Amore Animali

Today we went and visited the animal cemetery here in Southern Italy where our dog Ranger is buried. Hundreds of tombstones with pictures and loving text from their former packmates (owners). I burst out,

"Just think, all these animals have made so many people happy!"

Can you walk in to a human cemetery and say the same?

These are Amore Animali.

Grieving Animals

To be devastated when you lose a friend doesn't mean that it has to be a dog or horse. Many think that the grief is greater for bigger animals than for smaller.

It all depends on how "that" animal touched your heart!

Walking around at the cemetery relaxes me. With the birds and water fountain in background I walk around reading from the tombstones. The owners have written such beautiful messages and stories. Looking at the pictures, it is heart warming, to see all these animals that have made "their" people happy.

How many times do we look at human tombstones and feel the same? Human tombstones tend to be cold monuments to human achievement, while these pet tombstones are warm testaments to the love and companionship afforded by one soul to others. The sweet messages and stories speak of a love that didn't end at the grave.

Grieving is one kind off Amore!