When Your Heart Dog Dies Reflections 10 Years Later

When your heart dog dies, it leaves you gutted in ways words can't truly describe. I sliced myself open to write Heart Dog: Surviving the Loss of Your

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Dog Memorial Jewelry New Option

In Chapter 5 of Heart Dog: Surviving the Loss of Your Canine Soul Mate, I recommend getting a piece (or several pieces) of dog memorial jewelry so that

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When We Fail in Grief

Saturday marks the third anniversary of Lilly’s death from an adverse rabies vaccine reaction + the side-effects and complications of treatment. I wrote in the pet loss book

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The State of My Heart

Thursday, December 17, 2015, marks two years since Lilly’s death. I remain devastated. It isn’t the all day, every day, kind of grief, but when it bubbles up, it

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1 Year Ago Today

Exactly one year ago today, we made the painful-but-necessary decision to let Lilly go after a 693-day fight for her life. Our grief is better and totally NOT

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A New Option for Dog Memorial Necklaces

Cruising the local farmer’s market a few Saturdays ago, I stumbled upon a booth selling Origami Owl custom jewelry. Among other things, they sell see-through lockets and a variety

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Pet Loss and The Anniversary Effect

Tuesday, June 17, marked 6 months since we lost Lilly. It’s a rough week for other reasons as well. Another dog writer friend of mine calls it “The

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Lilly’s Last Days

It has only been a little more than 3 weeks since we lost Lilly – our incredible, miraculous canine heroine. It feels impossible, like forever, and like yesterday

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Champion of My Heart Obituary

Here is the long version of Lilly’s obituary, including some of the last photos ever taken of her and a few details about her final days.

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Champion of My Heart Tribute Video

Sharing a lifetime of photos and video of Lilly, our dearly departed canine heroine. Approximately 5-minute tribute video for my Heart Dog — my canine soul mate —

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