Pets #73: Losing a Friend

I have lost a few pets over the years (due to accident, old age and sickness). As I mentioned before, my family has had many pets majority of my life. And I think since we (my family) have dealt with that loss at an early age we are somewhat desensitized to that. I still get very sad when any pet passes but I can see how some people may have trouble dealing with that. But then again, when you are older you have a greater concept of death so those coping abilities may change as well.

1. I did a search for dealing with loss of pet. The first one I found was petloss.net
After reading over some of the tips, I can see it does provide useful information to any grieving petowner. I am not sure if it it well known, the web page needs some polishing up but it does give plenty of useful information. I like that it has a "Guide to Support Groups, Counselors & Pet Cemeteries" as well. I also found the Humane Society of the United States.
This is a well known organization so I would definitely recommend them to others.
My family also watch Cesar Millan (the dog whisperer) and tend to use tips from him when dealing with our pets. He has a page on his website that also provides insight on loss of a pet. The last two sites I would definitely recommend, they have credible backgrounds and speak with years of experience.

Pets #72: Pet Health Online

My results are:

Snowball's DogAge is 21.9!

That's 7.9 years younger than the average DogAge for Snowball's breed.

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I know Snowball could probably get better care and be even younger if I can fit in more activities and take him to the vet more often for checkups. He is kept very safe clean and happy. We notice a dramatic change in his behavior after we moved into the new house. He seems much happier and much more calm. He has more space to run around in and a big yard to run around in.

Pets #71: Finding a Pet

I took the pet picker test and got "cat". I personally do not like cats at all. I am a dog person so maybe it's more of a general analysis of my lifestyle. I have always loved dogs, my family has always had a some point in my life.

My husband and I have been actively looking for a dog to adopt. We have a conflict in the size of dog that we would like. He prefers a larger breed, ones that range about 50 to 70 pounds. I prefer the medium to small breeds, 30 pounds and under. So it is hard to find a happy medium. We have been using petfinder and have found several pets we have shown interest in. However, we are in the process of moving into a new house so the adoption will have to wait. We also already have a dog, a 3 year old pekingese; his name is Snowball. We have to find a dog that will be compatible with our furball and would be suitable for our household size. We have a relatively big back yard that our pets can romp around in and the neighborhood is very pet friendly.

We hope to find a pet that can become part of our family in the near future.