Maia was my biggest heartbreak. We got Maia in 2008 as a “free to a good home” puppy. She was 9 months old, and her life had already been turned upside down. Her owners had divorced, and she ended…
In 2008, we welcomed our first Great Dane puppy — Tiernan. We were inexperienced and excited, and in our eagerness, we purchased him from a backyard breeder. We paid for that decision dearly. Before…
About five months after losing Tiernan, in the spring of 2012, a Great Dane became available through a rescue centre. He was a senior, found as a stray, and terribly thin. He was such a sweet boy,…
I have loved many animals in my life, and because of that, I have also lost many. That is the bargain, I suppose. Love asks for everything, and in the end it keeps the memory. In 2004, a friend’s…
Losing a beloved pet is often a child’s first experience with death. For many children, that relationship is not “just” companionship — it is safety, routine, comfort, unconditional love, and…