Saying Goodbye to Your Dear Dog is a resource I wish we’d had when our dogs were facing congestive heart failure and cancer. It’s a tender, supportive book full of useful information, practical tools, excellent questions, and stories from other dog parents who have been through the painful process of saying goodbye to their dogs, too. It will help guide you through making your own very difficult decision about when and if to euthanize. You’ll feel like someone’s wrapping their arms around you and helping you along.

- Receive support from people who understand
- Read others' experiences
- Ask questions
- Offer solace to others
- Share your own experience
Reader Reviews
Thoughtful, heartfelt and comprehensive, Saying Goodbye to Your Dear Dog raises questions that I never thought I would or should have. With its questionnaires, poignant personal stories and beautiful pictures & illustrations, this book lovingly guides you through a difficult decision. Reading about Kali’s story will no doubt help other Dog parents. I’m grateful to … Read more
It’s so hard to euthanize a pet, both for pet parent and for the vet, but it is an act of love. I’ve gone through it twice – for Radar and for Muffin. I wish I had had this guide to help me clarify that the time was coming. This book is a compassionate guide … Read more
Although it’s written for dog families, this book is like a hug for anyone who must contemplate their beloved’s critter’s eventual end. We have three cats and no dogs, but I’m sure this remarkably loving, thorough, and followable guide will hold my hand when we reach the later days of our cats’ lives. We thought … Read more