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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First Grant from Lilly’s Fund to CHIP Fund

It’s official. We made the first $500 grant from Lilly’s Fund into the CHIP Fund at our primary veterinary hospital. We don’t know yet which dogs and families

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Lilly’s Fund 100 Percent of Goal – Thank You!

The Lilly’s Fund campaign ended Tuesday, May 13, which would have been Lilly’s 10th birthday. We are humbled and happy to report that we reached our last-minute goal

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Final 5 Days of Lilly’s Fund – Increased the Goal by $500

We reached our original goal in our memorial fundraising campaign in just 17 days. I let the campaign continue without much fanfare. Out of the blue we started

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Lilly’s Fund – An Update on the Memorial Fundraiser

I am honored, humbled, and grateful to say that Lilly’s Fund reached 100% of our $3,343 goal in just 17 days. Thanks to the help of 36 donors

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Learn More! Share! Give to Lilly’s Fund

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Lilly’s Fund, our memorial fundraising campaign. Here are the details on how you can give, how much we want to raise,

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Dog Blog Survey: Grieving the Loss of Your Heart Dog (Canine Soul Mate)

Since Lilly’s death, I’ve taken some time to think about the future of the blog and my writing projects, in general. I’m currently doing the groundwork for several

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1-Question Poll – Canine Memorial Fundraising Options

It turns out setting up Lilly’s Fund — a memorial fundraising campaign to do something useful with our grief — is more complicated than we thought. Unless, one

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10 Must-Have Dog Photos and Videos

It took me close to two solid days to gather and officially archive 9 years of photos and video of Lilly. I’m so grateful – now that she

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The Right Time to Get Another Dog, After One Dies

I’m sure people wonder about our timeline on getting another puppy or dog. We’re not even thinking about looking until spring 2015. I’m announcing this in part to

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