Scott Sheaffer

When I lost my own heart dog, a woman who ran a large and successful dog-sitting service in Dallas sent me a children’s book titled Dog Heaven by Cynthia Rylant. At that point in my life, I found it extremely comforting. Since then, I’ve sent this book to many people who have lost their dogs….

Prefer listening? This blog post is also available as a podcast episode on the USA Dog Behavior Podcast. When a family dog dies, the question almost always comes up: Do the other dogs in the house know what happened? This is part 1 of a 2-part series. In my next blog post I’ll talk about…