Grieving the Death of a Pet

by Betty J. Carmack

Overview

Because our relationships with our animal companions are unlike human relationships, the death of a pet is like no other loss that we will experience. In this book, Betty J. Carmack draws on the wisdom of Ecclesiastes, her own experience, and interviews with dozens of pet lovers to guide the reader through the initial loss of a pet to the dawning of new hope and reassurance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780806643489
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	12/16/2002
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	552,321
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Betty J. Carmack is a nurse who has worked as a pet loss counselor for twenty years.

Editorial Reviews

"Rocky's loss taught me how deeply we grieve for our loved animals, the intensity of pain and the length of time it can last," writes Betty Carmack, a nurse and professional pet loss counselor. In Grieving the Death of a Pet, Carmack draws from her experience of counseling more than two thousand people who have lost a beloved pet, as well as the loss of her Rocky and other furry friends. She offers the book as a kind of pet-loss support group to counter "a world that reminds us repeatedly that grief for an animal doesn't count as much as grief for a person." It's poignant and sometimes heartrending, filled with personal stories of love and loss as well as Scripture and thoughts on faith.

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