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Remembering Buckley
Endless Love and Joy
October 9, 2006* - November 28, 2008
On this second anniversary, the sadness of missing you is tempered by the knowledge that you’re still teaching me, and that you’re reaching far beyond my small world through your book. Thank you, little girl, for …
What Not to Say to Someone Who Is Grieving The Loss of a Pet
As a society, we are not equipped to handle grief and loss, and many people don’t know what to say to someone who is grieving. This can be compounded when the loss is that of a pet. Even people who …
Coping with Unexpected Loss
On May 13, I had to let Amber go after a brief, sudden illness. Less than a year and a half after I lost Buckley, I was faced with grieving yet again.
It’s not like I hadn’t experienced loss …
Life After Loss: Getting a New Pet
Getting a new pet after losing a beloved animal companion can be very difficult for many pet parents. Some are able to get a new pet within days of losing the old pet, others may take months and sometimes even …
In Home Euthanasia
Making a decision about whether it’s time to let a beloved pet go is one of the hardest things anyone loving a pet will have to go through. What can compound the difficulty of the decision is that most pets …
