A Gentle Path Through Grief, Love, and Remembrance
Professional grief support and healing legacy art for dog owners. Your heart dog's legacy deserves to be honored.
Charlie's story became my purpose. Let me help you honor yours.
Charlie's Last Walk isn't a pet care guide—it's the raw truth of losing your heart dog, written by someone who understands trauma professionally and grief personally. If your grief feels too big for words, start reading below. You're not alone
Charlie’s Last Walk: Journey of Love, Loss - and a Walk Toward Healing
There are dogs... and then there are the rare few who imprint themselves into the rhythm of your heartbeat. The kind of dog who comes along only once in a lifetime, if you're lucky. Sometimes known as our soul dogs. The ones who keep us grounded, centered, and gently pointed toward who we're meant to be. That was Charlie. He was my best friend. My heart dog.
Charlie wasn't just a pet—he was a piece of my heart and a piece of my soul. And even though I knew my best friend couldn't stay forever, knowing didn't make it easier. My heart knew this truth, but it refused to want it. Nothing prepares you for the heart-ripping moment when they begin their walk away from this world. They love us without hesitation or condition, and they see us with a clarity no human ever quite manages. They ask for nothing except to walk through life beside us, and yet somehow, they give us everything in return.
Charlie Brown was that dog for me.
And at only three years old, his body was already failing him.
The day had come.
Charlie's Last Walk: A Dog Loss Memoir for Healing After Pet Loss
Available now in paperback. Digital edition coming soon.
If you're stuck between accepting their death and feeling guilty you stopped fighting... if you're exhausted from everyone saying "at least you gave them a good life" when your heart is shattered... this journal was written for you.
Charlie’s Guided Journal for Pet Loss
See How This Journal Understands Your Grief
Charlie's Last Walk: A Guided Journal for Pet Loss
Walk Through Your Grief with Charlie as Your Companion
Introduction: How to Use This Journal
This isn't a typical grief journal. Instead of organizing prompts linearly by stage, it follows Charlie's story in a non-linear way—because grief itself isn't linear.
When I lost my heart dog Charlie at just three years old, I learned that grief doesn't follow the stages we're taught. This guided journal walks you through the real, messy, non-linear journey of pet loss—using excerpts from my memoir alongside evidence-based prompts designed for your unique story.
No prior reading required. Just bring your grief, your memories, and your honesty.
Grief doesn't follow a straight line. You don't move neatly from denial to acceptance. Grief doesn't work that way. Instead, you spiral—feeling hope one moment, devastation the next, guilt in the afternoon, gratitude by evening. You might accept the loss on Tuesday and wake up in denial on Wednesday.
That's not failure. That's grief.
This journal mirrors that reality. The prompts follow the emotional flow of Charlie's story, which means you'll encounter acceptance before denial, hope mixed with devastation, and guilt revisited multiple times. Just like real grief.
A Sample from the Journal
The Daily Assessment
From Charlie's Last Walk:
"Assessing for quality of life was a daily step for us. Charlie's diagnosis included osteochondritis dissecans, degenerative joint disease, bilateral hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia. All four of his legs were severely compromised."
What does your daily quality of life assessment look like?
What signs are you watching for?
What questions do you ask yourself every morning?
What signs, behaviors, monitoring do you see?
Throughout this journal, you'll find excerpts from Charlie's story in italics, followed by prompts for your own journey.
What's Inside the Journal
- Your Journey Through This Journal
- Before You Begin
- Introduction: How to Use This Journal
- Special Section: Anticipatory Grief
- Part One: The Sacred Moment
- Part Two: The Impossible Choice
- Part Three: The Waves of Grief
- Part Four: Legacy and Remembrance
- Part Five: When Guilt Won't Quiet
- Part Six: Opening to Love Again
- Afterword
Healing is love continuing.
Available on Amazon | Paperback $16.99
Honor Your Dog's Memory
K9 Hearts offers custom photo art and meaningful keepsakes that celebrate the joy your dog brought into your life. Designed to bring warmth to remembering—not just sadness. Each piece is created with care to honor your unique bond and the beautiful moments you shared.
What you receive:
- High-resolution digital file (suitable for printing up to 16"x20")
- Delivered via email within 5-7 business days
- 2 rounds of revisions included
- Print-ready format
The Classic Memorial Portrait - $67
What you receive:
- Museum-quality artistic rendering
- High-resolution digital file (suitable for printing up to 24"x36")
- Choice of painterly or watercolor style
- Delivered via email within 7-10 business days
- 3 rounds of revisions included
- Print-ready format
The Creative Legacy Portrait - $197
The Forest Healing Portrait ⭐ Our Signature Service - $97
What you receive:
- High-resolution digital file (suitable for printing up to 20"x30")
- Your dog placed in a peaceful forest setting
- Delivered via email within 5-7 business days
- 2 rounds of revisions included
- Print-ready format
Each piece begins with your dog’s photo and is carefully transformed using custom AI artistry and a dedicated design process. No two memories are ever the same. Every portrait is crafted to reflect love, warmth, and connection.
You Are Not Alone
If you’re reading this, you may be walking your own path through grief. Perhaps you are facing an impossible decision, or perhaps you’re already navigating the landscape of loss.
I share Charlie’s story in hope that it helps you feel a little less alone in your journey. There’s no right way to grieve a heart dog, no timeline that applies to everyone, no path we all must walk.
“Heart dogs don’t leave us. They simply walk ahead, clearing the path with love from above”
About K9 Hearts
About K9 Hearts
Paige founded K9 Hearts after experiencing the profound grief of losing her heart dog, Charlie Brown, at just three years old.
With a B.S. in Psychology and M.A. in Forensic Psychology, plus nearly 30 years of experience working with children and families through crisis, trauma, and loss, she brings both professional expertise and deep personal understanding to every aspect of K9 Hearts.
Based in Port Orchard, Washington, K9 Hearts offers compassionate memorial services and grief support specifically designed for those navigating the loss of a beloved dog, honoring both the relationship and the magnitude of the loss.
