text: Compassion Dignity Peace of mindnnWords that many of these places throw around but few feel like they mean itnnI was so pissed this morning that the place that claim hour service did not pick up or call back soon Sure I see now they left a message at am but we called around pm and several times after Timely fashion is all I was hoping for At am its a weird time to call and also I passed out from all the worryingwhat did they expect We wait by our phone that long I resorted to clearing out the stand alone freezer in the garage and put our lil girl in to preserve her We would have been royally fucked if we did not have a freezer chest and that should not have happened with care places around A body in F temperature will already smell of decay in only hours more as the temp rises This is an industry where timing is very important because its dealing with deceased I know it would make me very upset if my dog was rotting and excreting out body fluids before I got a call backand she would have if I did not have a freezer That is not giving the dog dignity or helping with owners peace of mind it is adding to my stress to wait and no parent wants to see their animal in such a dismal condition nnI called Craig Pet Cemetery this morning and I was treated with a gentle voice explaining what to expect and to come in anytime with her I started crying on the phone and you can hear that this lady was kind and sincere in saying they are here to help us through and to hang in therennWe load LuLu into the car and go in to fill our paperwork They show us the memorial placard where they put the paw and hair from your pet and I started to bawl and made my partner Scott lose it The lady rubbed my hand that was on the counter and handed us tissues She was holding back tears too Her love of animals and the people who love them clearly shows I do not want anyone else to cry over our dog but I do appreciate her compassion for us and it helped put me at ease that they will treat LuLus body with respect and care here It is the subtle things too in the way people say things that make a difference on the phone she referred to LuLu as your baby and still called her as her as LuLu and not the body Sensitivity is appreciatedI never lost an animal that meant somethingnnWhen they brought a wagon out to get her body out of the car a visitor saw and watched them take her away and approached us while we were crying She told us that it is hard but they will take care of her like they have to all the pets she is buried here and wanted us to take care god bless and wished the best for our puglet Kind words from strangers was not expecting it but gave me some hopennI feel a great weight off now that I know we can get her to rest nnThank you for the compassion when we needed it most I know I have a place to count on in the futurenn Never thought I can love a dog this much I cared for all my animals but never felt this way about my previous pets nor did Scott Definitely hurts that we only had such a short time but it was a wonderful monthsWe just were not expecting her to leave us so soon and that is probably is what hurts the most there was still so much more we wanted to do with her I had her gotcha party planned for next month to celebrate her first year I had plans for a California dog friendly trip with her my moms dogs and my girlfriends dogs to be able to frolic I had a photoshoot in mindI just ordered special Holga film for hernnShe was special and no other pet can ever replace her We just hope we loved her enough and gave her the best year of her life God knows we tried nnLuLu Cookings RoMonstor RIP