It helped me a lot. Pets are a part of your family and when you lose them, it's losing a part of your family.

People who have lost their pets come to the circle with a picture of their pet and we talk about them, and grieve over them. I believe that it helps.

We basically had the game won, but we ended up losing. And that's really frustrating.

Most of these (pit bulls) you are banning (are) loving family pets.

Without fail, he always signed off on these letters with love and he always included Whiskey and Bess in the list of individuals sending this love my way. At the time it made me laugh, it made me embarrassed, but as soon as I softened, as soon as I matured back into his son, I came to appreciate what he was saying -- an endearing and magnanimous reminder of how family will always be the sum of its individual members, be they human or animal.

These aren't just pets. These are a part of the family. You miss them when you're away. You worry about them. They really are important parts of your life,