Many people think of “dog heaven” as a place connected to earth by the rainbow bridge, based on a poem of the same name by Edna Clyne-Rekhy. Read on to find hope in these loss of a pet sayings.

It’s not an unusual reaction to the loss of a pet ... over the death of her first dog, a Labrador retriever named Major. When she got married, she showed the poem to her husband, who suggested ...

Until recently, she had no idea that the poem she wrote over 60 years ago—to honor her dog, Major—had brought ... She was 19 years old and grieving the loss of her Labrador Retriever, Major.