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I was thinking of pets that I have now and pets that I have loved and lost and I wanted to share a special story of how wonderful animals are, how heart wrenching their passing can be and how welcoming their comfort is. This story is one about my cat Colonel when we lost him due to the food recalls a year and a half ago.

The day we lost Colonel was a cold and miserable day in January.The year was only a few days old and somehow the magic left over from Christmas and all the promises of the new year ahead vanished as we gently lifted our small gray cat into the carrier.

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By Susan Walker-Ford

In the wake of tainted pet food deaths that has devastated pet lovers across the country, the subject of grief and loss is paramount. How does one begin to accept that the unconditional love from their best furry friend is no more? How does one find understanding of such unnecessary loss? How does one reach a place of forgiveness or even hope of moving on in the presence of such pain?

Veterinarians have often listed the stages of grief in the loss of a pet as shock and denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. These are much the same stages for experiencing the loss of a human family member. What makes dealing with the death of a pet so much more difficult to express than that of human loss? First and foremost, grief over the loss of a human loved one is not only universally accepted, it’s expected. The loss of a family member or friend is license to wail, scream, cry, buy flowers, and at the very least take a day off work. When one loses a pet, the same emotions may apply, but most corporations do not have a pet grief policy when it comes to paid leave. When one feels the same powerful emotions for a pet, it is often met by ridicule from non-pet people.

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By Max Bellamy

The often-heard complaint is that there are never enough of the right words to express the amount of sorrow felt upon the passing away of a dear one. They same holds true upon the passing of a pet. It is true that grief is an emotion that is sometimes felt so severely that the anguish cannot be translated into mere rhetoric. Yet, a little creative thought can work wonders when designing a memorial marker. This also applies to the overall design and the choice of materials. While markers shaped out of stone, wood, or earth are the most common choices, there are many who opt for alternate materials like aluminum alloy, copper, bronze, or mild steel. These can be fabricated into any desired shape.

When it comes to appropriate words, many prefer poetry as a means of expressing it right. Apart from the conventional markers, many opt for personalized items of memory such as jewelry or wristbands. A necklace with a locket that contains a photograph of the pet is much favored.

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By Max Bellamy

Now that the Internet is here, an online pet memorial is the next best option in terms of keeping the memory of a pet alive forever. There are many advantages to online pet memorials that conventional memorials such as headstones or markers do not possess. The online memorials are designed to create a virtual community of family and friends for the pet, and there is always so much more space to include all the important information about the life of the pet instead of just a verse of poetry and the dates of birth and death.

Web portals can be dedicated to a single pet or one can simply post the photograph and the information about the pet to any of the web sites that specialize in creating such memorials. Online memorials allow family and friends, irrespective of their geographical location, to pay tribute to the pet and share anecdotes, stories, poems, and thoughts without the need for physical presence. Tributes can be of any length and stay posted on the site until the caretaker decides to remove them. An online memorial can also have a guest book that can be signed by those who visit the site and this may include even strangers who may never have known the pet but have been emotionally touched by the messages posted.

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By Kathy Pippig Harris

He was black with tan markings. He had short legs, and a head that looked too big and disproportionate to his wiry-haired long body.

After his mother weaned him he ate what she brought to the old barn, but he wasn’t growing like he should. After a while he wasn’t feeling so good. His mom tried to play with him but he felt too poorly to join her. Soon he was vomiting and his stools had turned yellow and bloody.

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Pet Sympathy Gifts

By Marcus Peterson

The loss of a pet is a devastating experience. Death or illness of the animals can have a drastic impact on the lives of the owners. Sometimes the death of the pet is considered to be worse than the loss of a human family member. Grieving for the pet can have painful repercussions, wherein the owner is likely to stop moving forward in life. Pet sympathy gifts are a good medium to express condolences.

The sympathy gifts specifically address the needs of a grieving pet owner. The idea is to deliver a sympathetic message of support and comfort, as well as validate the grief of someone who has lost a pet. These gifts are aimed not at alleviating an individual’s grief, but they send a message of comfort and assure the recipient that people acknowledge his grief.

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By Jamie Thompson

Pets are an integral part of many families. They love us, comfort us, and they have their own unique personalities. And the loss of a dog or cat can be a very painful experience. But how do you cope mourning the loss of a pet?

The loss of a pet is very similar to the loss of a human relative or companion. However, many people (usually those who have never had a cat or dog as a companion) simply can’t imagine that the pain and depression you feel is real, or that it should be real. But be assured, the pain you feel for the loss of your dog is as real and as valid as the pain you feel for the loss of Uncle Roscoe. And you should recognize that you are going to experience much of what a person would feel at the loss of a human companion when mourning the loss of a pet.

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By MARGALIT FOX
Published: July 18, 2006

Arthur J. Haggerty, perhaps the most famous dog trainer in the United States, who was familiar to legions of dog owners as Captain Haggerty and to legions of dogs as He Who Must Be Obeyed, died on July 3 in West Palm Beach, Fla. He was 74 and lived in Jupiter, Fla.

The cause was cancer, said his daughter, Babette Haggerty-Brennan.

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Eddie of ‘Frasier’ Fame Dies

27 June 2006

Moose, the Jack Russell terrier who played Eddie for over a decade on the Emmy-winning TV series Frasier, has died. He was 16-and-a-half (115 in dog years). Moose died on Thursday night of old age at his home near Los Angeles, according to his trainer Mathilde Halberg. She tells American People magazine, “He just had an incredible charisma and was such a free spirit.” Halberg rescued Moose from a dog pound in the early 1990s and soon discovered he was a natural actor.

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By Anthony Galindez

The loss of a beloved pet can be as devastating as losing a family member. Afterall, pets can be more lovingly unconditional than people. If only the amount of love showered on our pets can be equal to the amount of years added to its life, our pets would live as long as we want them too. But as everything else that has a beginning, so too, do they have an ending. Indeed the paradox of loss is at constant play with life: we are certain that everything ends but we are uncertain when it ends; we are certain how it will make us feel, but uncertain at how to deal with what we may feel.

So how does a man say good-bye to a beloved pet, companion and best friend who has given him its full attention, unconditional love and loyalty and even aid in daily living (i.e. blind people with their guide dogs and policemen with their canine friends, among others)? And once good-byes have been said, how does man cope with the grief and loss after? Needless to say, conditioning of the human mind even before a bond has been created between man and beast is essential and must be established. Man, the rational one in the friendship, and usually the bereaved survivor of the two friends, must keep in mind always that nothing survives forever, not even the ideal friendship of a man and an animal. Once the proper conditioning of the mind has been set, it is easier for man to face the reality of a future separation with his beloved pet.

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