Feelings I hadn't looked at in years came flooding through a loss I thought I understood. Here are 10 emotional truths that ...

I spent years grieving the family I didn't have. Here's how I stopped seeing my life as the one I failed to build — and ...

When veterinary chemotherapy failed to stop Rosie – his rescue dog – from succumbing to aggressive mast cell cancer, Paul ...

Canines go through a grieving phase of sadness and confusion after losing a fellow fur baby, and it takes time for them to ...

From dogs that speak the English language to a horse that solves a murder, spiritualism and pets have gone hand-in-hand.

When Hoffman was asked to edit “The Best Dog in the World,” a collection of essays from prominent writers about their dogs, she didn’t hesitate. The writers she approached — among them Bonnie Garmus, ...

Paws for Life, a Columbus-area business, helps families navigate the difficult goodbye when a cherished pet dies.

Two pet dogs were killed when a fire broke out at a vacant home and then spread to a neighboring home in Los Angeles over the weekend. The family says they've been warning authorities for more than a ...

People have been kind, and I know they mean well, but I keep getting caught off guard when someone casually asks, “How’s your mom doing?” or “What happened?” I do not want to make other people ...

Humans appear to be the only species clearly proven to shed tears specifically because of emotions. Elephants, primates, and dogs show behaviors and biological responses that come closest to human ...

I feel like the role I built my life around disappeared overnight, and I am not sure what I am supposed to be doing with all this quiet.

Dear Missing Them Both: I’m so sorry. You didn’t just lose your parents; you lost the role that gave your days structure and ...