When Your Pet Dies: A Guide to Mourning, Remembering and Healing

Wolfelt, Alan

ISBN 10: 187965136X / ISBN 13: 9781879651364

Published by Companion Press, 2004

About this Item

This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

Seller Inventory # 4EKGLF007JND_ns

Bibliographic Details

• Title: When Your Pet Dies: A Guide to Mourning, Remembering and Healing
• Publisher: Companion Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 187965136X
• ISBN 13: 9781879651364
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

Affirming a pet owner's struggle with grief when his or her pet dies, this book helps mourners understand why their feelings are so strong and helps them overcome the loss. Included are practical suggestions for mourning and ideas for remembering and memorializing one's pet. Among the issues covered are understanding the many emotions experienced after the death of a pet; understanding why grief for pets is unique; pet funerals and burial or cremation; celebrating and remembering the life of one's pet; coping with feelings about euthanasia; helping children understand the death of their pet; and things to keep in mind before getting another pet.

About the Author

Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD, serves as director of the Center for Loss and Life Transition. He writes the "Children and Grief" column for Bereavement Magazine and has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, and Today. He is the author of Healing Your Grieving Heart, Healing a Teen's Grieving Heart, and Understanding Grief. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.