For many of us, pets are more than just animals. They are family. So, when a beloved pet dies, the grief can feel ...

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Grief does not belong only to people. Dogs form strong attachments to people and other animals, and when those bonds are ...

Ask most dog owners and they won’t hesitate to tell you: their pup feels as many emotions as humans do. The surprising news is that science mostly agrees, but only up to a point. There is clear ...

A dog in North Texas is in need of some comfort and the heart of a kind human who is willing to be her new person. “Meet Lily. She’s just two years old and barely 20 pounds,” Patti Dawson, the ...

“Grief is strange and complicated, and I'm just trying to be honest about all of it as part of the human experience," Venessa Johnson tells PEOPLE Over a decade ago, when Venessa Johnson learned that ...

Over a decade ago, when Venessa Johnson learned that a family in California was looking to rehome their 6-year-old Shih Tzu, Oliver, she spontaneously agreed to adopt him However, when Oliver died of ...