Losing a pet is like losing a child, sibling, or loved one. It can be devasting! When we get a pet dog or cat, we know that our pet most likely will not live as long as we will, and at some point, we will have to deal with the loss. At the time our […]
4 Tips to Help Your Kids Deal with the Death of a Family Pet
Losing a beloved pet changes your family forever. As a parent, you naturally want to shield your child from the pain of grief, but this can do more harm than good. Although difficult to discuss, death is an inevitable part of life, and your children need to learn that with your support and guidance. These […]
Signs Your Dog is Grieving and How You Can Help
Dogs may not be human but when dogs lose either an owner or another pet, they grieve as their owners do. Dogs can experience many emotions, just like humans. After all, if they have other basic needs in common with humans, such as food and sleep, so why can’t they also feel sadness? In fact, […]
Pet Perennials Living Pet Memorials: The Perfect Tribute for a Beloved Pet
Do y’all remember the story I told ya ’bout bein’ conjured up from my Lady’s furbaby Sadie after she passed? That’s alright ifin’ ya don’t. You can read about it here if ya wanna. To make a long story short, my Lady wanted Sadie close by and so Sadie’s final restin’ place is under her […]
How to Know When It’s Time to Put Your Pet to Sleep
In a perfect world, our pets would live forever. In a somewhat imperfect world, they’d all pass away in their sleep at a ripe old age. Unfortunately, in the real world that isn’t how things work. As our pets’ owners and guardians, we usually have to make that final big choice regarding their lives- when […]
Helping a Child with Grief over a Pet
When a pet dies, all members of the family feel the grief and will mourn. But, little humans often hurt even more than the big humans. The death of one of us is often the first time a little human experiences death, and how parents and other big humans handle this grief is important and […]
Helping Pets Deal with Grief
Human folk aren’t the only ones that grieve when a pet dies. We survivin’ pets mourn, too. It may even be harder on us to grow used to the absence of our friend. They were probably a friend we were with all day while you human folk might be at work or doin’ other things. But, […]
Rainbow Bridge Poem – We Will Meet Again!
This Rainbow Bridge Poem always brings a little comfort for my Lady. So, we are sending this post out to my human sister and anyone else that may be feelin’ a loss and missin’ their pet. This past year, and especially the last few months, have been a sad, sad time ’round here. My Lady […]
