BOOKS ABOUT GRIEVING FOR A PET
A Bibliography Compiled by Andrea Loughry
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| Turning in a beloved
Guide Dog puppy for harness training may be the most difficult part
of the puppy raising project. These books are about the death of a pet,
but many of the feelings of loss, grief, and emptiness after turning
in a dog you have loved and worked with for a year can be just as vivid.
We present these titles in hope they will bring solace in whatever grieving
process one may be facing. |
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Angel Pawprints: Reflections
on Loving & Losing a Canine Companion - An Anthology of Pet Memorials by Laurel E Hunt (Editor) For anyone who has ever lost a four-legged friend comes a beautiful anthology of poetry, stories, and vintage photos that celebrates pets' lives and mourns their passing. (2000) |
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Animals and the Afterlife: True
Stories of Our Best Friends' Journey Beyond Death by Kim Sheridan Presents heartwarming and meaningful true stories that offer compelling evidence of an afterlife for animals, and provides tremendous comfort and reassurance to anyone who has ever loved an animal, and food for thought for anyone who has ever questioned the place of animals in the larger scheme of things, both here on earth and in the afterlife. (2004) |
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Blessing the Bridge: What Animals
Teach Us About Death, Dying , and Beyond by Rita M. Reynolds Reynolds, a kind of hospice-worker-for-animals, relates the wisdom she has gathered from her years of helping animals "cross the bridge." (2001) |
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The Daisy Sutra by Helen Weaver, Alan McKnight Daisy, a very spiritual dog, teaches her human friend Helen lessons about life and death, both while she's alive and from beyond the grave. (2000) |
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Do Dogs Go to Heaven?: Eternal
Answers for Animal Lovers
by Jean Holmes Do Dogs Go To Heaven? Bible does answers this question with an emphatic "YES!" This book presents a brilliant tapestry of Bible verses, interwoven with animal behavior and intelligence studies, and anecdotal evidence of animals as intelligent, caring companions here and in the hereafter. It will provide comfort to Christians who have lost loved animal friends. (1999) |
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Goodbye, Dear Friend: Coming
to Terms with the Death of a Pet by Virginia Ironside Some of the experiences of those of us (from ordinary people today to Freud and Sir Walter Scott) who have loved and lost a pet. Unsentimental, sympathetic, concise and to the point, this book will bring comfort and solace at a time when one feels most alone. (1997) |
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Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom
for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet by Gary Kowalski As Kowalski writes, "Animals enrich our lives in countless ways, with their playfulness, their tranquility, their constancy, and their love..." This book will help readers mourn and remember them well. Also by Kowalski: The Souls of Animals . 1997 |
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The Heart That is Loved Never
Forgets: Recovering from Loss: When Humans and Animals Lose Their Companions by Kaetheryn Walker Stories that address the grieving process of humans and animals who have lost their companions and that give advice on how best to help yourself and others recover. Gives practical advice on recovery, including self-care, support systems, and homeopathic recipes. Discusses the painful topic of euthanasia. (1998) |
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The Last Will and Testament
of an Extremely Distinguished Dog by Eugene Gladstone O'Neill A beautifully presentation of O'Neill's moving elegy to his dog Silverdene Emblem O'Neill (Blemie), illustrated with 25 color photos (1999) |
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The Loss of a Pet by Wallace Sife Professional bereavement counselor Wallace Sife updates and expands his book for readers who need help coping with and understanding grief for a pet. (1998) |
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Pet Loss: A Thoughtful Guide
for Adults and Children by Herbert A Nieburg The death of a pet can cause enormous feelings of sorrow, guilt, and loneliness for children and adults alike. Unfortunately, these feelings are often ignored or downplayed, and pet owners find themselves unable to express real grief. This book encourages those who have suffered the loss of a pet to acknowledge such grief and tells them how to cope with the situation. (1996) |
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Saying Good-Bye to the Pet
You Love: A Complete Resource to Help You Heal by Lorri A Greene and Jacquelyn Landis Written by a psychologist who is a leader in pet bereavement, this practical and sympathetic guide validates the survivor's feelings of loss when a pet dies. (2002) |
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The Soul of Your Pet: Evidence
for the Survival of Animals After Death by Scott S. Smith Examines evidence suggestive that animals, as well as people, have souls capable of surviving death. (1998) |
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There is Eternal Life for Animals by Niki Behrikis Shanahan All animals go to heaven. How do we know? We look in the book that God left us, the Bible. This book takes you through the Bible and proves through the scriptures that there is life after death for all the animals. (2002) |
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When Children
Grieve: For Adults to Help Children Deal with Death, Divorce, Pet Loss,
Moving, and Other Losses by John W James, Russell Friedman and Leslie Landon Matthews The authors of "The Grief Recovery Handbook" create a cutting-edge volume to free children from the misinformed goal of "not feeling bad" and empower them with positive, effective methods of dealing with loss.(2001) |
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When Only the Love Remains:
The Pain of Pet Loss by Emily Margaret Stuparyk This book of poems emerged from the author's own deep sadness following the death of her beloved pet rabbit, Poochie. When Only The Love Remains will validate your own feelings of pain and sorrow, and recognize your need to grieve. (2000) |
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Dog Heaven by Cynthia Rylant Newbery Medalist Rylant makes her debut as an illustrator in a warm, whimsical picture book about the wonderful place where all good dogs go for an endless supply of ham biscuits, good meals and lots of petting. Beautiful, poignant and charmingly original, here is a book that will touch the heart of anyone who has ever loved a pet. Also by Rylant: Cat Heaven. (1995) |
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A Dog Like Jack by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan After a long life of chasing squirrels, licking ice cream cones, and loving his adoptive family, an old dog comes to the end of his days. (1999) |
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For Every Dog an Angel by Christine Davis Celebrates the timeless love between people and their "forever dogs". Filled with colorful illustrations of dogs lovingly cared for by their guardian angels, this charming little book will delight animal lovers young and old and bring comfort to anyone who has had to say goodbye to their best four-legged friend. (1997) |
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I'll Always Love You by Hans Wilhelm Elfie, a dachshund, and her special boy progress happily through life together. One morning Elfie does not wake up. The family grieves and buries her. A gentle, moving story. (1989) |
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Jasper's Day by Marjorie Blain Parker Today Riley’s family is celebrating Jasper’s Day. Everything they do will be in honor of Jasper — sort of like a birthday. But it isn’t Jasper’s birthday and Riley tells himself not to think about what day it really is. Riley isn't ready to say goodbye to Jasper. He knows that today will be the hardest day of his life. But, sometimes, saying goodbye is the right thing to do. Jasper's Day is a tender story filled with smiles, tears and the understanding that memories last forever. (2002) |
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The Old Dog by Charlotte Zolotow With crystalline simplicity Zolotow captures the essence of loss and grief--and the healing that begins when one lets someone new come into his heart. (1995) |
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Remembering Pets: A Book for
Children Who Have Lost a Friend by Gina Dalpra-Berman and Barbara Hoss-Schneider A child remembers the family pet and suggests common memories that readers might share. The loss of a pet is often a child's first experience with death and can leave a lasting impression. (2001) |
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The Return of Rex and Ethel by Arnold Adoff Two girls who share many wonderful times with their beloved dogs, Rex and Ethel, find a special way to remember them when they die. (2000) |
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Saying Goodbye to
Lulu by Corinne Demas This beautiful and poignant story about a young girl who must say goodbye to her beloved, aged dog will touch anyone who has ever experienced a loss. Full color. (2004) |
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Saying Goodbye to Your Pet:
Children Can Learn to Cope With Grief by Marge Eaton Heegaard An art therapy book for children coping with the loss of a pet. Sensitive exercises help children say in pictures what they are unable to say in words. The completed book serves as a lasting keepsake, honoring the memory of the family pet and its importance in the child's life. (2001) |
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Spirit Dogs: Heroes In Heaven by Susan Kelleher Josie's pain was too great, and she had lost most of her dignity. Susan Kelleher helped hold her fourteen-year-old retriever as the long-time companion nuzzled into her son Alex's lap, and the vet administered the injection. Alex and his mom wept for an hour, and then they took Josie to the woods to leave her in peace. Susan's is a story of the sadness of loss and the poignant acceptance of the peace that comes with the knowledge that such a loss leeads us to another plain of reality. It is a cleleration of life. (1998)
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The Tenth Good Thing about Barney by Judith Viorst Narrated by a child whose cat, Barney, has just died, the author succinctly and honestly handles both the emotions stemming from the loss of a beloved pet and the questions about the finality of death which naturally arise in such a situation. (1999) |
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Up in Heaven Emma Chichester Clark Daisy was devoted to Arthur, but she couldn't keep up with him anymore. She was slowing down because she was very, very old. And she didn't always feel well. One night, she went to sleep as usual, but when she woke up...she was in heaven! A sweet and sensitive approach to the aging and death of a beloved pet. (2004) |