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where we have highly personalized pet
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where we have highly personalized pet
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where we have highly personalized pet gravestones. This timeline brilliantly
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gravestones. This timeline brilliantly
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gravestones. This timeline brilliantly illustrates how our bond has evolved
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illustrates how our bond has evolved
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illustrates how our bond has evolved over the millennia. I mean, sure, we
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over the millennia. I mean, sure, we
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over the millennia. I mean, sure, we might not mummify our pets for the
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might not mummify our pets for the
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might not mummify our pets for the underworld anymore, but the fundamental
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underworld anymore, but the fundamental
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underworld anymore, but the fundamental human urge to honor them in death, that
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human urge to honor them in death, that
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human urge to honor them in death, that remains exactly the same.
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remains exactly the same.
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remains exactly the same. Let's look closer at this in section
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Let's look closer at this in section
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Let's look closer at this in section four, modern pet cemeteries and grief.
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four, modern pet cemeteries and grief.
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four, modern pet cemeteries and grief. Let's slow down for a second here. The
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Let's slow down for a second here. The
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Let's slow down for a second here. The establishment of modern pet cemeteries
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establishment of modern pet cemeteries
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establishment of modern pet cemeteries is such a deeply touching reflection of
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is such a deeply touching reflection of
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is such a deeply touching reflection of our ongoing need to physically
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our ongoing need to physically
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our ongoing need to physically memorialize our canine companions. And
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memorialize our canine companions. And
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memorialize our canine companions. And when it comes to the psychology of pet
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when it comes to the psychology of pet
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when it comes to the psychology of pet loss, well, I am sure many of you
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loss, well, I am sure many of you
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loss, well, I am sure many of you watching can deeply relate. The grieving
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watching can deeply relate. The grieving
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watching can deeply relate. The grieving process for a lost pet can be incredibly
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process for a lost pet can be incredibly
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process for a lost pet can be incredibly intense and often quite prolonged. But
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intense and often quite prolonged. But
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intense and often quite prolonged. But what I really want you to take away from
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what I really want you to take away from
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what I really want you to take away from this is that such grief is completely
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this is that such grief is completely
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this is that such grief is completely valid. The intense sorrow we feel, it
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valid. The intense sorrow we feel, it
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valid. The intense sorrow we feel, it just highlights the vast emotional void
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just highlights the vast emotional void
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just highlights the vast emotional void that they leave behind.
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that they leave behind.
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that they leave behind. Throughout human history, from ancient
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Throughout human history, from ancient
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Throughout human history, from ancient rituals to our modern memorial gardens,
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rituals to our modern memorial gardens,
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rituals to our modern memorial gardens, we've always sought to validate this
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we've always sought to validate this
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we've always sought to validate this grief, finding solace in our shared
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grief, finding solace in our shared
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grief, finding solace in our shared memories, and fundamentally honoring the
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memories, and fundamentally honoring the
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memories, and fundamentally honoring the incredible unconditional love that they
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incredible unconditional love that they
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incredible unconditional love that they brought into our lives.
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brought into our lives.
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brought into our lives. So, the crucial point in all of this is
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So, the crucial point in all of this is
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So, the crucial point in all of this is that the notion of reuniting with our
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that the notion of reuniting with our
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that the notion of reuniting with our beloved canine companions in the
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beloved canine companions in the
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beloved canine companions in the afterlife has brought profound solace to
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afterlife has brought profound solace to
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afterlife has brought profound solace to so many grieving pet owners. This
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so many grieving pet owners. This
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so many grieving pet owners. This enduring hope absolutely permeates our
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enduring hope absolutely permeates our
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enduring hope absolutely permeates our modern culture. We see it everywhere
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modern culture. We see it everywhere
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modern culture. We see it everywhere from popular heartwarming movies like
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from popular heartwarming movies like
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from popular heartwarming movies like All Dogs Go to Heaven to serious
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All Dogs Go to Heaven to serious
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All Dogs Go to Heaven to serious religious discourse like the comforting
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religious discourse like the comforting
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religious discourse like the comforting remarks made by Pope Francis suggesting
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remarks made by Pope Francis suggesting
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remarks made by Pope Francis suggesting that animals may indeed have a place in
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that animals may indeed have a place in
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that animals may indeed have a place in eternity.