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Losing a pet can be difficult. For centuries, people have honored canine friends that have passed on through special burials, memorials, or simply by keeping a favorite memory alive in their hearts.

A buried dog found in Ashkelon, Israel, from about 2,500 years ago   The animal graveyard at Montevideo Zoo
“ I will never get over Valentine's death, but every day since that time I ask God to help me get through it. I have a dog now who is almost as good as Valentine. Everyone says that I spend way too much time with him. He rules my house! If they only knew the whole story, that I once had a war dog named Valentine and loved him. ”
 photo of dog memorial at March Air Force Base
- David Dimick, Air Force Sentry, Vietnam War
Connections Bones linked together

Children's Book

I'll Always Love You By Hans Wilhelm
Crown Books for Young Readers, 1989 ISBN: 0-51757-265-6

This simple, children's picture book may be helpful in explaining the death of a pet to a child.

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This exhibit and national tour of Dogs: Wolf, Myth, Hero & Friend is made possible by PEDIGREE® Brand Food for Dogs.
The exhibit is also supported by a generous grant from the National Science Foundation.
Additional support for the Los Angeles presentation is provided by The Brotman Foundation of California.
Please direct all comments and questions to dogs@nhm.org.

Page updated: 12 September, 2002