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When Pets Leave Us

Recently my family had to put down our dog. Our dear sweet girl was 16 years old, and my husband and I had raised her since she was 6 weeks old. At the time we were just two young teenagers fresh out of high school. We were dating, not anticipating that we would one day […]

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Saying Goodbye to My Best Friend: Losing a Pet in Childhood

We all love our pets. But children can sometimes experience a much closer love than adults do, it has something to do with dependence and eternal hope and not understanding that things are finite. Children have a fierce love, and they often love without fear. Which may be why they bond s closely with their […]