Dog Loss

This award-winning book has been hailed as the seminal work in the field. And now the fourth newly revised and expanded edition offers so much more to the bereaving pet owner. This edition also includes a significant new way of considering the meaning of afterlife for us and our pets. It discusses the topic from a 21st-century scientific perspective that is very different from existing religious or metaphysical ones, offering a new comfort to skeptics and agnostics as well.  

When a beloved dog dies, the silence left behind feels impossibly loud. The empty bed. The missing paw-steps. The ache that others may not understand. After losing her beautiful boy Herbie, author Jeannie Wycherley found herself devastated by grief, struggling to navigate a world that expected her to simply “move on.” Instead, she discovered that countless dog lovers carry the same hidden heartbreak—guilt, sadness, confusion, and the painful feeling that their loss isn’t recognized.

While grief is a normal, healthy response to losing a beloved pet, it is important to work through its various stages and eventually find a way to move forward. Understanding the depth of your bond and learning to celebrate rather than mourn your years together helps memorialize your pet. It also equips you with perspective and the capacity to love again. This book is your compassionate and comforting guide throughout the healing process—an understanding companion as you explore the depths of your grief. The journey to peace and recovery starts here.

Designed to comfort and offer a gentle path through mourning, The Staggering Loss of Your Dog explores effective coping mechanisms and emotional support methods that provide solace in the healing journey.

Bestselling author Joanne Harris illuminates the heartbreak and quiet horror of dementia in this beautiful yet haunting ghost story. *** Out on the moor, in the snow, a house stands beneath a pylon. It is a house full of memories, and full of old things. And, in the dark, when the pylon sings in...

Losing a beloved pet can be devastating. We feel heartbroken, and miss our pet so very much. Do you feel down and depressed over the loss of your beloved pet? A cat or perhaps a dog? You cannot stop crying and thinking of them? It hurts very much, right? How do we ease the pain and process our grief? Memories can be so painful, but what do we do with their things?

When Dr. Cyrus Mills returned home after inheriting his estranged father's veterinary practice, the last thing he wanted was to stay in Eden Falls, Vermont. However, the previously reclusive veterinarian pathologist quickly found that he actually enjoyed treating animals and getting to know the eccentric residents of the tiny provincial town - especially an alluring waitress named Amy.

Bella’s Light: A Story About Pet Loss and Love That Never Ends is a heartfelt children’s story about love, loss, and the invisible bonds that never truly fade.

One of the best and most evergreen books, Dog Gone is considered one of the finest "go-to" books for veterinarians and animal grief counselors. Based on the death of my shaggy pup Grady, it touches upon all of the emotional challenges in a kind and sensitive fashion. It is cherished by kids and adults alike. It is also illustrated lovingly by children.