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Pets are more than just playmates; all about pet therapy and the healing power of animals.

My Willow & My Life
Moving away from my family home didn't seem like it would be much of an adjustment; not so much that I would be missing all the conveniences that come with having an established home. What came as a surprise to me was when I started to realize exactly who it was that I was missing. The golden retriever we named Willow.
By Sherrin Linn Larson3 years ago in Petlife
Are Your Other Pets Grieving the Loss of Another Pet?
If you have recently lost a pet, whether you had to make the decision or not, the truth is that it can be very hard on you. In fact, I recently wrote an article about dealing with your own grief after the loss of your pet.
By Shelley Wenger3 years ago in Petlife
The Animal Reiki Scoop
The following story inspired me to extend my Reiki training and become an Animal Reiki practitioner. The story highlights how Kathleen Prasad’s Let Animals Lead® Method nurtures the agency and autonomy of the “neighborhood cat,” particularly in the heart of the 6th Pillar. Here’s the scoop from Snoop.
By Jessica Amber Barnum (Jess)3 years ago in Petlife
Are You Struggling With the Loss of Your Pet?
Whether you have made the decision to put your pet to sleep or he or she died suddenly while sleeping, getting over the death of a pet is never easy. It doesn't even matter if you had him or her for five years or fifteen. You (and your family) need time to grieve.
By Shelley Wenger4 years ago in Petlife
5 Things I Do To Help Ease My Dogs Anxiety
Let me just say, anxiety sucks! I am anxiety ridden almost 50% of my day. Those of you who experience the same know the real struggle. I thank God for my fiancé who helps me day in and day out with my battle with anxiety. Some days I am trapped at home all day because I'm so anxious I can barely move without either crying or feeling sick. Anxiety disorder affects about 18.1% of the population each year and women are twice as likely to be affected than men. Oh, aren't we just lucky? But did you know that even our pets get anxiety, even our fur babies can suffer the same way we do. That breaks my heart a little.
By Charlene4 years ago in Petlife
The Dog I Didn't Want
When I was almost 13, I finally found the puppy I didn't want. I actually refused to go meet her because my mom told me that she was a Golden Retriever/Border Collie - and I was not the child who loved Golden Retrievers. My sibling did. I thought they were happy, go-lucky, stupid dogs that lick way too much. I mean, of course I loved Buddy and all of those movies, but I had no interest in owning a dog like that.
By The Schizophrenic Mom4 years ago in Petlife
Osiris and Hooman: A Berner's Rescue
June 8th, 2021: I was born. I was given the name “yellow collar boy” at the time. As a little Osiris, I spent most of my time playing with my litter mates, sleeping, eating and repeating. I was not prepared for what would happen next but as a dog, I tend to live in the moment!
By Seiarrah Johnson4 years ago in Petlife
Walking Ms. Julia
WALKING Ms. JULIA And they called it puppy love I watched Ms. Julia from my living room window taking her afternoon walk. Rain or shine, umbrella or not you could always count on Ms. Julia taking her walk. But lately, my neighbors including myself, noticed that she had stopped speaking, or even waving, to us as she continued on her way. Ms. Julia plodded on with head and shoulders drooping and her eyes steadfastly watching the slits in the sidewalk that divided the gray concrete squares. Every day she had noticeably and progressively begun to walk like a preoccupied zombie.
By Eladio Del Castillo4 years ago in Petlife
In a Chevy Lumina
When I was eight years old, my world changed. I was living with my grandparents at the time in an old house on the corner of Blue Bonnet and Ohio st. I was playing Pokemon, the Gold version I think, with friends from across the street. We were trying to catch a legendary Pokemon and at the end of a full day, we still hadn't managed. I remember seeing police officers outside my house, and wondering what all the fuss was about, but my grandparents told me to go over to the neighbors house and play. So at the end of our escapade, my thoughts were full to the brim of what could have happened. Did my dad who I had never seen turn out to be a mastermind criminal? Was my grandfather a secret crime boss, and I an unlikely heir to a grand fortune? My mind raced with possibilities, all of them painted with a brush of optimism and good fortune, because I had never known a world where loss existed.
By John Eva4 years ago in Petlife
Before I had a dog
Before I got my dog was a strange time in my life. It was a time when everything seemed to be moving past me at warp speed, blurred around the edges and blowing harshly in the wind. Everything seemed just a little scary. There were shadows in every corner and question marks at the end of everyone's statements.
By Jaimie4 years ago in Petlife
I and My Girl dogs Life Unleashed
OK this is a short story about me and My Baby now her name is Nicole and I found her a couple of months after another one of my dogs, my little Joey Jr. was born in June 2005 in which I bought a couple of months after my little Joey passed and I
By Vicky 'A' Blevins Reavis4 years ago in Petlife
Saint Linus
When I was 28 I decided to quit my life. Figuratively. Call it a quarter life crisis or crazy or brave or stupid or all of the above. Call it what you want, because the truth is, any of those things would be appropriate adjectives. However, no matter what you call it, it was the most terrifying thing I have ever done on purpose.
By Morgan Longford4 years ago in Petlife