Gretchen was my first animal friend. She was a brown wire-haired retriever with piercing yellow eyes. My parents got her as a puppy when I was a baby. My dad used to say that he would come home with a bag of dog food in one arm, and a bag of diapers in the other. …
There are several stages when it comes to grief; whether it’s the loss of a human or our beloved animal friend. Denial is the first stage. Before they pass and our animal friend isn’t feeling well, we may be in denial that something is wrong or that it’s their time to move on. (It’s difficult to …
