Honor Your Grief for a Departed Pet

How do we come to terms with losing a beloved pet?  The heartbreak is visceral, and the process of grieving takes time. Thankfully, there are some lovely, meaningful ways to memorialize our pets. On my show The Bond I interviewed Julie Delsoldato, the creator of The Golden Bead in Vermont, about how having a keepsake […]

Opening Your Heart to a New Dog After Losing One

Opening Your Heart to a New Dog After Losing One Last week I wrote about putting to sleep my very lame old girl, Jazzy, and I was deeply touched by how many people expressed their condolences. I was moved by the many people who shared their own stories of heartache in making that loving decision […]

Senior Dog’s Reason to Give Thanks

One Senior Springer Spaniel has Reason to Give Hearty Thanks This Thanksgiving Imagine what it feels like to be a 6-year-old doggy past the prime of life, whose owner got old, too, and couldn’t take care of you anymore? Think how lucky you would be if you were a breed of dog that happened to […]

Forever Home for Senior Dogs

Holistic Vets (10-19-2015) #3048: Dr Judy just adopted two 14-year-old Cocker Spaniels who were in terrible physical condition but are a very welcome addition to her home full of rescued Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. They came from Monkey House Hospice and Sanctuary for Senior Dogs which seeks to give old dogs in shelters a reprieve […]

Another Trip Over The Rainbow Bridge

Another Trip Over The Rainbow Bridge It has been a Spring of sadness and loss in my world — my older rescued Weimaraner, Scooby Doo, gave up the ghost himself, soon after I lost my youngest Weimaraner, Teddy, to a fast and brutal death from cancer. It was heart breaking for me to witness the […]