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Pets “Dash” Across Our Hearts
It would be difficult for me to imagine anyone in the death care profession who doesn’t recognize how terribly valuable it is to help families create meaningful experiences in order to honor, mourn and memorialize the lives of loved ones so nowdeeply missed. For...
A Journey through Unconditional Love and Grief
First of all, tell us a little bit about yourself personally and professionally. Professionally, my work experience in the funeral industry started in 1987. Most of my career was spent with Forethought Financial Services. However, the real driver of my pet-oriented...
Understanding Pet Care: Who is your Customer..Really?
Then it comes to pet death care marketing, there’s a paradigm in serious need of challenge. Many businesses, some thinking of starting a pet loss business and some already offering pet loss services, think that the only way to market pet loss services is to make sales...
Celebrating Life, Love, and Mico: 16 Years Later
It would have been on Sunday, sixteen years ago. I can’t believe it’s been that long, even though some days it seems like a lifetime ago, while other days it feels like yesterday. Sixteen years ago, my life, my journey, my world, the start of executing a mission...
Old Man Winter
“Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance.” Yoko Ono As we bid Old Man Winter “adios,”
The Guilt of Lost and Loss
I wasn’t ready to talk about this yet, but I’m getting desperate and having nothing else to do BUT talk about it. This past Friday our precious and ornery one-eared pussycat went missing. Our beautiful and silly-looking Rudy has been an active and large part of our...
A Living Love Starts Again
Ah, the beauty and joy of a new puppy in the house! After the death of two furry-loves in less than 6 months, I wasn’t sure I could do this again, but alas here we are! So, it happened! I have become addicted to the personality and spirit of a Flat-coated retriever,...
Let’s do National Love Your Pet Day every day!
Why not? Let’s extend this day of celebration as we organically already do, right? I loved taking some time for my morning ritual of reflection and planning, and really thinking about this day set aside to “love our pet.” Hm. I found that interesting as that really is...
Happy Valentine’s Day!
As I sit here, coffee in hand and on this day of love, I’m sure you know what thought comes to my mind when the subject is just that… “love!” I don’t think there’s anything that embodies the full definition of the word love more than our animals. We all hear the …
Love, Grief and Our Amazing Pets
Hello, My Dear Friends… my pet loving friends. I’ve so missed all of you and am so anxious to be back with you. I’m excited to be here with you, to share with you, and to know that I can step right back into this “walk” of life we’re all on, to be here to hold each...
RIP, Dear Lexi, RIP – Your Family Loves You So,…..
On December 31, 2013 we lost Lexi our beloved 4 footed family member for 10 and 1/2 years. Lexi had a very fast acting cancer. Lexi was a huge part of my boy’s life and even after my divorce spent special time with my x-husband, Mike. She was a dear, shy, …
Get all of your pet loss questions answered!
On Wednesday, May 29th, 2013, I will be joining Gail Rubin on her talk show "A Good Good-Bye" to discuss all aspects of pet loss. What crematory or pet cemetery should you use? What are the questions to ask? How do children handle the loss of a pet? Do pets...
Pet Loss & Grief Companioning Certification Course
Are you ready to learn more to help grieving pet parents? The course continues to get rave reviews from those that attend! From comments such as "it was healing for myself to understand pet loss more" to "I loved being with others that make their mission helping...
Two Hearts Announces the Next Pet Loss & Grief Companioning Certification Course!
Join me in August, 2013, in the beautiful city of Chicago! Working with pet parents who are experiencing the loss of a beloved pet is rewarding. Being comfortable with the skills needed to walk with them in their grief journey is a must! You won’t want to miss…
Honoring Finn
The Eulogy Although today (January 8, 2013) was the first time that I met an incredibly sweet and gentle soul named Finnigan, I was fortunate enough to feel as if I already knew him. I had the great pleasure of speaking with his mom for some time, and her glowing...
Remembering Our Special Pets During the Holidays
A special tribute to My Precious LIttle Mico Wherever one is at in their grief journey, the holidays can be hard. Yes, the remembering of a beloved pet who is no longer here can bring back a flood of emotions. But let the slew of Christmas ornaments come out of the...
RIP, Big John Gillis
Give Benny a hug for me. Goodbye Benny, we LOVE you! “See You in September” and “All my Loving” were the last two songs we heard together on the radio. It wasn´t my station, but they were my songs… I listened to them, and played them on the air long…
What a bittersweet day!
Welcome Berky. Remembering Mico. Yes, my day started off with a heavy heart as I remembered this day nine years earlier when Mico died. I had foolishly thought the surgery would take her back to the "old normal" - the vivacious little puppy that was my entire world!...
RIP, Presley Ann. RIP.
Mourning the loss of a cranky old cat,.... She was a cranky cat. Oh, not with everyone. Just with me, Chris and Curtis, her family! But my Mom loved her more than anything! She started her life almost 16 years ago, on the hood of a car in Rozel, Kansas, my hometown....
Another fabulous book review,…
I have just finished Pet Parents, by Coleen Ellis. This is really a sweet---and at the same time, a practical---book for all pet lovers. Coleen´s inspiration to establish Pet Angel Memorial Center came from her relationship with a feisty Terrier/Miniature Schnauzer...
The most hated sports figure for 2012!
Michael Vick still reigns! According to the Bleacher Report, Vick is still dealing with the backlash from a federal conviction on dog fighting charges. Interestingly enough, about 60 percent of fans polled disliked Vick, tying him with Woods, but more people expressed...