What makes this even harder is that society often downplays the grief of losing a pet, leaving people feeling alone and ...

Grief does not belong only to people. Dogs form strong attachments to people and other animals, and when those bonds are ...

For many owners, the hardest part of loving a dog is noticing the quiet, almost whispered changes that suggest time is ...

The unfortunate and difficult part of owning a pet is the day you have to say goodbye and send it over the rainbow bridge. The grieving process hits everyone differently, and, believe it or not, other ...

Grieving the loss of a pet is one of the hardest parts of being a dog owner. As adults, we can at least grasp what it means, that our beloved companion is gone for good. Children, though, don’t yet ...

The emotional toll of losing a beloved pet during the COVID-19 pandemic has been revealed in an international study, ...

This reader asks Dear Abby for some advice on how to handle her husband’s lack of empathy following her dog’s passing.

A dog in North Texas is in need of some comfort and the heart of a kind human who is willing to be her new person. “Meet Lily. She’s just two years old and barely 20 pounds,” Patti Dawson, the ...

Richie and I brought home Seymour — a silver-gray 30-pound pit-bull-chihuahua-mix from Florida — on October 5, 2020. We’d been told by the shelter that Seymour had some anxiety and fearfulness issues, ...