20 Pet Loss Quotes That Will Lift Your Spirits During a Difficult Time
“Pets are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” 🤍
Simply put, having a pet can be one of the greatest experiences in the world. Whether you have a dog, a cat, a hamster (or even a fish), you can probably agree that they're more than just your pet—they're your best friend or even part of your family. Which means that there aren't many things in life more difficult than dealing with the loss of a pet. Ree Drummond knows this all too well. She's a dog mom herself, with an entire family of pups that help out around the ranch. But, Ree recently had to say goodbye to one of her most loyal pets: Walter. 💔
In a tribute to her late Basset Hound, Ree called Walter "the most loving loyal pure-hearted doggie our family has ever known." The sorrow that comes with losing a pet is never easy, but these pet loss quotes will hopefully help you grieve. Whether you're looking for a few condolence messages to share with a friend or you just need some comfort during a difficult time, these quotes will offer up some beautiful words to help memorialize your pet. Some of these pet loss quotes will pull at your heartstrings. This one from James Herriot gets it right: “The bond between a pet and a human is a sacred one, and when a pet is gone, a part of us goes with them.” Others on this list will bring tears to your eyes, but most will also make you smile as you remember the sweet memories you have with your pet.
Winnie The Pooh
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”
John Grogan
“It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them.”
Pam Brown
“If there is a heaven, it's certain our animals are to be there. Their lives become so interwoven with our own, it would take more than an archangel to detangle them.”
Helen Keller
“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose; all that we have loved deeply, becomes a part of us.”
John Grogan
“A dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor, educated or illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he will give you his.”
Sigmund Freud
“Time spent with a cat is never wasted.”
Helen Keller
“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose; all that we have loved deeply, becomes a part of us.”
Thom Jones
“Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them and filling an emptiness we didn't ever know we had.”
Robert Louis Stevenson
“Like a bird singing in the rain, let grateful memories survive in time of sorrow.”
Agnes Sligh Turnbull
“Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really.”
Gene Hill
“Nobody can fully understand the meaning of love unless he's owned a dog.”
Karen A Anderson
“Honor your grief and the pain you feel when you lose a beloved pet. It is the first step toward healing.”
Leo Dworken
“No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat, and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch.”
Erica Jong
“A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart.”
Brigitte Nicole
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went.”
Roger Caras
“Pets are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.”
Pope Paul VI
“One day we will again see our animals in the eternity of Christ.”
Bob Barker
“The loss of a pet is like losing a member of your family.”
Anatole France
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”
James Herriot
“The bond between a pet and a human is a sacred one, and when a pet is gone, a part of us goes with them.”
Josiah Soto is the assistant editor of news and social for The Pioneer Woman. He helps manage the website’s social channels, in addition to writing high-performing news and entertainment content daily.
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