| With a tremendous love for animals,
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| | memories, Mihelich believes that people
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| Colleen Mihelich has an understanding of
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| | wish to honor their cherished friends
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| the deep grief associated with their
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| | with elegance, dignity and honor, and
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| death, something she remembered when she
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| | that their pets deserve the very best.
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| lost her quarter horse named Pepper when
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| | That's why her company searches for the
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| she was 16 years old. Many of us have
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| | finest craftsmanship and quality.
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| been touched by the loss of a beloved
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| | Her company also provides grieving
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| pet, and since Colleen understands the
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| | support, and people can find links to pet
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| heartache of that loss, she has devoted
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| | loss information and pet loss counseling
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| her career to a company and website
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| | websites to help them say goodbye to
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| called It is dedicated to helping others
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| | their beloved pet. It's particularly
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| honor the loss of their pets through a
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| | helpful for parents assisting children
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| pet memorial.
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| | with a pet loss. Guests on the website
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| Although Pepper was gone, Mihelich knew
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| | can create virtual pet memorials via a
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| that the love she felt for her horse
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| | living pet memorial to share loving
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| would never go away. That's why she
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| | memories and favorite stories about their
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| decided that people needed a way to help
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| | pets with family and friends, including a
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| keep their memories alive and created an
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| | written tribute, and dialog and
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| online community, a pet memorial website.
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| | photographs that honor their pet's
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| Here, grieving pet owners can choose
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| | memory.
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| handcrafted pet memorial products
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| | Bereavement counselor Marty Tousley says,
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| including custom pet grave markers,
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| | "One of the biggest myths about the grief
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| memorial pet urns, garden statue pet
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| | that accompanies pet loss is that it's
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| memorial stones, keepsake boxes, pet
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| | somehow different than grieving the loss
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| portrait and art and tribute paintings,
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| | of a human. When love is lost it does
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| glass art, burial boxes and more.
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| | not matter if it's a human or an animal,
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| We've all found little nuggets of wisdom
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| | because we still feel grief."
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| or inspirational stories that have helped
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| | The American Pet Products Manufacturers
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| us move on," said Mihelich, founder of
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| | Association (APPMA) 2007-2008 National
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| Peternity. Many of us found little
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| | Pet Owners survey states that 63 percent
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| nuggets of wisdom or inspirational
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| | of U.S. households own a pet, which
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| stories along the way that have helped us
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| | equates to 71.1 million homes, up from 56
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| move on," said Mihelich, founder of
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| | percent in 1988. APPMA estimated the
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| Peternity. "The loss of a pet is a very
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| | spending of $40.8 billion on pets in 2007
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| difficult thing. That's why grieving the
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| | in the United States.
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| loss is an important step towards
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| | "It would be impossible to say how much
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| healing; just about as important to many
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| | we appreciate all that Peternity did in
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| people as the loss of a human being."
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| | helping us with our stone for Buddy. It
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| Continually on the lookout for unique,
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| | is just beautiful and we couldn't
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| handcrafted pieces of art to help her
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| | possibly be happier with how it turned
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| customers express their love, joy and
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| | out," said Alan and Stephanie Thomas.
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