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A Gift from Rex: Guiding Children Though Life and Loss
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Jim Kramer, DVM, CVPM
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A Gift from Rex is creatively and thoughtfully designed to provide a forum for thinking, feeling, and understanding of life, death, and healing. A series of life lessons are embedded in stories of interactions children have with their pets or reflections of what we learn from our pets.
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A Special Place for Charlee: A Child’s Companion Through Pet Loss
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Debby Morehead
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This is a tender, touching story…Adults want to help children through the experience of pet loss, but have too few ideas and tools to do so. Now they have A Special Place for Charlee and, like the words on the cover say, the book can truly be used as a child’s companion through pet loss.
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Angel Cats, Divine Messengers of Comfort
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Allen & Linda Anderson
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Read true stories about a feline friend helping a man get his purr back, a cat miraculously protecting and comforting a young girl during the Holocaust, a mother-daughter cat team serving as a woman’s heart specialists, sister cats coaxing a major league baseball player through a losing season, and a cat named Cuddles who writes her own advice column. Angel Cats proves that cats are as compassionate as they are curious.
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Angel Dogs, Divine Messengers of Love
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Allen & Linda Anderson
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You already know dogs are healing and loving companions, but did you know they also serve as matchmakers, lifesavers, prisoner rehabilitation specialists, parent trainers, hospital welcoming committees, advice columnists, and afterlife ambassadors? The true stories in Angel Dogs celebrate the deep and ancient connection between people and dogs and will inspire you to live up to the divine example of your canine companions.
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Angel Whiskers, Reflections on Loving and Losing a Feline Companion Edited
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Laurel E. Hunt
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Anyone who has ever loved a cat knows the pleasure and comfort these feline companions can bring-and anyone who has ever lost a cat knows the deep sorrow brought on their passing. This elegant tribute to cats past and present features classic poetry and short stories authors both famous and unknown, as well as vintage photographs and drawings. These timeless words and pictures offer bereaved owners a chance to express and validate their feelings of grief while celebrating the many qualities that make cats special. A welcome resource for feline enthusiasts, as well as for veterinarians, bereavement counselors, and pet loss support groups, Angel Whiskers is certain to provide comfort to anyone who has ever been graced the uniquely exquisite company of America’s most popular pet.
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Cat Heaven
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Cynthia Rylant
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A beautifully illustrated book that tells the story about what heaven might be like for cats.
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Cold Noses at the Pearly Gates
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Gary Kurz
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Cold Noses at the Pearly Gates will present the reader with concepts and ideas they may never have considered before. Some may scoff. Others may shrug at their uncertainty. But those who know and love their animals for the wonderful personalities they are will assimilate very well to the logical conclusions drawn this author.
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Dog Amputee DVD
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Unknown
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This video is of a dog with an amputated leg. It shows how wonderfully they can do and helps to put owner’s mind at ease when making the decision to do amputation.
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Dog Heaven
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Cynthia Rylant
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A beautifully illustrated book that tells the story about what heaven might be like for dogs.
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For Every Dog An Angel
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Christine Davis
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If you are welcoming a new puppy into your home…celebrating the forever dog in your life…saying good-bye to a beloved dog companion…For Every Dog An Angel is the perfect way to remember that timeless connection to your special four-legged friend.
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For the Love of a Dog
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Patricia B. McConnell, PH.D.
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Those who consider their dogs part of the family will find For the Love of a Dog engaging, enlightening, and utterly engrossing. Packed with informed speculation and intriguing accounts of man’s best friend at his worst and at his very best, this book is a treasure trove that will teach us how to have a richer, more rewarding relationship with our dogs.
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Goodbye, Friend
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Gary Kowalski
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For pet lovers, the loss of a cherished pet ranks almost as high as the loss of a close family member in terms of grief experienced. In Goodbye, Friend, Gary Kowalski takes you on a journey of healing offering warmth, guidance, and practical advice on how to deal effectively with death honoring your animal companion’s life. A superb and comforting book for both adults and children.
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Grieving the Death of a Pet
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Betty J. Carmack
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The relationships between individuals and their pets are unique, and so is the grief experienced when a pet dies. No other relationship provides the same quality of companionship, reciprocal caring, and loyalty. Yet people are often stunned at the intensity and duration of their grief when a beloved pet dies. Through the stories of sorrow, strength, and wisdom from people grieving the loss of a pet, Betty J. Carmack offers readers a virtual pet-loss support group. She illuminates the common experiences of pet death: feeling utter love and devotion for a pet, weighing the decisions surrounding treatment choices and euthanasia, honoring the pet through memorials and rituals, and beginning the healing process.
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How to ROAR: Pet Loss Grief Recovery
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Robin Jean Brown
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Robin Jean Brown understands firsthand the deep bond that can develop between person and animal. She’s not some cold psychologist, but rather a pet owner herself who dealt with her own painful journey through the grieving process. She found that there wasn’t a lot of help for her. Other books are either too cold and clinical…or they’re too sad, and just make you cry harder. And none of them had workbook-style questions to guide her though her journey. So Robin wrote the guide herself-to deal with your grief, effectively and step step. She is personal, empathetic, and comforting-yet at the same time she’ll help you move through your grief. Her special book will introduce you to a revolutionary way of coping with pet loss. Robin developed and delicately refined a 4 Step Technique for coping with pet loss that she coined ‘ROAR’.
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I’ll Always Love You
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Hans Wilhelm
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The narrator is a young boy who loves Elfie-‘the best dog in the whole world’…One day Elfie does not wake up. The family grieves, and the boy, who has always told Elfie how much he loves her, finds solace in the fact. Though someone offers the boy a new pet, he knows he is not ready for it. But when he is, he will always remember to say ‘I love you.’ Wilhelm’s sweet message is an important one for children (as well as adults!). The pictures have a piquant charm of their own and convey both humor and sorrow.
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Pets Living with Cancer: A Pet Owner’s Resource
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Robin Downing, DVM
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If your pet has been diagnosed with cancer, you have many questions and fears about that diagnosis. This book provides practical answers that will help you replace your fears with hope and enhance the quality of life you share with your beloved animal companion.
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The Dog Chapel
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Stephen Huneck
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Welcome all creeds, all breeds! No dogmas allowed! Welcome to The Dog Chapel, artist and visionary Stephen Huneck’s heartfelt offering to dog lovers everywhere. This book takes readers to Dog Mountain in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, where Huneck, after a brush with death and a near-miraculous recovery, was inspired to build his chapel for dogs. A tribute to the love, humor, loyalty, and solace dogs brought to his life during this difficult time, the book, like the chapel itself, is ultimately a celebration of life for all of us. This poetic and uplifting realization of one man’s remarkable dream will touch readers everywhere and reaffirm the importance of the connection we have with one another and with our pets.
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The Loss of a Pet, A guide to Coping with the Grieving Process When a Pet Dies
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Wallace Sife, PH.D.
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A cherished pet gives you boundless, unconditional love and occupies a special place in your routine, your home, and your heart. When your pet dies, that warm, special place becomes a sad, empty space. This book helps you understand: The grieving process, including typical stages of grief and techniques for coping. Grieving for a missing pet, one you had to give up because of a change in life situation, and other difficult circumstances. Children and the death of a pet. Euthanasia, including important considerations. Religion and the death of a pet, with articles
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The Rainbow Bridge
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Paul C. Dahm
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A must read for anyone who has ever lost a pet. Will we see them again?
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The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
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Judith Viorst
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A story for children about a young boy whose cat died. To help him with his grief, his mother tells him to come up with ten good things about Barney, his cat. He can only come up with nine until the end.
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When Your Pet Dies, A Guide to Mourning, Remembering, and Healing
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Alan D. Wolfelt
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When a special pet dies, you may struggle with your grief. You may be overwhelmed the depth of your sadness. But as Dr. Wolfelt explains, your grief is a reflection of the love you had for the animal. The more profound the attachment, the more profound your grief is likely to be. This is normal and natural. This compassionate, practical guide helps you understand and express your feelings of loss so you can begin to heal. Topics covered include common feelings, euthanasia, helping children, the six needs of mourning, ceremony ideas, and considering a new pet. Space is provided for you to capture memories of your special companion animal. Throughout, other pet lovers share their stories of love and loss.
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When Your Pet Gets Cancer Developed
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Consumer’s Medical Resource, Inc. and Dr. Nicole Ehrhart, VMD, MS, Diplomate ACVS
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This workbook is full of information! It helps to increase understanding of the diagnosis when your pet gets cancer, current treatment options, nutrition, questions to ask your veterinarian, and how to cope.
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Without Regret: A Handbook for Owners of Canine Amputees
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Susan Neal
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This is the ONLY source book for those owners whose dogs are special tripods. The vast majority of canine amputee owners expound on their satisfaction with their decision to prolong the life of their lifelong companions. For all evidence these dogs continue to lead normal lives. This book is quite a unique and useful book for any dog owner’s library.
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You Are a Dog, Life Though the Eyes of Man’s Best Friend
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Terry Bain
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We all believe we know what our dogs are thinking. We often put words in their mouths. Well, stop it! Sit! Read! A dog is about to tell you how it truly is-once and for all.
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