When pets come between partners - Joel Gavriele–Gold

"Dr. Gavriele–Gold has come up with a totally new concept in understanding the connection between man and woman and beast. This book is mind–opening in its analysis, and totally practical in its application. The author gives dramatic examples of the psychological roles pets play in our lives not just as sources of love and companionship but what they represent in terms of our own individual family backgrounds. But he doesn't leave you hanging there. He helps couples resolve conflicts over pets to everyone's satisfaction including the pet's!"
Steven S. Simring, M.D. co–author, Making Marriage Work for Dummies

"It is a fortunate companion animal whose owner reads this book. The author's insights into the psychological aspects of the human/animal bond are fascinating and enlightening. I recommend this book for anyone seeking to improve the quality of life for themselves and their animals."
Stephanie LaFarge, Ph.D. Director of Counseling Services American Society for the Prevention of the Cruelty to Animals

Pets can be idyllic family members, providing unconditional love while asking only for basic care in return. But as true family members, feelings of jealousy, anger, control, guilt, and fear can all play themselves out through them. In When Pets Come Between Partners, author Joel Gavriele–Gold explains how conflicts over pets are often signs of deeper conflicts between couples. Dr. Gavriele–Gold will show you how you can get at the root of these conflicts, bring them out into the open, and resolve them without having to give up the pet or the partner. There are chapters on:

• the mechanisms that drive our relationships
• projection, displacement, and the repetition compulsion
• jealousy
• custody cases
• pets and single people
• grief and the loss of a pet
• and much more.