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Updated Feb 09, 2010

Q: Comfort at Time of Pet Loss    —Tecumseh, MI

"Our dog Gracie passed away after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 11 years old. I'd like advice on ho..."

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Hi C., Wow! I know what you're going through, as our beloved Minature Schnauzer, Sady went to Dog Heaven on April 1st, 2008. She was hit and run on the street in fr...

C., So sorry to hear of your loss. My husband and I and our 2 children took our first family vacation 2 weeks ago. For the first time in many, many years we had o...

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Q: Exlaining Loss of Pet to 2Yr Old.    —Henderson, NV

"My husband and I(together 10 years married 5 years) had dogs long before we decided to have kids. Last week one of ou..."

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Hey A....I am so sorry for your loss. It's so hard...we have 2 dogs too, who've been with us before we got married and had kids. I dread the day... There is an exc...

I'm so sorry for your loss. Two things that helped my daughter and I when we lost our dog.... Freddie The Fallen leaf, by Leo Biscalia and Rainbow bridge on line. ...

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Q: Teaching About the Loss of a Pet    —Fairfield, CA

"Hello, We had a 15 year old dog that we recently had to have put to sleep. Our son has been asking about her, a..."

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I'm so sorry about your dog! Our cat Cocoa passed away when our older daughter was 3. I explained to her that our cat had become very, very, very old and had died. And...

I am so sorry about your dog. It sounds like he had a good and fun life with your family. I think you should get the books every one else was talking about. Also he i...

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Q: I Lost My Daughters Best Friend    —Fresno, CA

"I lost my daughters best friend.She barely talks to me now because she is mad at me.I need her to talk to me what sho..."

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T., hi: how old is your daughter, and what kind of best friend did you get lost? a toy? a pet? how did you lost her best friend? think about those questions and ...

Ask her what you can do to make it better.

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Q: Ideas for Explaining Death of Dog to 4 Year Old    —San Luis Obispo, CA

"We just had to put our dog to sleep this weekend. My son is 4 and knows that he is sick and not happy. We have told..."

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There is a wonderful picture book by Cynthia Rylant called "Dog Heaven" that I highly recommend. It's good theology, whether you are talking about dogs or people.

We just had to put one of our cats down about a month ago. My daughter is 5 (was 4 at the time) and we told her Cookie was sick and that the Dr. is trying to make her...

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Q: Family Dog Dies and 13 Month Old Misses Her Terribly...    —Anchorage, AK

"We have had our dog for literally 13 years and just last week she was taken by cancer. I knew that me and my husband..."

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We had to put one of our dogs down 2 months ago due to acute kidney failure. Our daughter who was a few months over 3 took it VERY hard. I cannot recommend "Dog Hea...

Hi P. My family went through this when my daughter was barely 3, and again at 4 (two older dogs). Because I work in the field of the human-animal bond, I knew about a...

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Q: Need Ideas for Pet Memorial    —Petaluma, CA

"Hi My family lost our beloved dog of 15 years today and needless to say my three children are devestated. Our boy..."

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It's devastating to loose a pet. I lost my cat, Truman, years before I met my husband and had a family and I still have his ashes in a little wooden box. There are tim...

sorry to hear of the loss of your beloved family pet. we had a similar situation but had to take our dog to be put down in the end which was very hard, but had to be ...

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Q: Seeking Moms Who Have Helped Grieving Child; Grandparents' Dog Died    —Richmond, VA

"Our-I am the grandmother--dog died suddenly and our almost eight year old grandson was really upset, crying uncontoll..."

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First, let me say that I am sorry for the loss of your dog. Dogs become part of your family and when they are gone, many people don't respect the fact that it feels li...

Because I believe God accepts our pets into Heaven as they make us happy, I told my girls about the Rainbow Bridge (story is below). I also told them that our pets...

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Q: Grieving 3 1/2 Year Old    —Palm Coast, FL

"We had to put our dog Teddie to sleep (on Valentine's Day of all days) and my daughter is still not doing well. She ..."

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The local library's are great at this! Just go to the kids section and ask one of the librarian's for a book about grieving for pets.

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