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A reader writes: I wrote to you earlier about the death of our dog -- our wonderful and loving companion of 15 years -- as we needed some poetry and appropriate messages to read at the Memorial Service we were planning when we buried her remains in our yard. You were kind enough to refer us to your Comfort for Grieving Animal Lovers page, and I thank you so much for your words of comfort. I also took the time to read the articles you suggested, which soothed my sad and heavy heart.
I wrote to you again when I needed to tell my 5-year-old granddaughter what happened to Samantha. She knew our dog was old and tired, but she wasn't around when Samantha was euthanized.
Based on your recommendation, I purchased the book The Tenth Good Thing About Barney [by Judith Viorst, about a boy who works through his grief by planning a memorial service for his cat and thinking of ten good things to say about Barney over his grave]. When I attempted to read it to my granddaughter, I only got through the first four lines when she started to sob and asked me to stop reading it. She said it made her feel too sad and that she really missed Samantha -- and she kept crying. Other than that, she doesn't talk about our dog Samantha at all, so should I just "drop" the subject? Read on here >>>
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