Parting Words/Parting Ways: Saying Good-Bye to Your Pet
Author: Laura Ritter Carlson
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ISBN: 1882897625
Publisher: Lost Coast Press (15 February, 2002)
Sales Rank: 334,390
Average Customer Rating: 4.94 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Loving support for all pet owners
This is a wonderful, warm book. The first part helps you through dealing with the loss of your pet. The second part is touching stories/memorials written by people who have lost their best friends. This book would make an excellent gift for anyone who loves pets.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Working through the pain of loss of a pet
In our society we have various acceptable ways to deal with the loss of a loved one. Everyone knows what is expected of them and the rituals that we go through to help us to work through the grief. However, the loss of a family pet can be very devastating and leaves the pet owner with no set of rituals to help move pass the pain. "Parting Words/Parting Ways: Saying Good-Bye to Your Pet" fills that void. In the first part of the book Laura Carlson discusses the five stages of grief, the five stages of healing, memorial services and memorializing your pet. Throughout the book one thing stands out, that it is okay to grieve over the loss of a pet and there are ways to work through the grief.
The second part of the book contains many letters from pet owners who have lost a pet. The letters are written to the pets and show the deep emotions involved with the loss of a loyal companion. Reading the many letters one comes to realize the strength of the bond between many pet owners and their pets and the depth of grief that many go through. Recommended for those going through such a loss as it offers constructive methods of working through the loss and validation of their feelings.
Rating: 5 out of 5
In loving memory
For anyone who has lost a pet, those cherished loved ones of our family, this book will remind you of why you made an animal a part of your life in the first place. The memories of love and joy that our pets have brought us and why it was all worth it, even with the heartbreak of losing them. They give us comfort, love and laughter. This books brings forth those warm, sentimental feelings once again. This would not only make a nice gift for someone grieving the loss of a pet, but also bring comfort to us all. Similar Products
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