By SUE MANNING
LOS ANGELES – Jane Shaw called Jake her angel dog. Jake saw her through vet school, through her father’s death, through a divorce and into private practice. He even did therapy work.
“He had a good sense about him, he was very reasonable. He kind of went through life at a good pace, he wasn’t lethargic or excitable,” Shaw said.
But 11 years ago, Shaw lost Jake to a car accident. She didn’t just lose a pet, she lost the hiking partner she built her life around and that shared her lifestyle.
Through the grief came a question familiar to those who have lost a special pet: Should she get another pet? And when?