Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

What makes this even harder is that society often downplays the grief of losing a pet, leaving people feeling alone and ...

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been with my boyfriend for 12 years. We have two children and a third on the way. Three years ago, we got our ...

Grief does not belong only to people. Dogs form strong attachments to people and other animals, and when those bonds are broken, their behavior often changes in measurable ways. Veterinarians and ...

“Grief is strange and complicated, and I'm just trying to be honest about all of it as part of the human experience," Venessa Johnson tells PEOPLE Over a decade ago, when Venessa Johnson learned that ...

Ask most dog owners and they won’t hesitate to tell you: their pup feels as many emotions as humans do. The surprising news is that science mostly agrees, but only up to a point. There is clear ...