Michael Stern, PhD, is a clinical psychologist practicing in both New York and New Jersey. He is an adjunct associate professor at Teachers' College of Columbia University, a supervisor at Yeshiva University and at The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, and a consultant to the New York City Police Department. Susan Cropper, DVM, has a house call veterinary practice.
I wish people would read this book before they get an animal
companion, because it helps put the relationship on the right track
from the start. It is especially instructive for parents,
therapists, and veterinarians as an invaluable guide for all who
will eventually grieve the loss of their pets. The more we grieve,
the more we have loved. This book enables us to embrace our
grief.
*Michael W. Fox, DSc, PhD, BVetMed, The Humane Society of the
United States*
This book welcomes us, thoughtfully and kindly, into the world of
people-pet relationships and makes us feel comfortably at home in
it. In just the same way it shows us how to introduce a pet into
the family and share a comfortable togetherness in which we and the
pet can feel good. There is ample portrayal of the deep, rich
satisfactions of these relationships and of all that they mean at
different periods in our lives, and there is equal emphasis on the
knowledge and responsibility necessary for consistent care and wise
decision-making. The pains and stresses of aging, illness, and
death—ours and the pet's—are also explored in a calm and helpful
way. Loving and Losing a Pet is a must, not only for pet owners
(prospective, new, and experienced) but for all professionals
concerned with the well-being of people and animals.
*Erna Furman, president, Association for Child Psychoanalysis,
author of A Child's Parent Dies*
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