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Losing our Beloved Companions Our most challenging moments with our animal companions are near the end of our time together For us, it is a painful end to an earthly journey, but if we believe this is end of our relationship, we rob ourselves and our animals of our greater and everlasting spiritual bond. Animals know the physical world is a temporary and minor stop on the spiritual journey, and want us to know we don't have to say goodbye. Loving your animal friend by hearing and honoring its final wishes is a blessing to you both. Too often, at the end of an animal's life, people berate themselves with questions stemming from doubt and fear: Did I do enough to help him? How did I miss his pain? Does she know how much I loved her? Was there more I could have done? Is it my fault? Is she angry? Does he forgive me? Did I wait too long? A communication session with your animals dispels fear and doubt, making the transition a loving, intimate experience forboth of you. It eases your mind as you learn your animal's true wishes and begin to release your own undeserved feelings of fear and guilt. I help clients through grief counseling, memorializing pets through ritual and ceremony, and communicating with animals after they depart the earthly plane. I have fifteen years experience in helping clients and their animals navigate end-of-life issues and hold a graduate certificate in Loss and Healing from the St. Thomas University's Institute for Pastoral Ministry |

Helpful Resources Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement www. aplb.org Cornell University PettLoss Support Hotline www.vet.cornell.edu/public/petloss Coping with the Loss of a Pet www.homevet.combonding/loss/heml AVMA Guidelines for Pet Loss Support Services www.avma.org/issues/policy/petloss.asp Links to Internet Pet Loss Resources www.griefhealing.com/petlinks.htm In Memory of Pets www.in-memory-of-pets.com Learning How to Say Goodbye www.landofpuregold.comloss/htm |
You were never masters, but friends. I was your friend. I loved you well, and was loved. Deep love endures to the end and far past the end. If this is my end, I am not lonely. I am not afraid. I am still yours ---Robinson Jeffers, 1941 |
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