that the grief will be just as intense...I guess that's probably true...
I hope you can find some comfort in the near future of your memories and the life you shared with your two furkids...
With deepest sympathy,
Kathy Brooke