by Bobbie Ruth Langley | Oct 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
In September 2014, it was my privilege to participate in the IAOPCC’s Pet Bereavement Certification program led by Dr. Betty J. Carmack (http://bettyjcarmack.com/). The program covered subjects including the human-animal bond, understanding grief, communication...
by Bobbie Ruth Langley | Sep 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
One of the most common symptoms or side-effects I see in pet parents who have just lost their pet is exhaustion. With the aging of the baby boomers we all know someone who is caring for an elderly or disabled relative. Yet, how many of us recognize that our friends,...
by Bobbie Ruth Langley | Sep 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Backyard burial of a pet is common practice in our neck-of-the-woods. Personally I have buried, in our current backyard, the cremated remains of one cat in an urn (Mimi) and the body of another cat inside a wood casket (Tommy). In retrospect, I’m not sure this...
by Bobbie Ruth Langley | Sep 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Something that was reiterated several times during the International Association of Pet Cemeteries and Crematories (IAOPCC) pre-conference certification courses last week was that in order for an IAOPCC member to sell a cremation that they call “private,”...
by Bobbie Ruth Langley | Sep 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
My husband Bill and I just returned from Las Vegas, NV where we attended pre-conference certification courses available through the International Association of Pet Cemeteries and Crematories (IAOPCC). In my past business lives, I can’t remember ever returning...
by Bobbie Ruth Langley | Sep 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
On a regular basis my husband Bill and I run into folks who assume that the veterinary clinic they patronize in Whatcom County sent their recently deceased pet (or the pet of a family member or friend) to Life Cycle Pet Cremation. “I hear your ads on the...
