Margaret & Nico ~ 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....
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- Nov 13, 2020
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...
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- Nov 6, 2020
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...
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- Oct 30, 2020
"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...
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- Oct 23, 2020
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?!”....
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- Oct 16, 2020
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....
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- Oct 9, 2020
Anticipatory Grief
Anticipatory grief - A set of emotions and responses that result when someone is anticipating the death of a loved one. These emotions...
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- Oct 2, 2020
Disenfranchised Grief
Disenfranchised grief - when someone has experienced a loss and the importance of the loss is not recognized and/or acknowledged by...
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- Sep 25, 2020
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...
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- Sep 18, 2020
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...
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- Sep 11, 2020
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...
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- Sep 4, 2020
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, 2020
Victories & Losses
With zeal and gratitude celebrate your victories. With humility and integrity acknowledge your losses. In time you will learn that your...
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- Apr 10, 2020
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...
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- Apr 3, 2020
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 25, 2020
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...
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- Mar 18, 2020
Quality time
Amidst the chaos, spend quality time with your pet. They will provide you with much comfort and support. Walk with prudent, diligence,...
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- Mar 12, 2020
Not just a 'pet'
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
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- Mar 9, 2020
Honour your journey....
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...
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