Pet Parenting

P.E.T. began over 45 years ago as the first national parent-training program to teach parents how to communicate more effectively with kids and offer step-by-step advice to resolving family conflict so everybody wins. This beloved classic is the most studied, highly-praised, and proven parenting program in the world -and it will for you.

From the moment pets come into our lives, we know the day will arrive when we have to say farewell. Still, we are never emotionally prepared for the last adieu. In Goodbye, Friend, Gary Kowalski takes you on a journey of healing, offering warmth and sound advice on how to cope with the death of your pet.

If you are grieving the loss of your beloved pet, the uplifting and insightful stories within these chapters will help you break through your grief to begin healing. There are messages from departed animals who share details about what they experienced as their life ended and from beyond the veil of the afterlife. Discover how pets feel about dying, euthanasia, cremation, reincarnation and so much more. Award-winning Animal Communicator and Afterlife Expert Karen A. Anderson reveals tantalizing evidence that our pets communicate with us throughout their lives and after their physical death.

Renowned canine expert Patricia McConnell answers the questions of dog lovers everywhere. Do dogs have emotions like we do? More to the point, does my dog love me? Sharing riveting dog stories from her experiences, Dr. McConnell also offers accessible science that clues listeners in to what's going on behind those puppy dog eyes.

Asserting that you can live wholeheartedly after loss and that your feline friend would want nothing less for you, Soul Comfort for Cat Lovers is a compassionate handbook for your grief-healing journey.

While hiking on a solo vacation in a remote, uninhabitable region of Arizona, Zachary Anderegg happened upon Riley, an emaciated puppy clinging to life, at the bottom of a 350-foot canyon. In a daring act of humanity that trumped the deliberate savagery behind Riley’s presence in such a place, Zak single-handedly orchestrated a rescue. What didn’t come out in the initial burst of publicity this story received is that Zak and Riley’s destinies were intertwined long before they improbably found each other.

While grief is a normal, healthy response to losing a beloved pet, it is important to work through its various stages and eventually find a way to move forward. Understanding the depth of your bond and learning to celebrate rather than mourn your years together helps memorialize your pet. It also equips you with perspective and the capacity to love again. This book is your compassionate and comforting guide throughout the healing process—an understanding companion as you explore the depths of your grief. The journey to peace and recovery starts here.

This award-winning book has been hailed as the seminal work in the field. And now the fourth newly revised and expanded edition offers so much more to the bereaving pet owner. This edition also includes a significant new way of considering the meaning of afterlife for us and our pets. It discusses the topic from a 21st-century scientific perspective that is very different from existing religious or metaphysical ones, offering a new comfort to skeptics and agnostics as well.

Communications from beloved pets are seen by thousands every day. Some messages are given in ways that require an acute awareness and more interpretation as well. From the heavens above, signs are given by deceased pets to connect with their families they left behind. Oftentimes, the gifts they share are unseen or are difficult to identify. Learning to speak the language of spirit requires practice, but once identified, the joy of hearing from your pet in spirit can bring great comfort.

The Pet Loss Companion is a wonderfully reassuring book for anyone who cares about pets. It is a loving book, full of personal and practical details about how to care for oneself after loss. The authors are sensitive pet-lovers, empathic and engaging in this moving and meaningful book.

When Savanna Barrett lost her beloved dog, Alfie, the grief was crushing. Through her healing, she found ways to manage the pain, honor his memory, and rebuild hope. Now, she shares those same compassionate insights to help you find comfort and strength. Even if previous experiences left you feeling unsupported or overwhelmed, this guide offers an empathetic approach that respects your unique journey. With warmth, understanding, and real-life experience, Peace After Pet Loss provides reassurance from someone who truly understands the depth of your loss.

The Other End of the Leash shares a revolutionary new perspective on our relationship with dogs, focusing on our behavior in comparison with that of dogs. An applied animal behaviorist and dog trainer with more than 20 years of experience, Dr. Patricia McConnell looks at humans as just another interesting species, and muses about why we behave the way we do around our dogs, how dogs might interpret our behavior, and how to interact with our dogs in ways that bring out the best in them.

This powerful 2-in-1 guide delivers exactly what grieving pet lovers need most: emotional clarity, compassionate support, and a path to healing. Through raw personal stories, therapeutic exercises, and spiritual insights, author Emily Newcombe walks beside you—first through the pain of loss, and then toward the comfort of rediscovered meaning.

Grieving your pet feels overwhelming—here’s how to find comfort, honor their memory, and heal at your own pace. Losing a pet is one of the deepest heartaches a person can experience. One moment, they were your best friend, your companion, your source of unconditional love. The next, they’re gone—leaving behind a void that feels impossible to fill.

Saturday, October 10, 1998. Fielding Marshall is hiking on the Appalachian Trail. His beloved dog - a six-year-old golden retriever named Gonker - bolts into the woods. Just like that, he has vanished. And Gonker has Addison's disease. If he's not found in 23 days, he will die.

The search begins. Fielding and his father, John, are dispatched to the field. They have the family's other dog, Uli, in tow. Combing the trails, Fielding and his father bond like never before.

Dog owners know that dogs can be trained, but the idea of training rarely crosses cat owners' minds. But as best-selling anthrozoologist John Bradshaw and cat expert Sarah Ellis show, not only can cats be trained, but they absolutely should be to ensure a happy and healthy relationship between pet and owner. Once we comprehend cats' emotions and needs, we can train them to overcome their natural fears and anxieties.

This book goes beyond mere consolation. It delves into the complexities of pet loss, addressing the unique challenges that arise when dealing with a sick pet, the sudden loss of a young companion, or the overwhelming grief that can accompany the death of a new pet.

Every pet parent knows what it means to love a pet, and unfortunately, most of us know what it feels like to lose a pet. This experience is heartbreaking and devastating. It leaves you feeling numb, helpless, and raw. But what if your pet could live forever? Is that even possible? In this audiobook, Yes, Pets Do Go to Heaven, you will see that your pets have souls, just like you and me. Even while in the physical world, your pet’s soul is enveloped in love and affection, especially toward you. That love never ceases to exist. Your connection with your pet lasts forever.

Animal communicator Karen Anderson takes you on an emotional and insightful journey into the hearts and minds of the animals we know and love. Anyone who has loved an animal, lost an animal, or had to say good-bye to a dear and devoted friend will find the messages in this book insightful and healing. With Karen as your guide, you will discover how the bonds of love never die and how our deep connection to our animal companions continues on.

Following deaths, divorces, or the confusion of major relocation, many adults tell their children “don’t feel bad”. In fact, say the authors of the highly praised The Grief Recovery Handbook, feeling bad or sad is precisely the appropriate emotion attached to sad events. Encouraging a child to bypass grief without completion can cause unseen long-term damage.