The Pet Soul Book by Julie Moore is a source of practical strategies for navigating the loss of a beloved pet companion and a guide to walking through the emotional pain that follows. There are checklists to help pet guardians if they face that difficult final decision as well as a list of practical resources for handling costs associated with vet care and the final disposition of the physical remains.But practical advice is not the only or even the main strength of the book’s content. Weaving poetry with individual stories of those who have been through the process, the author provides emotional support, positing and then exploring the comforting idea that those much-loved creatures are not gone, but have merely transitioned to a non-physical form. As someone who has loved and lived with many dogs (and the occasional cat) over forty years, I believe this firmly and have experienced events that I cannot dismiss as mere coincidence.Even a reader who may struggle with that basic thesis will find useful and supportive information within the pages because Julie Moore’s book is so clearly the result of two of her passions: animal lover and professionally trained counselor. She writes with empathy and integrity, helping anyone who is facing the loss or who has lost a pet companion.