by NCCF Editor | Aug 31, 2017 | Losing a Pet
He was there, and then he wasn’t. The whole thing was like a wisp of a breeze brushing past me on a frisky, spring day. Yet the relationship lasted nearly 12 years. That’s what it felt like when Darby, my sweet-beyond-words Lhasa Apso, passed from life in my arms last...
by NCCF Editor | Jul 3, 2017 | Losing a Pet
At 14 years old, Barky, our family dog, had survived cancer and blood disease thanks to a combination of heroic veterinary efforts and just plain good luck. Then, she developed congestive heart failure. Congestive heart failure is a terrible condition. The dog’s...
by NCCF Editor | May 3, 2017 | Losing a Pet
A best-selling Yorkshire author has channeled the anguish of losing her cherished dog to cancer into her latest novel. Chris Burn speaks to Milly Johnson about the unusual tribute. It is a heartbreaking moment that animal lovers get to know only too well – the...
by NCCF Editor | Mar 23, 2017 | Losing a Pet
Recently, my wife and I went through one of the more excruciating experiences of our lives – the euthanasia of our beloved dog, Murphy. I remember making eye contact with Murphy moments before she took her last breath – she flashed me a look that was an endearing...
by NCCF Editor | Mar 6, 2017 | Losing a Pet
When Aki Yamaguchi was diagnosed with breast cancer and went through a divorce, her border collie, Jazzy, helped her through her depression. Thankfully, six months after the completion of her treatment, Aki was given the all clear. But things weren’t all well and...
by NCCF Editor | Mar 2, 2017 | Losing a Pet
The loss of a pet can be hard, but an artist in Davis has found a way to ease that pain. He is bringing new life to old pet photographs with the stroke of a brush. Peter Shahrokh is a pet portrait artist, which means when pets pass away, he paints their photographs...
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