Title: Pet loss insider desk reference /
Authors: Kiernan, Jen.
Publisher: Kates-Boylston Publications,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Pet loss Psychological aspects.; Pets Death.; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Cemeteries.; Funeral Rites; Human-Animal Bond; Animals, Domestic; Cemeteries
Contents: Introduction -- 1. By the numbers -- 2. Getting started. Pet cremation: an initial perspective -- 3. Some concerns. Dirty secrets of pet cremation -- 4. Q&A with Stephen Drown -- 5. Case studies. Coleen Ellis: pet angel memorial center. Q&A with Coleen Ellis. Anderson-McQueen Funeral home. Bill Remkus: Hinsdale Pet cemetery. Q&A with Bill Remkus. Hamilton Pet Meadow. Tom Flynn: Hillcrest Memorial Park -- 6. Marketing the business. The industry is going to the dogs. The business landscape. Mentally positioned to succeed Pt. I. Mentally positioned to succeed Pt. II -- 7. What about preneed? What about me? --8. With loss comes grief. Working through loss: an expert tells her story. For the love of your pet. A note of passing from within the industry. Celebrating the love of a pet -- 9. Honor & memory. It's a dog's world ... so why can't they get obituaries? Honoring heroes: a police dog tribute -- Reference -- White paper by Kelco.