The bond we share with our pets is unique and deeply personal. They're not "just animals"; they are cherished family members, ...

Behind every rescued animal is a caregiver at risk. Discover how veterinary social workers are stepping in to save the lives ...

After losing her infant son, Marcella Johnson created The Comfort Cub, a weighted therapeutic bear that has helped thousands ...

Beth Bigler, a former Hollywood development executive, gave up her film career to start a new business as a pet grief ...

Grief is an experience individual to each person, but generally it can help to have someone there for you. A dog may be perfect. Experts share how to know if a dog could help you and how to bring ...

A pregnant woman who was admitted into hospital and lost her child at 23 weeks was caught by surprise when her soul dog came ...

Therapy for grief, or grief counseling as it is often called, is designed to help you process and cope with a loss — whether that loss is a friend, family member, pet, or other life circumstance ...

Therapy wasn’t helping either, he said, because his clinician was treating his issue as regular depression. ... Animal talks offers guidance from pet grief counselors and online healing circles.

The Morris County Surrogate's Office is using therapy dogs to comfort grieving clients. The office helps the public deal with wills, estates, guardianships, adoptions and other stressful situations.

Anticipatory grief, or the sadness felt knowing a pet will pass, can take over in final days. Pet owners should focus on spending quality time with their pet and can memorialize them through ...

Charli is a therapy dog at Canine Assisted Therapy in Oakland Park. ... Albo Steiger says that making grief counseling more approachable is crucial, especially during the holiday season.

1,005 visits of comfort: A therapy dog's incredible accomplishment remembered "She never discriminated. She thought everyone should be her friend," Fiona's owner and handler, Sally Malaret, said.