Many children experience grief for the first time when their pet dies. Regardless if the pet was a 12 year-old family dog or a goldfish, they won at the carnival last month, children dealing with grief experience grief just as intensely as they would if it was a 'human' family member. While I sincerely wish that I had the time to work with students who are mourning the loss of a pet, the reality is that covering three buildings requires me to prioritize my time and I am only able to see a student who is grieving their pet once