Shadow

Shadow

From Soul Dog

January 14, 2026 · 12 min · Season 1 · Episode 17

About this episode

Lee shares the emotional journey of loving Shadow, a service dog with a limited time to live, and the grief experienced before saying goodbye.

Send us Fan Mail Shadow + Lee “I grieved so intensely for that first… half a year or so.” Lee, about Shadow—a service dog who was given just weeks to live… and the unexpected journey of loving him through that uncertainty.💛 Because sometimes the hardest grief… is the one we carry before we have to say goodbye. Support the show

People in this episode

Guest: Lee

Topics covered

  • grief
  • service dogs
  • love
  • uncertainty
  • loss

Keywords

  • service dog
  • grief
  • love
  • loss
  • uncertainty
  • fan mail

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Shadow

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