Goodbye, Dear Friend: Coming to Terms with the Death of a PetBritish journalist discusses relationships people often have with their pets and the very real, but often scorned, grief they suffer when a much-loved animal dies. She uses letters, anecdotes, excerpts, and poems to illustrate her analysis; also touches on euthanasia, memorials, spiritual beliefs, and long-missing pets. 1997. |
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... Companion Animal Studies ( see page 190 ) issue an excellent video for vets about pet death , called A Kind Goodbye , and in it John M Bower , a vet from Plymouth , describes how a vet should put an animal to sleep in an ideal situation ...
... Companion Animal Studies ( see page 190 ) issue an excellent video for vets about pet death , called A Kind Goodbye , and in it John M Bower , a vet from Plymouth , describes how a vet should put an animal to sleep in an ideal situation ...
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Coming to Terms with the Death of a Pet Virginia Ironside. scheme ; the dog barks , urinates , chews , chases children , digs up the yard , is too old to jog with them , and so on . ' All this , he argues , puts tremendous stress on vets ...
Coming to Terms with the Death of a Pet Virginia Ironside. scheme ; the dog barks , urinates , chews , chases children , digs up the yard , is too old to jog with them , and so on . ' All this , he argues , puts tremendous stress on vets ...
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... pet owners , £ 10 inc p & p from the Society for Companion Animal Studies ( SCAS ) above . Books and booklets Animals in the Spirit World by Harold Sharp available from Atlantis Bookshop , 49a Museum Street , London , WC1A 1LY , £ 3.75 ...
... pet owners , £ 10 inc p & p from the Society for Companion Animal Studies ( SCAS ) above . Books and booklets Animals in the Spirit World by Harold Sharp available from Atlantis Bookshop , 49a Museum Street , London , WC1A 1LY , £ 3.75 ...
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