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

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

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 has taught me that sp...

Amidst the chaos, spend quality time with your pet. They will provide you with much comfort and support. Walk with prudent, diligence, consideration and wisd...

Until you have loved and lost, please don’t say he/she was “just” a pet; our pets are so much more, they are family. Helen

Honouring my journey I will honour my journey. I will allow myself to feel. I will be with my feelings and will not judge my feelings or myself. When I feel ...

"The first time I sat down with Helen I felt two things - total trust that she would understand and accept everything I was going through and complete confid...

You were my favourite hello and my hardest goodbye. - Unknown

The times we have shared with our pets and the memories we cherish are ours to keep. Though our pets are no longer with us, we will always love, remember and...

Further to my blogs on Children and Pet loss, below you will find a list of books to assist you and your child(ren) through the grieving process. Children an...

12 to 17 years This age group may have many questions to ask about loss. Having their pet die may bring up feelings of fear and uncertainty regarding loss of...

Ages 6 - 11 years Children ages 6 – 11 years are able to understand that death is final. They understand that their pet is gone, will not be coming back home...

*Please note: As this is a difficult conversation to have, at the end of the blog series I will be providing a book list which will assist you in talking wit...

What to say: - Do you want to talk about how you are feeling? - I am so sorry. - I love you. - I care how you are feeling. - Do you want to talk about the me...

Going through the journey of pet loss is difficult enough when we have only ourselves to be concerned about, imagine having to take on the additional pain an...

“Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child that lost a dog yesterday.” – Thornton Wilder As parents and grandparents, we w...

I am so tired of reading about brutality to animals. If you see someone or hear about someone being cruel to an animal, please speak up, at that moment you a...

Today someone asked me…What is the hardest thing about having a dog? I replied, ‘The goodbye’. - Unknown

"When we adopt a dog or any pet, we know it is going to end with us having to say goodbye, but we still do it. And we do it for a very good reason: They brin...