The benefits of the PLPA just keep adding up!  If you are a pet loss professional, you will not want to miss these incredibly valuable upcoming seminars and webinars!

First of all, beginning August 16, and continuing throughout the end of the year, there will be monthly webinars conducted on the topic of pet loss and grief.  From understanding the basics on how to help a grieving pet parent to how to market your pet loss services, these hour sessions will give you just the break that you and your team needs for some wonderful learning!

Secondly, the Certified Pet Loss Professional charter course has been confirmed!  Join us in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 3 and 4, 2011, for 2 days of learning and networking!  You'll hear from industry experts as well as other business professionals on what it takes to be a successful pet loss business operator.  The educational experience will be just what you are looking for to challenge yourself and your team into success! 

We are also honored to have an amazing line-up of pet loss business vendors that will be joining us during our time in Fort Worth.  From showcasing their pet memorialization items to educating the attendees on how to positively effect revenues within a business through product, these vendor partners will be just one more valuable resource to the PLPA members and attendees.

And, lastly, in working with grieving pet parents, knowing how to effectively companion them through the grief process is important.  Rounding out the week in Fort Worth, TX, from October 6 - 8, 2011, you will have the opportunity to earn a certificate in the area of Pet Loss & Companioning.  These three days will focus solely on the grief journey that a pet parent will experience and how you and your team can be prepared to walk with them on this journey as well as how to help your veterinary partners be more versed in this area too.  Furthermore, you will hear in great detail how to market your pet loss services to your community and other pet care providers that will need to know about your company. 

For all of these wonderful sessions, see us the website for more details!  We look forward to having you join us and to learn more about respectful and dignified pet loss services!

Hello Fellow PLPA friends,

I will be having our first memorial service for a K-9 officer this Sunday. Does anyone have a "script" or anything they like to use at such a memorial service. Any information you can share is very appreciated!

The Pet Loss Professionals Alliance was recently featured in an Associated Press wire story that has gained national attention from:

• CNBC
  
• Seattle Times
  
• Petanim
  
• The Republic (Indiana)
  
• San Francisco Chronicle
  
• Greensboro (North Carolina) News-Record
  
• The Canadian Press
  
• The Press Enterprise (California)
  
• Pet Urns
  
• Daily Journal (Indiana)
  
• InForum (Fargo, North Dakota)
  
• Stamford Advocate (Connecticut)
  
• Greenwala
• Ventura County Star Mobile (Ventura, California)
• WTOP (DC-area radio station)

...and several other media outlets. Congratulations to the PLPA and bravo for all the hard work from its Marketing Committee!

Videos from Pet Loss & Grief: Understanding The Pieces

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Hello Fellow PLPA Members!  The past few weeks have been exhilirating for the PLPA!  Every day seems to bring new comments, interest, members and wonderful updates!  Thanks to all of you for spreading the word with your colleagues on the benefits of this association - keep the "buzz" marketing going!

We continue to have new developments for the upcoming conference in San Antonio!  We are in the process of finalizing a presentation from a very well-reknowned veterinarian.  She will be sharing with us her comments and feedback on what veterinarians are looking for in their pet death care provider and how to approach these process partners.  This piece coupled with other wonderful learning sessions on grief education, "thinking out of the box" pet death care business ideas and many other sessions are still lining up.  It will truly be an information-filled few days!  If you have not got your reservation in for this session, I would get it in today.

As always, the PLPA is here for you. If you have any ideas for the organization that we need to put up for discussion or consideration, please forward them.  This type of open communication and information exchange is what the PLPA needs and the format that will truly make this association be a resource for all serving the pet death care industry. 

This is the grand opening of the PLPA Blog, where you can find the latest updates and activity notices regarding the Pet Loss Professionals Alliance.

PLPA Members: If you want to add a blog post to the group, simply click on the "Create group post" link on the right side of the PLPA page (you need to be logged in). It is pretty self explanatory. There is a box that says "Please choose" and you need to choose "PLPA". It's the only choice so you would likely have figured that one out.

Send me a "Web site feedback" note if you have any questions.
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