Resources
Pet-Loss Support
Memorializing Your Pet
- Bow Wow Art
- Close to Our Heart Pet Memorial Boxes
- LifeGem
- Memory Stones
- Paws in Heaven
- Rainbow Bridge
- Remembrance Beads
- Superior Pet Crematory Services
Books for Adults
- Saying Good-bye to the Pet you Love, Lorri A. Greene and Jacquelyn Landis
- Pet Loss and Human Emotion, Cheri Barton Ross and Jane Baron-Sorensen
- Animals as Teachers and Healers: True Stories and Reflections, Susan Chernak McElroy
- Grieving the Death of a Pet, Betty J. Carmack
- Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet, Gary Kowalski
- Saying Goodbye to Your Angel Animals: Finding Comfort after Losing Your Pet, Allen Anderson and Linda Anderson
- Angel Dogs: Divine Messengers of Love, Allen Anderson, Linda Anderson, and Willard Scott
- The Human-Animal Bond and Grief, Lagoni, Butler and Hetts
- Death of a Pet: Answers to Questions for Children and Animal Lovers of All Ages, J. W. Potter and George Koss
- Pets Living With Cancer A Pet Owner’s Resource, Robin Downing
- A Grief Observed, C. S. Lewis
- Healing Into Life and Death, Stephen Levine
- A Gradual Awakening, Stephen Levine
- On Death and Dying, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Books for Children
- Dog Heaven, Cynthia Rylant
- Cat Heaven, Cynthia Rylant
- I’ll Always Love You, Hans Wilhelm
- A Special Place for Charlee: A Child’s Companion Through Pet Loss, Debby Morehead and Karen Cannon
- A Gift From Rex, Jim Kramer
- Tear Soup, Pat Schweibert and Chuck DeKlyen
- The Tenth Good Thing About Barney, Judith Viorst
- Healing Your Grieving Heart for Kids, Alan Wolfelt
- Goodbye Mousie, Robie Harris
Articles
- Grief Coping Tips (Tufts University)
- Coping with the Loss of an Animal Companion (Ohio State University)
- Helping Children Cope (Ohio State University)
- Prayers, Healing and Support (Best Friends Network)