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Coping with Sorrow on the Loss of Your Pet

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AN ANGEL'S DESTINY... Our website is devoted to letting grieving pet owners know they are not alone. Let a friend, family member, or loved one know you care by sending a pet bereavement gift box. Accent a memorial garden you've created in your companion's honor with a dog angel or cat angel. Or maybe you know a little girl who needs to keep her "cat angel" around her neck because she's not quite ready to say goodbye. We hope to help you get through this grieving period and to the place of peaceful memories and the confidence that "I will see my loved one again!" We offer many ways to memorialize our beloved animal friends, including photo memorial frames, jewelry, garden memorial markers, and more. Please visit us at : http://www.anangelsdestiny.com/cat-angel-products.html.
PERFECT MEMORIALS... Providing unique pet cremation urns, pet cremation jewelry, pet caskets and other memorial products up to 50-80% off. Continued support from loyal customers and referrals has helped the company grow to be one of the most well known companies for memorial products. Helping families nationwide since 2001. Call for help: 1-800-979-8767 or visit http://www.perfectmemorials.com/pet-memorials-c-396.html
PET URNS & PET GRAVE MARKERS BY EVERLIFE MEMORIALS - You can honor and celebrate the life of your little friend with an exquisite memorial which can be purchased any time from the comfort of your home. Everlife Memorials carries a full line of memorial products including: Pet Urns, Pet Grave Markers, Pet Cremation Jewelry, Outdoor Pet Memorials, and Pet Memorial Accessories. Speak to a Live Person - Our compassionate customer service staff is standing by to answer any questions you have about our products. Give us a call at (800) 293-3778 or visit our website at: http://www.everlifememorials.com/pet-memorials-s/110.htm.
KEEPSAKE MEMORIAL FRAMES from Healing the Heart are a worthy tribute for a cherished companion. The unique handcrafted design elegantly combines a commemorative verse and space for your favorite photo. The front panel depicts the classic Rainbow Bridge design in beautiful embossing and opens to reveal your choice of verse. This enduring keepsake stores in its own matching box. It is a wonderful tribute to the special bond we have with our animal companions. http://healingtheheartpetloss.com, Healing the Heart, c/o Crafta Frame, P.O. Box 67158, Milwaukie, OR 97268
MY BEST FRIEND PET STORIES: Best friends should be remembered forever... Our pets become our best friends and faithful companions. Losing a beloved pet can be as painful as losing a family member, and many families find it comforting to remember their pets through stories, photos, and illustrated artwork. Friends and colleagues find a pet story gift certificate a warm and caring way to express condolences. We offer: Custom Hardcover Pet Story Books - full color 7x7" books that include your story and photos (we'll help you write a lasting memory for your beloved pet or help you publish a story and artwork created by your children in honor of your pet). Custom Prints - full color 12x15" frameable artwork, including your personalized story and favorite photo of your beloved pet. Memorial Gift Certificates and Custom Sympathy Cards - a personalized message to express your condolences. http://www.mybestfriend-petstories.com, 877-LIFE577.
MEMORIALIZE YOUR PET with a beautifully framed picture and poem collage as a tribute to honor your beloved pets. Makes a thoughtful gift for yourself or anyone who mourns the loss of a pet. We offer a choice of backgrounds, poems and frames in various sizes and incorporate your photo for a customized memorial suitable for display in any area of your home. Please visit: http://www.petlossmemories.com
THE SOFT-HEARTED PILLOW, Softening the Loss..... Until now, pet owners had a single choice for preserving the cremated remains of their pets: a solid, stationary urn to be positioned on a shelf, forever still. Now comes a supple, huggable pillow that captures the love and tenderness that pet owners feel for their pets in a secure yet soft, embraceable, warm alternative. Each custom-made pillow is created to hold all, or a portion of, a pet's cremated remains in its patent-pending pouch and pocket system. Please visit us at http://www.soft-hearted.com or call 888-450-4548 to request a brochure.
A MESSAGE FROM PET HEAVEN: Are you looking for something special to give to your friend or a child who has lost a pet? Consider... A Message From Pet Heaven. We write keepsake letters to the pet owner, as if the letter is coming from the pet. The letters are individual, inspirational, comforting and include a hint of humor to fill a broken heart. For more information, log on to our website at http://www.amessagefrompetheaven.com and fill out information about the pet and we will send the letter via US mail for you.
CREATE A LASTING MEMORIAM OF YOUR PET - We can incorporate the cremains of your pet into a glass memoriam made by Pairpoint Glassworks, specifically for you. We have several standard items and can create a custom memoriam at your request. Visit our website at http://www.eternalmemoriesllc.com
CAPTURE YOUR PET'S LIKENESS IN STAINED GLASS with a beautiful suncatcher or panel, custom-designed from photographs of your pet. Sunnybrook Studios can create a unique memento that will preserve the memory of your beloved pet for a lifetime. A stained glass suncatcher also makes the perfect, caring gift for a friend who has lost a special companion. Keepsake boxes, mirrors, stepping stones and other stained glass tributes are also available. For information, please visit http://www.sunnybrookstudio.com.
IMAGES ON MARBLE - With laser and computer technology you can preserve an image of your pet indefinitely. Offering polished solid black marble plaques and granite memorials. Mail or e-mail your photograph. Proofs e-mailed to you prior to processing for your approval. *** PERSONALIZED SERVICE ENCOURAGED *** call 507 444-3926 or e-mail marble1@charter.net, http://www.imagesonmarble.com
WE HELP YOU TO REMEMBER. Mourninglights are glass memorial candles custom printed with the image of the pet you loved. Unlike other memorial candles, mourninglights are printed with a ceramic ink that is fired into the glass and will not fade or yellow even in direct sunlight. Most importantly, mourninglights are refillable with everyday votive candles and can be used to remember night after night, year after year. Mourninglights make expressive, one of a kind gifts of remembrance and are only $24.95. Each mourninglight is gift-boxed and includes a 15 hour votive, 2-line inscription, and free gift card. http://www.mourninglights.com/pets/bruzer.html
THE PET MEMORIAL VASE offers a lasting and beautiful choice for remembering a loved one using a small portion of a loved one's cremains to create an individual ash glaze on an exquisite vase. The quantity of cremains is quite small and easily obtained. Choose among six glaze colors and six different vase forms for a very personal choice. Your vase is completed with a firing of 22kt gold added to the rim and base. Please visit us at: http://www.petmemorialvase.com
OUR MEMORY STONES are made using the highest quality materials to make a memorial lasting many years that is unique to your special pet. You can choose from the simple stone with the name of your pet and a paw print in stained glass or you can email us with your own design that will be meaningful to you. What makes this product so special is we can use some of your pet's cremains or a lock of fur mixed into the stone. Please visit our website, http://www.remembermax.com, to see our stones and other bereavement products that make great gifts for friends and family who have lost those precious friends.
PERSONALIZED. CUSTOMIZED. ONE OF A KIND. Close To Our Hearts Pet Memorial Boxes gives pet owners memorials/cremains urns that they will always treasure. Artisan commemorative pet jewelry and wall tile art plaques are also featured. Please visit our web site and browse our products and learn about our design services. We feature classic style urns, key boxes and unusually colorful boxes to celebrate the life of your pet. Close To Our Hearts Pet Memorial Boxes LLC, P.O. Box 32, Bradley Beach, NJ 07720, 732-869-3036 http://www.closetoourheartspetmemorialboxes.com
LOVE ASHES: Losing a loved one is never easy, but dichroic glass Love Ashes, designed and created by artist Silvia Engel are a beautiful way to keep their memory close to your heart. Love Ashes offers dichroic glass pendants and framed memorials with a small amount of your beloved pet's or loved one's cremains fused between layers of glass. Made with dignity & respect. Online ordering. Love Ashes, 210 W. Platt #1, Maquoketa, Iowa 1-888-452-7278, http://www.loveashes.com/en/cat_frames.php, info@loveashes.com.
PHOTO MEMORIALS: Celebrate your pet with a personalized porcelain photo memorial tile for a headstone or grave marker. http://aliciatappdesigns.com/photo_memorials.htm
ENGRAVED REFLECTIONS: Personalized stone, granite, marble and wood pet memorials. Grave markers, marble plaques, wooden and stone urns. All products are reasonably priced to provide a lasting memorial for your pet. Pet memorials that last a lifetime. Visit us at, http://www.engravedreflections.com, email us at: sfischer@engravedreflections.com or call 724-679-2832.
THE CHERISH KIT is a unique, pre-need product that encourages a thoughtful approach to a delicate event. The Cherish Kit contains selected items for holding a respectful, non-denominational burial service for small creatures up to eight inches. The Cherish Kit may also be utilized in a heartwarming memorial service for a larger pet or a pet that died some time ago. The kits come in various colors and make a wonderful gift for people of all ages, especially children experiencing first pet loss. Visit http://www.soulmessages.com for additional photos and information.
PETLUVBRACELETS: Beautiful, unique .925 Sterling Silver or brass cuff bracelet with pawprints/horseshoes embedded in ends of bracelet and personalized, custom engraved memorial for your beloved dog/cat/horse. 10% of proceeds go to animal rescues in U.S. Order at http://www.petluvbracelets.com.
YOUR BELOVED PET'S PICTURE ON A PENDANT OR PIN, with the ashes permanently fused between two layers of glass. I also include, free of charge, your pet's name in 22 kt gold on the back of the pin or pendant. Color and greyscale jewelry available. Or, if you don't want or don't have a photo, consider a beautiful dichroic or blown glass pendant with your pet's ashes. Just visit my website for more information: http://www.creativeconnectionartglass.com

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Pet loss brings a host of painful questions:

  • Am I the only person who feels this way?
  • Am I "crazy" to be hurting so much?
  • How do I cope with this terrible pain?
  • What should I tell my children?
  • How do I know when to euthanize a pet?
  • Will my other pets grieve for their companion?
  • What if my pet gets lost or runs away?
  • How can I protect my pets in an emergency?
  • How can I help my family cope?
  • What should I do with my pet's remains?
  • What if I have to give up my pet?
  • When should I get a new pet?

You'll find answers to these questions and more in Moira Allen's book,
Coping with Sorrow on the Loss of Your Pet -- now available in a newly updated, expanded 3rd edition that celebrates 20 years in print!

To order, please visit Amazon.com - or click "New and Used" and select "MOIRAKALLEN" as the seller to order direct from the author at a discount.

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