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I do, what I do ~ because, I truly care

Some have asked, “Why do you do what you do?” The simple answer is because I truly care. This profession found me rather than me finding ...

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Nov 20

Margaret & Nice ~ A Seniors Tail

Margaret White is an 83-year-old woman living in an unassisted senior’s home which she shares with her 10-year-old schnoodle, Nico. Marga...

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Nov 13

Memorializing Your Pet

When we lose someone we love the loss and grief can be overwhelming. Last week I wrote about the 5 Stages of Grief you could expect to ex...

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Nov 6

The 5 Stages of Grief

Definition of grief: “Grief is a natural response to loss. It's the emotional suffering you feel when something or someone you love is ta...

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Oct 30

"Do's" & "Don'ts" of Pet Loss Support

How to best support a family member or friend who has recently lost their beloved pet. DO’S: 1. Respect their loss even if you don’t unde...

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Oct 23

The Burden of Veterinary Medicine ~ Suicide Rates Among Veterinarians is Exceedingly High

I imagine reading the title of this post will cause some to feel uncomfortable and perhaps even think, “Really, I didn’t know that?!”. Sa...

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Oct 16

Pet Surrender and Adoption: Do it with knowledge, prudence and selflessness

Sadly, life can quickly pull the carpet from under you and you may find yourself in a position where you have to surrender your pet. Ther...

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Oct 9

Anticipatory Grief

Anticipatory grief - A set of emotions and responses that result when someone is anticipating the death of a loved one. These emotions ca...

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Oct 2

Disenfranchised Grief

Disenfranchised grief - when someone has experienced a loss and the importance of the loss is not recognized and/or acknowledged by other...

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Sep 25

Pet Loss During a Pandemic

As a result of Covid-19 we are all grieving; we have all lost something and sadly for some, it is also someone. The uncertainty of what o...

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Sep 18

Knocking Down the Wall of Guilt

Merriam-Webster’s definition of guilt: “feelings of deserving blame especially for imagined offences or from a sense of inadequacy (Self-...

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Sep 11

Loss, Loneliness & Purpose

For many pet-parents when they lose a pet it is not only the pet they have lost, they have also lost their only family member and their p...

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Sep 4

Do Pets Grieve?

The answer is yes, our pets grieve. They too have lost their best friend. We as humans have the capacity to understand the loss and grief...

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Apr 15

Victories & Losses

With zeal and gratitude celebrate your victories. With humility and integrity acknowledge your losses. In time you will learn that your l...

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Apr 10

Mindful self compassion.

Defeat, it comes in many shapes and forms, but so does victory. Discouragement, it also comes in many shapes and forms, but again, so doe...

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Apr 6

Thank you.

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Apr 3

True Compassion

"True Compassion means not only feeling another's pain, but also being moved to help relieve it." -Daniel Goleman

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Mar 30

A dog's life...

“A dog has one aim in life…to bestow his heart.” – J.R. Ackerley

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Mar 26

What My Dog Has Taught Me

My dog has taught me that it doesn’t matter where you have been or where you have come from; happiness and gratefulness is a choice. He h...

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Mar 23

From my heart to yours...

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