Comments on: How to Cope with the Loss of Your Dog http://www.k9korralobediencetrainingcenter.com/dog-training-blog/florida-dog-training/how-to-cope-with-the-loss-of-your-dog/ K9 Korral Obedience Training Center Blog Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:02:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jessica Hart http://www.k9korralobediencetrainingcenter.com/dog-training-blog/florida-dog-training/how-to-cope-with-the-loss-of-your-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-925 Jessica Hart Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:59:00 +0000 http://www.k9korralobediencetrainingcenter.com/dog-training-blog/?p=336#comment-925 Nice write up. I found your site on Google and found it very interesting. Nice write up. I found your site on Google and found it very interesting.

]]> By: Simon Lárus http://www.k9korralobediencetrainingcenter.com/dog-training-blog/florida-dog-training/how-to-cope-with-the-loss-of-your-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Simon Lárus Mon, 03 May 2010 15:33:40 +0000 http://www.k9korralobediencetrainingcenter.com/dog-training-blog/?p=336#comment-514 This blog really helped me with my training This blog really helped me with my training

]]> By: Sid Korpi http://www.k9korralobediencetrainingcenter.com/dog-training-blog/florida-dog-training/how-to-cope-with-the-loss-of-your-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Sid Korpi Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:03:03 +0000 http://www.k9korralobediencetrainingcenter.com/dog-training-blog/?p=336#comment-136 Thank you for addressing this difficult topic. I am an animal chaplain in Minneapolis who works with people to help them prepare for, cope with and move on after pet loss. When I was writing my book "Good Grief: Finding Peace After Pet Loss," I was told time and again how important it was to have a source of validation out there. More often, animal lovers are met with unfeeling responses to their pain like, "What's the big deal? It was just a stupid dog. Go to the pound now and get a replacement!" That lack of societal support actually often makes grieving the loss of an animal even more difficult than grieving the loss of some humans. At least with the latter, we're given "permission" to feel the pain and not encouraged to deny or stuff those emotions. Thank you for addressing this difficult topic. I am an animal chaplain in Minneapolis who works with people to help them prepare for, cope with and move on after pet loss. When I was writing my book “Good Grief: Finding Peace After Pet Loss,” I was told time and again how important it was to have a source of validation out there. More often, animal lovers are met with unfeeling responses to their pain like, “What’s the big deal? It was just a stupid dog. Go to the pound now and get a replacement!”

That lack of societal support actually often makes grieving the loss of an animal even more difficult than grieving the loss of some humans. At least with the latter, we’re given “permission” to feel the pain and not encouraged to deny or stuff those emotions.

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