How to Manage, And Help Your Kids Cope, When The Family Dog Dies

My dog died.

Man, those are three tough words to write.

Tune in to a conversation with Dr. Schlozman and Dr. Beresin on helping kids cope with the death of a pet.

I feel both silly about and proud of how much it hurts.

Today we had to put down Toby.

He was a 15-year-old Australian Shepherd, and probably one of the best dogs we ever had. And we’ve had plenty.

It seems trite to say that losing a pet is like losing a member of the family. The fact is, though, it’s actually a gross understatement.

“Do you like to see a youngin’ with his dog?” – Lynard Skynard, “All I Can Do Is Write About It”

Patches was a compromise.

I wanted to call her Sherlock. I had just transitioned from the concrete logic of Encyclopedia Brown to the more plodding deductions of Mr.

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