Anniversaries from the loss of a loved one, whether pet or human, can stir up all kinds of memories, both sad and sweet. Pet loss can be as a deep process as it is for loosing a human. Living strong is not what we think of after we loose a friend and family member. So, what … [Read more...]
Pet Loss: 3 Steps to Using Photography and Creativity to Ease Grief
We do not often connect these things together, easing grief with photography and creativity. Engaging our creative side by gathering pictures, placing those photographs and then creating something new and different can have a potent impact to help ease the grief in our heart … [Read more...]
Hospice And Pets; Radio Interview
I first met Ella Bittel at the 30th Anniversary Celebration of Tellington TTouch in 2006. She gave a lecture on Hospice for Animals. When I told her at lunch that my 35 year old horse, Sunny, had recently begun to head downhill and I wasn’t sure how long he had left, she … [Read more...]
Pet Loss: 10 Tips for Soothing Heartbreak
Soothing your heartbreak from pet loss is gradual. Everyone who has animals knows at some point that they will have to face their pet's death. Whether the death was gradual at the end of a full life or a youngster meeting an untimely death, or a sudden illness or injury … [Read more...]
Special Tribute to a Dog & Cat
It's never easy loosing a dog or cat. When the losses are close together, it is even harder. Two of my precious animals passed away nine days apart. My 19 yr. old cat Scarlet, and my dog Liza, who had just turned 13. Some of you got to meet Scarlet once she began to show … [Read more...]