Can confirm. No loss of a relative or friend has yet affected me the way putting my dog to sleep did. I raised him from a pup and he was with me through years of relative social isolation. He was so strong, then weak then I had to make a decision. It took years to get over it. I'd cry when I thought about him, even when certain songs played. Yes it's embarrassing when the death of your dog bothers you more than the death of your father, but that came after years of dementia. I dunno, I guess it isn't a contest