Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share a note from Kate LaSala about the lessons that she's learned this past year while grieving the loss of her beloved Boo Boo. Kate is a multi-credentialed canine behavior consultant who specializes in fear, aggression and separation anxiety, helping people and their dogs worldwide with one-on-one remote sessions. She is also a companion animal death doula who helps people navigate stigmatized losses like behavioral euthanasia and rehoming. On her blog, she has been chronicling her own grief journey after losing her soul dog BooBoo.Kate's Grief Resources post: https://rescuedbytraining.com/2022/03/28/griefresources/At Home Euthanasia and Vet Directory: https://rescuedbytraining.com/2024/09/16/at-home-euthanasia/Grief Journey at one year: https://rescuedbytraining.com/2025/04/07/my-grief-journey-one-year/Advance Care Directive (free download): https://rescuedbytraining.com/2024/05/06/advance-care-directive/Behavioral Euthanasia: https://rescuedbytraining.com/2023/07/31/discussing-behavioral-euthanasia/Kate's Doula Services page: https://rescuedbytraining.com/death-doula/Reach Ken at
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