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90Dealing With The Loss of A Pet
Pets are a large part of the lives of many people today. I, for one, can say that my dogs, reptiles, and small animals, all play a part in my sanity at times. Having pets around will help your own health...
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81Mourning the Passing of a Pet
Death of a pet can be a traumatic experience. Not only is it a loss of an animal that has been a member of your family, but the fact that pets themselves cannot express pain or grief makes it doubly hard. We...
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75Ode To Bud - The Greatest Dog On Earth
As I was rinsing dishes one evening a familiar song came on the radio. It stopped me and, out of habit, I turned to watch the response from the lab sleeping at my feet. Not a twitch. Not even an eye opening....
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71For the Love of a Dog
I never had my own dog before my son left for college. Even after he left for college I had reservations about getting a pet. I wasn't sure what was involved and didn't know if I wanted the added...
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69Emerging From Grief
Funny how you can be so depressed that you care about almost nothing and not even realize you are in that state. The house has become dirty and cluttered, Laundry has piled up. Only the really most necessary...
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66Coping with Bereavement when your dog dies
When our dog dies we feel we have lost a relationship based on mutual trust, unconditional love and understanding. Our dogs understand us better than our closest human companions, they read our body language...
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68Writing A Pet Memorial Service
Anyone who's lived with a pet has probably come to feel that it's a part of the family. Pets have become increasingly important in our lives, whether because more people are living alone due to divorce or...
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58Funerals for Pets
I provide a service that nobody wants. Working as a mortician is difficult to say the least, but over the years, I have learned to comfort and work with the bereaved. As the funeral director, I am the rock-...
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58Dealing with putting my pet to sleep or not
Hello, My 6 year old Himalayan Persian baby girl Dominique was diagnosed with PKD 2 weeks ago. She spent about a week in the hospital and wasn't expected to survive through last week. She is my baby girl. I...
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57Saying Goodbye to a pet
For those of you that have been reading my previous hubs you will now know that I have l quit my job, moved back home, found a part time job, and decided what I want to do with the rest of my life, all in the...
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