Sure it's a bit unhinged, but given the role our pets play in our lives, is a funeral really that weird? If you've ever lost a dog or cat, you know just how heartbreaking it can be. So why don't we ...

A funeral home is mourning the passing of its comfort dog, who helped people grieving the loss of their loved ones for years.

I've written a number of essays about grief in nonhuman animals (animals), the latest called "How Animals Grieve: Saying Goodbye to Family and Friends." I've always argued that it's really a matter of ...

A dog's owner thought the dog had died after a big fall - and amazingly, this has a happy ending! Gracie the labradoodle fell off a 200 foot cliff after playing with another dog. Her owner, certain ...

A somber occasion was injected with some levity when a dog slipped into a grave during a funeral in Auckland, New Zealand. Video footage, filmed by Paul Graham, shows his 13-year-old dog named Cochise ...

Seeing a dog in a funeral home is not what most people might expect — but Judy Ryave McGuire, director of aftercare and community outreach for Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc. in Shadyside, and Laney, a ...