There Are No Sad Dogs in Heaven

Finding Comfort After the Loss of a Pet

By: Sonya Fitzpatrick

Narrated by: Carol Irwin

Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

Our pets are part of the family. For many they're as close as children; for some they may be our only children. And while most of us can expect that our children will outlive us, sadly, our pets almost never do.

Losing a pet can be as difficult as losing any other family member; we grieve, we miss them, and, mostly, we want closure, to know that our furry, feathered, or scaled friends are okay, wherever they are.

For years, animal communicator Sonya Fitzpatrick has helped pet owners cope with the loss of their beloved companions. Many of them ask the same questions: Is my pet happy? Why did this happen? Is it okay to get another pet? Using her personal experiences as well as the stories of the families she's worked with, Sonya sheds some light on the questions that every grieving pet owner has, and assures the reader that there are, in fact, no sad dogs (or cats or birds or turtles or horses or cows) in heaven.

©2013 Sonya Fitzpatrick (P)2013 Penguin Audio

Good Dogs Never Go; They Always Stay.

What did you love best about There Are No Sad Dogs in Heaven?

This has given me perspective and a piece of mind about the loss of my dog. Through consultations from Sonya's clients, she emphasizes that death is just the end of the physically body and the spirit is still very much alive and with us always.

What other book might you compare There Are No Sad Dogs in Heaven to and why?

Chicken Soup for the Soul. It is a series of different real life stories which are grouped into categories/ chapters and sub-categories.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me cry on and off as I mourned and slowly come to terms of the loss of my beloved dog.

Any additional comments?

I lost my beloved childhood dog on 11/4/13. The very next day, I found this book through a Yahoo News article that was featured. As Sonya mentions, our pet's spirit is still around us and wants us to be happy. I believe that my dog's spirit lead me to this book to help with my grieving.

Great book for anyone grieving the loss of a pet..

What made the experience of listening to There Are No Sad Dogs in Heaven the most enjoyable?

The message is so comforting and uplifting. She validates that our sweet pets are still very much alive and are very happy in their spirit form. I've experiences many instances since listening that confirm that my dog is still with me, just as she says they are.Great book. While she does have an accent, she has such a pleasant and upbeat voice that she is fairly easy to follow. She also just has such an energetic and positive voice that she's fun to listen to.

What about Carol Irwin’s performance did you like?

Very upbeat, energetic voice. She speaks with clarity and the tone of her voice makes it easy to discern the words easily, even over the hum of computers and people around my office. I felt happy after listening.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes - I have listened to it for hours at a time throughout the work day.

A lot of mambo jambo

I didn't know about the author's radio and TV shows, but if I had knew I might have just saved myself from listening to this book. I decided to purchase it seeking comfort after losing our beloved Olive, and it was the first I found about the subject.

For people who believe incredible things, this book may help. For me it was just a lot of mambo jambo. The author claimed that she could speak telepathically to animals, which I don't doubt, but she affirmed that they answered. And not only that, she could even communicate with them after death! This, off course, brought solace to the owners, but I wonder who could believe this. I think it's a shame that someone would seek making profit from other people's pain, and for me this is what Fitzpatrick is doing.

Carol Irwing delivered a wonderful and heartfelt narration. If I finished this book was due to the narration, since the text was of little help for me.

Wonderful book if you are grieving

I would recommend this book to anyone who has lost a pet and is grieving or can't get over the loss of a pet. This book really helped me deal with the loss of my dog and with the pain and sadness. Many of my own questions were answered while listening and I know feel that my dog and I closer than ever.

worth the read

i recently had to give up my 4 cats. this audio book deals with the death of pets.
so listening to this audiobook is not quite the same. then again there are no large differences either. the author goes into some esoteric subjects, for example reincarnation. overall if you have lost a pet this audiobook will be of comfort. my personal situation is not too common. for me the loss of my beloved friends was the latest of a long series of loses. as they say this is the one that broke the camel's back.. at 75 years old i will never recover from this loss because i do not want too. my cats gave me a reason to get up in the morning. i no longer have that reason. if you do not mind or in fact believe in such things as mental telepathy then the book will ' read ' easy. but really a loss is a loss. deeply felt.

Warm and touching it made me laugh it made me cry

I'm already a big fan of Sonya Fitzpatrick as I listen to her radio show each week. But after having recently lost my companion cat Zulu after 15 years, I was truly comforted by the stories in this book. Although not narrated by the author herself, Carol Irwin has a British accent similar to Sonya's, so it works just fine. Looking forward to listening to more of Sonya's work.

helped cope with my boy's loss

i found this book after 3 days of losing my boy Bruno. its been a week now and i cannot express how much it helped me cope with his loss. i felt guilty, afraid he wasn't happy or taken care of but now i understand that he is okay and happy. It helped me felt closer to him too. i always feel him with me obviously cant see him anymore but i can feel him.

Repetitive

Maybe it's that my expectations were that this book was more about emotional intelligence and coping with the pain, but is about spirits, and since it goes on and on whit stuff like " oh Sonya! That's exactly what my pet did!" For 5 hours! Made it feel lika a big infomercial for psychics. In short this book tells you "your pet is fine, it wasn't your fault, there, there"

Healing

This definitely helped me get through the loss of my furbaby. It helped me understand that my boy will always be with me in spirit.

it gave me hope

I just lost my dog and when I did I felt this overwhelming urge to get another one. this tells me that my choice was right and what my beautiful Bella wanted.