A forthcoming children's book for grieving families.
Your child just lost their beloved pet and you don't know what to say. This book says it for you.
When a beloved pet dies, children don't need explanations. They need to feel that their grief is real, their love still matters, and they are not alone. The Love Light gives them exactly that, and gives you the words you've been searching for.
Written by a certified Pet Death Doula
Not a well-meaning guess. Grounded in real grief support.
Gives children permission to grieve without being fixed
No clichés. No false promises. Just honest, warm comfort.
Includes a family ritual your child can return to
The Love Light lantern gives grief a gentle, lasting home.
Perfect for parents, grandparents, and caregivers
Read it together the first night, or leave it on their pillow.
Join The Love Light waitlist.
Be among the first to receive the book, behind-the-scenes artwork, gentle grief rituals, and early access before anyone else.
Trusted by pet grief families across Canada and the United States
When a pet dies, children need more than explanations. They need comfort, language, and a way to stay connected.
For many children, the death of a pet is their first experience with grief. They may feel confused, scared, guilty, angry, or afraid they will forget the animal they loved.
The Love Light was created to give families a soft, honest, and emotionally safe way to talk about pet loss.
Through the story of Emma and Baxter, children learn that grief comes in waves, memories can still feel close, and healing does not mean loving less.
A story built around love, memory, and ritual.
The Garden Lantern
A special outdoor lantern represents the pet's enduring love and becomes a place where children can return to say hello, remember, and feel connected.
The Bedroom Lantern
A gentle bedside lantern represents the child's own healing light, offering comfort, courage, and emotional safety at night.
The Love Light Ritual
Families are invited to create their own remembering place with lanterns, memory stones, letters, photos, and simple rituals that help grief feel less lonely.
"Some lights never go out. They simply learn how to shine inside us."
From The Love Light
Who this book is for
- Parents helping a child through the death of a pet
- Grandparents looking for a meaningful gift
- Veterinarians and clinics supporting grieving families
- Therapists, counsellors, teachers, and grief professionals
- Children who are missing a dog, cat, horse, rabbit, bird, reptile, guinea pig, or any beloved animal companion
A gentle book for a difficult moment.
Written by Dawn, a certified Pet Death Doula, The Love Light draws on years of supporting families through pet loss.
Why I Created The Love Light
As a certified companion animal death doula, I have sat with dozens of families in the hardest moment of their relationship with a pet. I have watched parents search for words, and children search for permission: permission to cry, to remember, and to still feel love even after a death.
The Love Light was born from those conversations. It is the book I kept wishing I could hand to families: something honest, something warm, something that did not rush children through their grief or promise more than it could give.
It is a story, yes. But it is also an invitation: to light a lantern, to say a name, to let love stay close even when someone is gone.
"Healing does not mean loving less. It means learning that love can still stay close."
Dawn, Certified Companion Animal Death Doula
For Veterinary Clinics
Two separate resources for the families who leave your clinic.
When a pet dies, the whole family grieves — but children and adults need very different kinds of support. Both flyers below are free to print and post in your waiting room or exam rooms. They are entirely separate, and can be used independently.
Resource 1 — For the children in these families
The Love Light — a forthcoming children's grief book by Dawn.
Written specifically for children ages 4 to 10, this book gives children the language and emotional safety they need after a pet dies. No clichés, no false promises. Honest, warm comfort and a gentle lantern ritual they can return to.
Written by a certified Pet Death Doula — grounded in real grief support
For children ages 4 to 10 — age-appropriate, honest, and warm
Includes a family ritual children can return to whenever they miss their pet
Stocking or recommending this book shows families your care extends beyond the appointment
"Some lights never go out. They simply learn how to shine inside us."
Resource 2 — For the adults in these families
Virtual pet loss grief support for adults — by Zoom or phone.
Dawn is a certified Companion Animal Death Doula and Pet Death Grief Specialist. She offers non-medical emotional, informational, and ritual support to adults at every stage of pet loss — before a euthanasia appointment, in the days immediately after, and long after when grief resurfaces.
All sessions are completely virtual. Clients choose Zoom or phone, from their own home, on their schedule. Available across Canada and the United States.
Free Compass Call
15-minute intro call — no commitment, no prep
Individual sessions and packages
One session or the 3-Session Grief Support Bundle to use over several weeks or months
Euthanasia Day Virtual Presence
Dawn joins by Zoom or phone as families say goodbye
Monthly Membership
Community, resources, and ongoing support for $29 CAD/month
Free printable flyer
Adult grief support services — clinic flyer
One page listing all services, delivery by Zoom or phone, and a QR code for clients to book a free call. Post in exam rooms or include in care packages.
Free to print and display. No sign-up required.
Dawn
Certified Companion Animal Death Doula
Certified Pet Death Grief Specialist. Virtual sessions across Canada and the United States.
petgriefcompanion.com/servicesBe the first to know when The Love Light is available.
Join the early list and receive behind-the-scenes artwork, gentle grief rituals, and early access before the book is released to the public.