Books For Comfort and Understanding
For many people, losing a pet may be one of the saddest experience they will ever have. We know and understand how the death of a best friend and companion can be hearbreaking. Talking to someone who understands your grief is a way to help the healing process. We are always here to talk if you need to. You may also wish to contact one of the pet loss hotlines in the list below or read one of the excellent books listed.
For Adults -
Coping with the Loss of a Pet: A Gentle Guide for All Who Love a Pet
by Christina M. Lemieux (Wallace R. Clark, 1988)
Coping With Sorrow on the Loss of Your Pet
by Moira Anderson (Peregrine Press, 1987)
A Final Act of Caring: Ending the Life of an Animal Friend
by Mary and Herb Montgomery (Montgomery Press, 1993)
Good-Bye My Friend: Grieving the Loss of a Pet
by Mary and Herb Montgomery (Montgomery Press, 1991)
The Human-Animal Bond and Grief
by Laurel Lagoni, Carolyn Butler, and Suzanne Hetts (Saunders, 1994)
The Practical Guide to Client Grief: Support Techniques for 15 Common Situations
by Laurel Lagoni (AAHA Press, 1997)
When Your Pet Dies: How to Cope with Your Feelings
by Jamie Quackenbush and Denise Graveline (Pocket Books, 1985)
Your Aging Pet: Making the Senior Years Healthy and Rewarding
by Herb and Mary Montgomery (Montgomery Press)
When a Pet Dies
by Fred Rogers (G.P. Putnom's Sons, 1980)
For Children -
Sunflower Mountain
by Kathleen Foster-Morgan (Sunflower Publications, 1995)
I'll Always Love You
by Hans Wilhelm (Crown Publishers Inc., 1985)
A Special Place for Charlee
by Debby Morehead (Partners in Publishing Inc., 1996)
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
by Judith Viorst (Aladdin Books, 1971)
Old Dog
by Sarah Abbott (Coward, McCann, 1972)
The Dead Bird
by Margaret Brown (Young Scott Books, 1965)
When Violet Died
by Mildred Kantrowitz (Parents Magazine, 1973)
Goodbye Max
by Holly Keller (Greenwillow Books, 1987)
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