After working on this site for years, it recently occurred to me that the best place to start processing loss is before your pet dies....

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Millie - photo by Elizabeth Weiner It started as the typical rebound relationship. I had been there before, so I should have recognized...

Photo by Author Millie died one year ago, and I am only now in a place to write about her. I intended to do so for some time but was too...

One moment you fit In the palm of my hand. Then you’re peeing on the rug For the hundredth time. There you go chewing up my shoes There...

Processing pet loss through writing and the precautions we should take “Tovi,” Photo by Jenni Combs When I sit down to write about Tovi,...

“…The greatest gift he gave me: To love so much that the mess around me didn’t matter.” Photo by author I didn’t expect to fall in love;...

I fell in love with a dying dog Photo by author Today is the first anniversary of Dusty’s death. I adopted him at age 14, and he was my...

I first tried it in the Pet ER Photo by EKATERINA BOLOVTSOVA from Pexels I had a routine that anchored me during the extended time Tovi...

Embracing and understanding your messy, beautiful grief. Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash On January 27, 2018, my heart dog died. A...

I regret not adopting you Photo by Honest Paws on Unsplash My brother got a puppy yesterday, to whom I am a proud auntie. If I am being...

I’ve always been obsessed with Hallmark movies: Their idyllic towns, beautiful actors, perfect families, and predictable happy endings...

Photo by Yaroslav Shuraev from Pexels I carried an umbrella with me knowing there was a possibility of light rain, but I could never have...

Photo credit unknown — Widely circulated on the internet for many years This poem simultaneously infuriates me and breaks my heart. It's...

"Sierra" Photo by Shannon Tormey I spoke with Vance while he was on the freeway headed to Michigan. We began the call in Tennessee, and I...

About twenty years ago I briefly traveled to Israel during my sophomore year of college. During that trip my best friend and I met a...

Getting to know each other and developing relationships take time. This can be true for any new pet but it may become more complicated...

Those who have been through this have so much wisdom to share. I asked people I interviewed advice they would give someone who is...