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| Angel Pawprints: Reflections On Loving and Losing a Canine Companion | 
 enlarge | Author: Laurel E. Hunt
Publisher: Hyperion
Category: Book
Buy Used: $29.51
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 769060
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.8 x 0.6
ISBN: 0786865776
Dewey Decimal Number: 810.803629772
EAN: 9780786865772
ASIN: 0786865776
Publication Date: February 9, 2000
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A poignant anthology on losing a beloved dog and healing. February 1, 1999
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Angel Pawprints is a poignant expression in anthology form of the special human/canine bond, helping us to heal after the loss of a beloved dog. Its journey from the past through wonderful vintage photos and timeless memorials up to the present Rainbow Bridge helps us realize we are not alone in our experience, that the pain of our loss transcends generations, no matter who or where we are. It is a beautiful book and a unique gift for oneself or for someone who has lost a beloved canine companion.
A powerful collection of love and tears. October 21, 1998
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is a surprisingly powerful book. The author has carefully selected the best stories and poems written in the last 100 years about the loss of a pet, and coupled them with museum-quality vintage photographs. Expecting this to be just another attractive anthology, this veteran pet bereavement counselor was suddenly drawn back into a vivid personal re-experiencing of all those emotions encountered during bereavement for his own beloved pet. Of course, not all the selections are wonderful, but the overall effect of the book is overwhelming. Don't expect to be able to read it in one sitting. The tears and memories flooding back will prevent that, regardless of how long it has been since one's own loss. It is probably too powerful for most newly bereaved pet lovers - but very much worth owning and reading later, when some reasonable closure has been reached. In addition to browsing the "In Memoriam" page on the APLB website, I sometimes visit pet cemeteries, and stroll around, reading the stones and memories. Here I get a strong sense of the passionate love and loss others have experienced. This always becomes a personal catharsis, allowing me to feel even more the mystery associated with death, graves and timeless love. And I always weep and pay personal tribute to all those dear souls - and my own beloved pet, as well. Then I leave, feeling enriched and close to my loved one, again. This book will provide others with the same experience, but in a completely different format. It recharges the reader's spiritual batteries with the love and tears and glow that come back from deep within - and that is always a precious experience.
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