Meetings Monthly for clients:

February

This Saturday
Feb 20 @ 4:00 pm
Gathering of family pets at Monique Merola's home. 14359 W. Woodbridge Ave, Goodyear, AZ 85395

DO NOT MAPQUEST it will steer you incorrectly.

Directions:
I-10 west --- exit Litchfield Rd Go North (Right) go past Thomas Next left is Avalon (turn left) At stop sign go Right onto 140th Ave. Then 2nd Right is her cul-de-sac. Note: The first street on right is Woodbridge also but go pass this and go into 2nd Right on Woodbridge.

Monique Home Phone - 623-535-7277

Bring leashes
All welcome -- as many pets as you wish or if you do not have a pet.... come anyway.
We are playing a game called Apples to Apples while the dogs play in a huge, wonderful back yard.
Better than a dog park.
Hope to see everyone who wants to be around great people!!!!

Dr. Morrison
623-680-9200

Loving thoughts...

“Grief is so painfully real, regardless of its origin. The love of, and attachment to, an animal friend can equal that of human relationships. Likewise, the loss of an animal can be just as devastating.”

Rev. Joel L. Morgan

“Pets are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a pet on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace.”

Milan Kundera

“Your pet may be gone from your life, but never from your heart.”

B. Pulsifer

No heaven will not ever Heaven be, unless my cats are there to welcome me."

Author Unknown

“He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.”

Unkown

“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.”

Will Rogers

“There is no death. Only a change of worlds.”

Chief Seattle

Resources

Empathy and support for you, the pet owner is very important. You are not alone in your sadness. And If you need to share with other people who understand, please explore some of these resources. There are a number of grief support groups and counselors who specialize in pet loss counseling.

Need Someone to Talk to?

Companion Animal Association of Arizona. 602-995-5885. Staffed by volunteers who have lost a pet and have been trained in bereavement support. www.caaainc.org

Association of Pet Loss and Bereavement. Nonprofit association of concerned people who are experienced and knowledgeable about pet death. Provides pet bereavement counseling and public education to those interested in counseling others. www.aplb.org.

Delta Society provides information on the human/animal bond. Offers a bibliography of publications on pet loss and a list of pet-loss counselors, help lines, and support groups, at www.deltasociety.org under the health benefits section (pet loss and bereavement).

Memorials, Remembrances

Please contact: Monique Merola MSN©, BSN, RN-C, at  Furever Memories. She will come to your home before the euthanasia and help you gather photos and paw prints to design your own unique memorial shadow boxes, collages, paintings, and other remembrances.

Books

Please click on the picture to learn more about each book. You will be taken to Amazon.com where you can read customer reviews, sample pages, and order, if you desire.

	Just This Side of Heaven by Timothy Glass. It is a journey that celebrates life through loss. Moreover, it seems to be one book that manages to touch people in a healing way not only after the loss of a pet but also the loss of a human loved one. For more general information on this book, visit my website: JustThisSideofHeaven.com.
	Goodbye, Friend by Gary Kowalski. Advice to get through the loss of a pet. Included are ideas for rituals and ceremonies, spiritual guidance and readings for solace.
	Saying Goodbye to the Pet You Love by Lorri A. Greene, Ph.D. Written by a psychologist who is a leader in the field of pet bereavement, offers strategies for working through the grieving process.
	Grieving the Death of a Pet by Betty Carmack. Written by a nurse and professional pet-loss counselor, the book draws from her experience of counseling people who have lost a beloved pet.
	Pet Loss: A Spiritual Guide by Julia Harris. Helps readers to understand the many emotional reactions to the loss of a pet; assist children in coping with and recovering from their loss; and learn how different spiritual belief systems recognize and counsel pet loss.
	Cold Noses at the Pearly Gates by Gary Kurz. This book can help you cope with the loss of a pet and tries to answer questions about pet afterlife
	Three Cats, Two Dogs: One Journey Through Multiple Pet Loss by David Congalton. The author talks about how he transformed his anguish over the loss of several pets into a commitment to abused and abandoned animals. Offers solace and practical suggestions for coping with grief.
	For children and teenagers: Cat Heaven by Cynthia Rylant. Will appeal to children from preschool to grade two. The simple, colorful illustrations take the child on a journey to Dog Heaven or Cat Heaven, places of warmth and happiness.
	For children and teenagers: Dog Heaven by Cynthia Rylant. Will appeal to children from preschool to grade two. The simple, colorful illustrations take the child on a journey to Dog Heaven or Cat Heaven, places of warmth and happiness.
	Tear Soup by Pat Schweibert. Recommended for ages four to eight, but it has been a comfort to people of all ages.
	For Every Dog an Angel by Christine Davis and For Every Cat an Angel by Christine Davis. Beautifully illustrted small short books tell the story of the Rainbow Bridge Appropriate for a wide range of ages
	For Every Cat an Angel by Christine Davis. Beautifully illustrted small short books tell the story of the Rainbow Bridge Appropriate for a wide range of ages

Online articles

Getting Through Grief by Julie Axelrod of the Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement. www.aldf.org

Various articles by Moira Anderson Allen, M. Ed., on pet loss and bereavement. www.pet-loss.net/.

Best Friends has a Best Friends Network community for people dealing with pet loss. Visit the Prayers, Healing and Support community at www.bestfriends.org