Resources

Pet-Loss Support

Memorializing Your Pet

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)