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Urn Sizes for your dog’s breed

Choosing the right urn for your dog’s ashes can be confusing. You don’t want it to be too small or too big. Our guide lists the main dog breeds by their size and by what size urn you should select.

Thank you 2021 and Goodbye

Thank you 2021 and Goodbye! I can’t say that I’m not pleased to see the back of 2021. When I wrote my round-up of the year last year I genuinely thought that all the covid stuff would be gone by now. And here we are 12 months later and we’re not clear of it…yet. This […]

Last minute Christmas gifts

There’s still time for those last minute Christmas gifts. You can show them that you understand and that you haven’t forgotten that they might be struggling this year. If it’s the first year without their pet make sure you ask them how much they want to be involved in the festivities. Some people want to […]

Dealing with the day-to-day loss of a pet

Dealing with the day-to-day loss of a pet Dealing with the day-to-day loss of a pet. For most of us our pets are an important part of our daily routine. We get up we feed them. We eat our breakfast and then we walk them or muck them out or change their water. If you […]

How to deal with Dog Loss

How to deal with Dog Loss How to deal with Dog Loss. How do I get over losing my dog? A lovely lady asked me this question last week, and people ask me this question a lot. In my head I think you can’t ‘get over’ losing your dog. Grief isn’t something that you can […]

Good Grief Food – Onion Pie

Good Grief Food – Onion Pie Good Grief Food. Recipes that will help to nourish your heart and your body if you are coping with the loss of your pet. Pet bereavement can have a very physical as well as mental impact on your health. Typical symptoms include loss of appetite and difficulty in breathing. […]

Dog Poems – memories of your beloved pooch

Dog Poems – celebrate and mourn the life of your beloved dog. Dog Poems. I am often asked ‘should I say some words when I’m burying, scattering, immersing my beloved dog’s ashes?’ The answer is firstly ‘it’s up to you’, but often we just need a little inspiration to think about a suitable way to […]

Tess Daly and Minnie – Accidental Pet Death Bereavement

Tess Daly and Minnie On Sunday Tess Daly spoke to newspapers about the death of her dog Minnie. According to several press reports she accidentally ran over her Maltese Shih Tzu in her car when returning to her home in Fulmer, Buckinghamshire. Builders, who were working in the house, left open a door and Minnie […]

Dog Bereavement

Dog Bereavement Dog bereavement is real, it exists. When a family pet dies it is vital to remember that other family dogs will also be grieving. They will also be struggling to get used to the absence of their pal. And because they’re unable to vocalise that loss you must take care to check for […]

What is the best urn for my dog’s ashes?

What is the best urn for my dog’s ashes? What is the best urn for my dog’s ashes, people ask me this question almost every day and the answer is….it depends! I know that’s not the answer most people want to hear but when somebody asks me this question I like to find out a […]

Feel-good Chicken Soup

Feel-good Chicken Soup This feel-good chicken soup recipe was given to me by my good friend Kate at @EastDevonEats, it’s adapted from a traditional Jewish Chicken Soup which they call ‘Jewish Penicillin’, the healing properties of which are totally amazing. I’ve made it a little easier by using shop bought chicken stock but you can […]

Archie’s Walking Stick

Archie’s Walking Stick A walking stick for my pets ashes. We were contacted recently by a lovely gentleman who wanted us to make him something rather special. His gorgeous dog Archie was really ill and didn’t have very long as he was suffering from laryngeal paralysis. He was a keen hill walker and wanted us […]

Coping with pet bereavement at Christmas

Coping with pet bereavement at Christmas Coping with pet bereavement at Christmas can be very difficult. It always brings the pet memories rushing forward, especially if it a first-anniversary since your beloved pet passed away. We have a few ideas for surviving Christmas but everyone is different so please do speak to others who have […]