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Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 249 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"An unexpected, poignant, and personal account of loving and losing pets, exploring the singular bonds we have with our companion animals, and how to grieve them once they've passed"--
Series
Publisher
Chrysalis Education
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses ways to manage and understand the facts and feelings surrounding bereavement. Offers practical suggestions for managing grief and gives ideas for keeping hold of memories of their pet.
Author
Language
English
Description
"The final parting from a pet is a sorrow many feel they face alone. Is it appropriate to feel so sad for an animal? As cited in Goodbye, Friend, and written by Garrison Keillor, "If this is foolish, so it be." Since our companion animals are cherished family members in many a family, their loss is, of course, painful and even wrenching. In this beloved manual, Reverend Kowalski offers not just insight but also practical guidance -- on honoring your...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"You've seen them. Hanging on telephone poles and posted on supermarket bulletin boards. But have you ever wondered about the stories behind them? When her orange tabby, Zak, disappeared, Nancy Davidson did what countless people before her had done. She made a lost cat poster. And after days of frantic searching, she found him. Nancy was ecstatic. Zak seemed happy, too--although being a cat, it was hard to tell. Zak may have remained his old self,...
Author
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xi, 147 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Your relationship with your pet is special - it's a bond that is very different than those that human beings share with each other. When a beloved pet passes away, people often resort to incorrect mechanisms to deal with the grief, such as trying to move too quickly past the loss (dismissing the real impact), or even attempting to replace the pet immediately. However, these are merely two myths out of six that the authors discuss and dismantle in...
Author
Publisher
Rambling Dog Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First printed edition.
Physical Desc
83 pages : black & white illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When a youngster's dog dies tragically, a caring neighbor helps the youngster shift from misery to hope by offering fresh perspectives on animal souls, dying, and ways to work through grief. The story progresses through dialog alone, no narrative, and the genders of the two speakers is left ambiguous deliberately to allow readers to imagine the characters as suits their personal experiences.--Publisher.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A heartfelt exploration of human grief after the loss of a pet by the New York Times bestselling author of Dogs Never Lie About Love. Over 84 million Americans-almost 3/4 of the US population-own a pet, and our society is still learning how to recognize and dignify that relationship with proper mourning rituals. We have only recently allowed the conversation of how to grieve for our non-human family members to come front and center. Lost Companions...
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
210 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"On the heels of her family's beloved dog's death, one woman returns to the canines of her past in order to imagine the human she hopes to become in the future in her memoir, What Is a Dog? Chloe Shaw is in a dog house of her own choosing. A married mother with kids, the death of Booker, her children's eldest family pet, has left her reeling and reckoning with her lifelong relationship with dogs. Unable to shake the feeling a year later, she asks...
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