About When To Say Good Bye To Your Dog

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• Grief and acceptance of loss

  March 31st, 2011

  We bring our dogs into our lives and homes, and cherish and love them. We spend hours talking to them, making them the non-judgmental repository of all our secret hopes and fears. We trust them implicitly and they never let us down. What more could we possibly want? More time with them is the first...

• "My dog passed 6 months ago and I still can't think of getting another dog--will I ever be ready?"

  Answered by Coleen Ellis

• "How do I determine when it's time to say goodbye to my elderly dog?"

  Answered by Sherri Franklin

• "When is hospice care a good idea?"

  Answered by Sherri Franklin

• "My dog was diagnosed with cancer and died several months later. I'm devastated. How can I cope with this grief?"

  Answered by Sherri Franklin

• "It's time to put my dog, Bingo, to sleep. I don't know how to say goodbye to my best friend. How do I let him go?"

  Answered by Bridget Pilloud

• "My dog is getting on in years. She's got arthritis and a heart murmur. I love her and I'm going to miss her, and I'm not sure if I'm holding onto her for my benefit or hers. How do I tell when it's time for my dog to be put to sleep?"

  Answered by Bridget Pilloud

• The gift of hospice care

  April 28th, 2009

  Most dog owners will find themselves faced with the agonizing task of asking themselves which is more important--the quality of their dog's life or the quantity. These situations arise when your dog...