“Teach children, by word and example, to be kind to animals, not just for the animals’ sake, but for the sake of all who are weaker than...

The holiday season is upon us. Hanukkah began last night and Christmas Eve is less than two weeks away. Due to Covid-19, most of our gift...

“Our pets come into our lives to teach us about love, they depart to teach us about loss. A new pet never replaces an old pet, it merely...

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...

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....

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...

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

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...

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

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....

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

"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