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When My Dog Died, I Didn’t Understand Why It Felt Like a Human Had Died. Then I Read the Research.

07/11/2016 by Melanie
7.11.16 Rainbow2

“Only 500 years ago did we started using the word ‘pet’ to describe a dependent, nonworking animal – orphan lambs that had to be raised by hand.”

Categories Blog, Dog News, Rainbow Bridge, Research Tags Blog, dog news, first time pet owner, grieve, loss, mourn, pet death, Rainbow, rainbow bridge

Some Companies Now Offering Paid Bereavement Day for Pet Owners

04/02/201603/24/2016 by Melanie
3.24.16 Bereavement Day for Pet Owners1

“It’s really very difficult to function, and if you can’t function, you certainly can’t function at work You need the time to get back to some sense of normality.”

Categories Dog News, Lifestyle, News Video, Rainbow Bridge, Video Tags bereave, death, dog news, grieve, loss, mourn, pet, rainbow bridge, work

Dog Has Cried Every Night for Six Months Since Mom Died

02/25/2016 by Melanie
2.25.16 Dog Has Cried Every Night for Six Months Since Mom Died01

“We never had children but Jerry was like her child. He was there in the hospice when she passed away. He was sitting at the bottom of the bed.”

Categories Dog News, Illness, International, Senseless Tragedy Tags cancer, death, dog news, grieve, loss, mourn, tumor, UK

Adopting a Dog Helped Me Deal with Losing My Mom

11/27/201511/25/2015 by Melanie
11.26.15 Adopting a Dog Helped Me Deal with Losing My Mom0

“It sounds so cliché, but she gave me the ability to laugh again — real, unabridged laughter. When you’re mourning the loss of someone close to you, a lot of pretending happens.”

Categories Blog, Dog News Tags Blog, death, dog news, grief, grieve, loss, mourn, recover
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