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When a beloved pet dies, many of us feel deep despair over this loss and may simultaneously question whether it is legitimate to mourn an animal. The emotions fluctuate between "Never again a dog" or "I am to blame" to "I can't talk to anyone about it." The authors, a licensed psychologist and a journalist, have attempted to write about all these feelings. "This is not a book of comfort, as hardly anything can console us when we have to say goodbye to a beloved being. However, the book can help prepare for the loss and, when the worst pain has subsided, to find new courage and learn to be happy again." "And when you have found comfort (and one always finds comfort), you will be glad to have known me." (From "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry).