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Heal Your Heart
Coping with the Loss of a Pet
by Karen Litzinger
Dog Heaven
by Cynthia Rylant
Goodbye My Friend
Grieving the Loss of a Pet
by Mary Montgomery
Going Home
Finding Peace When Pets Die
by Jon Katz
Goodbye, Friend
Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet
by Gary Kowalski
A Guide to Mourning, Remembering, and Healing
Compassionate support and practical suggestions
to help you understand your grief and begin to heal
by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.
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The Loss of a Pet: A Guide to Coping with the Grieving Process When a Pet Dies (Third Edition).
Wallace Sife, Ph.D.
New York: Howell Book House, 2005.
Readers of the first edition of this award-winning book were the founding members of the APLB. It is now being used as the basis for all our counselor training. Please ask for this newly revised and expanded Third Edition.
Pet Loss and Bereavement
Amy Nolfo-Wheeler, N. A. Noel.
Indianapolis, Indiana: Noel Studio, 1996.
Laurel Hunt
Pasadena, California: Darrowby Press, 1998.
Out of print. Limited availability.
Laurel E. Hunt (Editor)
New York: Hyperion, 2000.
Out of print. Limited availability.
Veterinary Practice Publishing Co., Santa Barbara, California, 1994.
Out of print. Not available.
Rita M. Reynolds.
NewSage Press, August 2000.
Jack Canfield (Editor), et al.
Health Communications, Deerfield Beach, Florida, 1998.
Robert S. Pasick.
Chicago: Transitions Bookplace, 2000.
Moira Anderson.
Alpine Publications Inc., Loveland, CO, 1996.
Out of print. Limited availability.
Christina M. Lemieux.
Reading, Pennsylvania, Wallace R. Clark Publishers, 1988.
Julie Kaufman, D.C., C.A.C.
Xenophon Publications, Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, 1999.
Howard Bronson.
Sandwich, Massachusetts: Bestsell Publications, 2000.
George and Emily Watson.
PMD Publishing, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2000.
Marsha Olson.
Fairview Press, May 2003.
Cheryl Reneé Webb.
Ortonville, Michigan: BriteBooks, 2002.
Marty Tousley & Katherine Heuerman.
Our Pals Publishing Co., Phoenix, Arizona, 1997. Out of print. Limited availability.
Joan Coleman.
J.C. Tara Enterprises, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada, 1993.
Cheryl A. Matschek.
Albuquerque, New Mexico: Princess Pub, 1998.
Cheryl Underhill, M. Ed., LPC.
Geadon’s Gift Publications, 1997.
Virginia Ironside.
Robson Books, London, 1994.
John James.
Harper Collins, New York, 1988.
Out of print. Limited availability.
Peggy Haymes, Susan Lautemann.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina: Kalalogos, 2003.
Marty Becker.
New York: Hyperion, 2002.
Kymberly Smith.
Philadelphia: Charles Press Publisher, 1997.

Karen Adele Litzinger
Heal from Pet Loss, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2009.
Kaetheryn Walker.
Healing Arts Press, Rochester, Vermont, 1999.
Robin Jean Brown.
Lulu Press, Morrisville, North Carolina, 2005.
Melba Colgrove, et al.
Prelude Press, Los Angeles, 1991.
Maria L. Quintana, et al.
Mariposa Press, Perrysburg, Ohio, 2000.

Deborah Antinori.
Yoko Spirit Publications, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 2000.
J. Church.
Tiburon, California, 1987.
Shannon Fujimoto Nakaya.
New World Library, 2005.
Eugene O’Neill.
Henry Holt & Company, Inc., 1999 (reprint).
Teresa L. Wagner, Maxine Musgrave.
1998.
Bob Deits.
Fisher Books, Tucson, Arizona, 1992.
Out of print. Limited availability.
Mickie Gustafson.
Bergh Publishing, New York, 1991.

Wallace Sife, Ph.D.
New York: Howell Book House, 2005.Readers of this book were the founding members of the APLB. It is now being used as the basis for all our counselor training. Please ask for this newly revised and expanded Third Edition.
Michael Stern and Susan Cropper.
Jason Aronson Inc., Northvale, New Jersey, 1998.
Martin Kosins.
Open Sky Books, Royal Oaks, Michigan, 1992.
Caroline Knapp.
Broadway Books, New York, 1999.
James L. McClinton, Ph.D.
Lincoln, Nebraska: iUniverse, Inc., 2004
Herbert Nieberg, Ph.D.
Harper & Row, New York, 1982, 1996.
Cheri Barton Ross.
New York: Brunner-Routledge, 2005.
Kay, Nieberg, et al.
Iowa State University Press, 1984.
Cheri Barton Ross, et al.
Brunner-Routledge, 2007.
Laynee Gilbert.
L.O.A. Publications, 2007.

Myrna M. Milani.
Prima Publishing, Rocklin, California, 1998.
Out of print. Limited availability.

Lorri Greene and Jacquelyn Landis.

Joe Dwyer.
Perennial Press Publishing LLC, 2010
Susan Kelleher, Rod Lawrence.
Silverthrone, Colorado: Owl of Athene Press, 1998.
Linda Peterson, editor.
Greentree Publishing, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1997.
David Congalton.
NewSage Press, Troutdale, Oregon, 2000.
Fred Rogers.
New York: Putnam Publishing Group, 1998.
John W. James, Russell Friedman.
London: Perennial, 2002.

Emily Stuparyk.
Winnipeg, Canada: Stuparyk Publishing, 1998
Joel Gavriele-Gold, Ph.D.
Hoboken, New Jersey: Howell Book House, 2000
Christine Adamec.
The Berkley Publishing Group, New York, 1996.
Out of print. Limited availability.
Jamie Quackenbush & Denise Graveline.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985.
Mary Buddemeyer-Porter.
Manchester, Missouri: Eden Publications, 1995
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Diane Pomerance, Ph.D.; Illustrated by Trey Wright
Polaire Publications, 2005
Debby Moorhead
Broomfield, CO, Partners in Publishing, 1996.
Earl Grollman
Beacon Press, 1995
William VanderWyden,
Tabor, 1991.
Out of print. Limited availability.
Marty Tousley
Scottsdale, Arizona, Companion Animal Association of Arizona, 1996.
Roberta Beckmann
Holmes Beach, FL, Learning Publications, Inc., 1990.
Out of print. Limited availability.
Leo Buscaglia
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 2002.
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Diane Pomerance, Ph.D.; Illustrated by Trey Wright
Polaire Publications, 2006
Kimberly A. Cardeccia
Bree’s Gift Publishing, Howell, MI, 2004.
Doris Sanford
Multnomah Press, 1986. December 14, 1997
Out of print. Limited availability.
Francine Patterson
Dr. Scholastic, Inc. Reading Rainbow, 1985.
Out of print. Limited availability.
Brian Mellonie & Robert Ingpen
New York, Bantam Books, Inc, 1983.
Warren Hanson
Tristan Publishing, 2008.
Janus Moncur
Mon Coeur Publishing, LLC; 2007 Edition
Linda Makkay (Author), Marlene Hingstman (Illustrator).
Beaver’s Pond Press (August 29, 2007)
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New York, Hamm Sciences Press, 1989.
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Simon & Schuster, 1986.
J.W. Worden
New York, Springer Publishing Company, 1991.
Out of print. Limited availability.
Harriet Sarnoff Schiff
New York, Viking Penguin, 1986.
Out of print. Limited availability.
David Dietrich, et al
International Universities Press, Inc. 1989.
Kristin Madden
St. Paul, Minnesota: Llewellyn Publications, 1999
J. Tatelbaum.
New York: Harper & Row, 1989.
Out of print. Limited availability.