1. Pet Loss: An Introduction
2. Declaring Your Rights As a Grieving Animal Lover
3. Pet Loss Myths and Realities
4. Why Pet Loss Hurts So Much
5. How Animal Loss Differs from Other Losses
6. Understanding Your Children's Reaction to Pet Loss
7. Understanding and Managing Your Reactions, Part One
8. Understanding and Managing Your Reactions, Part Two
9. Understanding How Children Express Grief
10. Finding Helpful Resources
11. When Your Pet Is Missing
12. Anticipating the Loss of Your Pet and Making the Decision
13. Exploring Questions about Euthanasia
14. Explaining Pet Death and Euthanasia to Children, Part One
15. Explaining Pet Death and Euthanasia to Children, Part Two
16. Planning Ahead for the Death of Your Pet
17. Clarifying Your Own Values and Beliefs
18. Arranging After-Death Care for Your Pet, Part One
19. Arranging After-Death Care for Your Pet, Part Two
20. Meaningful Ways of Memorializing Your Pet
21. Understanding Different Grieving Patterns
22. Helping a Friend Who's Lost a Pet
23. Providing for Pet Care in Case of Your Own Unexpected Absence or Death
24. Adjusting to the Loss of Your Pet