--- title: How pets feel and saying goodbye — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «How pets feel and saying goodbye», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Pets cannot tell us in words that they are ill, hurt or sad, so we watch for changes: a pet that hides much more than usual, snaps when --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/) / How pets feel and saying goodbye # How pets feel and saying goodbye Lesson 66 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 24 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/0/) — Pets cannot tell us in words that they are ill, hurt or sad, so we watch for changes: a pet that hides much more than usual, snaps when it used to be friendly, or a bird sitting fluffed up and sleepy in the day may be ill. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/1/) — A sudden change in how a pet behaves is a message to tell an adult, who can take it to a vet; sudden grumpiness is often a sign of pain. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/2/) — Pets also have good feelings: they bond with their families, miss them when alone, and get bored without toys, play and new things to sniff. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/3/) — All pets die one day, usually of old age or illness. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/4/) — Feeling sad, crying and talking about it are natural, because grief is how we feel when we lose someone we love. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/5/) — When her old dog died, a girl in Texas thought it was her fault for not noticing sooner. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/6/) — She told her mum, who explained the dog had simply grown old, and together they planted a flower in his memory. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/7/) — A girl in Texas did not notice her old dog had stopped eating and was hiding; by the time the vet saw him, his illness was much harder to treat. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/8/) — A boy in Dublin was told his cat had just gone away when it died; he waited at the window for weeks, and he felt worse when he learnt the truth later. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/9/) — An animal that hides more than usual may be ill, in pain or frightened. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/10/) — A pet that suddenly snaps when it used to be friendly is often in pain, so you stop touching it and tell an adult. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/11/) — A bird that sits fluffed up and sleepy in the daytime may be sick. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/12/) — Pets bond with their families and miss them when they are alone. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/13/) — Bored animals can become unhappy and destructive, so they need toys, play, walks and new things to sniff. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/14/) — Crying and feeling sad when a pet dies is natural, and talking with your family helps. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/15/) — Drawing a picture, writing a letter, planting a flower or holding a small ceremony helps you remember a pet. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/16/) — When an animal is very ill and cannot get better, a vet can end its suffering painlessly; this is called putting it to sleep. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/17/) — Children often wrongly blame themselves when a pet dies; most pets die of old age or illness. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/18/) — A new pet does not replace one that died, so a family waits until it is ready. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/19/) — A pet buried in a garden needs a deep enough grave, so other animals cannot dig it up, and an adult's help; some places have rules, and a vet can suggest other choices. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/20/) — Animals often hide pain and illness, so changes in eating, sleeping or hiding can be warning signs. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/21/) — Being told the truth gently about a pet's death helps children grieve better than being told a story. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/22/) — People also grieve for people: «my other half» means a husband, wife or partner, the person someone loves most and shares life with. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/23/) — Divorce means a married couple end their marriage; a break-up means a couple stop being together, and the person left alone may feel lonely. - ← previous: [A pet is a responsibility](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/65-a-pet-is-a-responsibility/) - next →: [Allergies, horses and farm animals](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/67-allergies-horses-and-farm-animals/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)