Not sure what your personal beliefs are... but we just recently lost one of the puppies from a liter. It was really hard on my kids. We sat them down and just said that God really wanted him because he was a special puppy and he had very special plans for him. It was very hard and they cried for several days. We had them draw pictures of them with the puppy and had them think of the really happy times with the puppy. We buried the cards with the puppy in our backyard. The kids often run to that corner and wave up to the sky. I don't think there is a way to keep them from fearing death themselves. I just reassure them over and over and try to distract.
(((Hugs))) Not an easy thing to do for sure =(
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