People don't always make sense of loss, and they don't need to. A grieving pet owner needs comfort, not philosophical reasoning. Sorrow doesn't disappear because someone suggests it should.

While there are grieving owners who decide ... “There is no definite answer as to how long an owner should or shouldn’t wait after the loss of a pet,” Animal Bereavement Specialist, Angela ...

Letter writer got another dog within months of the death of their beloved dog but now realizes that was a “big mistake.” ...

Actress Reagan Pasternak wrote her own book to help pet owners deal with the grief that comes with losing ... perfect every little detail. I put tiny quotes from the book on them," states Pasternak.

Anyone who ever told a grieving pet owner, "Get over it -- it's just a dog," never met Keeper. Fuzzy Davis met Keeper when he was just a stray puppy hanging around the dock where Davis was a ...

Grieving owners can feel doubly lonesome if the humans in their lives don’t quite know how to help, perhaps because they’ve not had pets themselves or feel awkward around grief. For some ...

This raises the possibility that some of these observations may reflect the owners' own grief being projected onto their pets. In a survey of 412 cat owners, many reported behavioral changes in ...

Grieving pet owners are calling a hotline in droves to help them cope with the death of an animal. Blue Cross, which runs Britain’s largest animal bereavement service, has helped 27,000 this ...

Society gives pet owners few public outlets for grief, she said. While people get bereavement days for the death of a family member, discounted flights to travel to their funeral, or sympathy if ...

With 'Griffin's Heart,' my hope is to provide a resource where grieving pet owners can find solace and ... perfect every little detail. I put tiny quotes from the book on them," states Pasternak.