Pets with Children: Teen

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Family Dog Dies and 13 Month Old Misses Her Terribly...

P.B. asks from Anchorage

We have had our dog for literally 13 years and just last week she was taken by cancer. I knew that me and my husband would have a hard time with it as she had been a...

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Advice on Helping a Pre-teen Deal with Losing Close Family Dog

S.M. asks from Boston

My sister-in-law and I have been discussing how to help her pre-teen daughter deal with the imminent loss of their family dog. The dog is getting old and having some...

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How Do I Tell My Four Year Old That His Grandparent's Dog Died?

A.G. asks from Chicago

Unfortunately my parents 16 year old dog needs to be put to sleep tomorrow...he has liver cancer and nothing can be done for him...fortunately he has been very health...

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Hard Decision to Make About Our Family Pet

S.G. asks from Lakeland

We have a small dog he is 9yrs old. I dont know how many that is in doggie years.He is sick. He has heart worms and they are too far gone. He passes out or he will fa...

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Explaining Putting Dog to Sleep to 4 Yr Old

K.B. asks from Kansas City

Our 16 yr old dog has had some health issues that cannot be resolved and we are considering putting her sleep. I'm wondering if you all have some suggestions for expl...

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2 16 Year Old Cats Peeing Every Where and My 4 Month Old. Should I Euthanize?

K.R. asks from Chicago

I have 2 16 year old cats I got when I was 7. I love them dearly but 4 1/2 months ago they started defecating and urinating outside of the box. It was an accident her...

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A 15 Year Old That Begs

M.L. asks from Chicago

Our oldest son is 15 1/2 years old He has begun begging and whining. Of course he was the model child till he turned a teenager I know most of his issues will pass w...

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Right Age to Get a Dog?

S.J. asks from Jackson

My 16 m/o daughter loves dogs. She's always barking and looking out the window for dogs. She loves being around our friends and family member's pets and she seems to ...

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Explaining the Death of a Pet

R.F. asks from St. Cloud

How do you explain to a two year old about a pet dying? Our cat died this morning and I don’t know how I am going to explain it to my son. He LOVES the cats (we hav...

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Family Pet Is Dying. How Much Emotion Do I Show?

J.C. asks from Columbus

Our beloved 12 year old Newfie/Lab mix is declining. Big old Russell is seeing his last days. We're waiting on blood tests, but it doesn't look good. He's stopped eat...