Excellent general pet loss resource

• http://www.pet-loss.net/: Articles on coping, good links including counseling, and a nice range of bereavement products.

Books

• aplb.org/resources/books.html: The Association of Pet Loss and Bereavement has an extensive list of relevant books
• Coping with Sorrow on the Loss of Your Pet, Moira Anderson Allen, Dog Ear Publishing, LLC, 2007 (3^rd edition)
• The Loss of a Pet: A Guide to Coping With the Grieving Process When a Pet Dies, Wallace Sife, Phd, New York: Howell Book House, 2005 (3^rd edition)
• Pet Loss: A Spiritual Guide, Eleanor L. Harris, Brooklyn: Lantern Books, 2002
• Eternalanimals.com: Multiple pet loss books from a Christian perspective

For children, teens, families

• www.griefhealing.com/children-and-pet-loss-links.htm: Contains multiple articles on helping children cope with pet loss and is an all around good site.
• vetmed.illinois.edu/CARE/child.html: This article on the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine site gives advice by age group.
• When a Pet Dies. Fred Rogers, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1988.

Memorial products, gifts, remembrance gestures

• http://www.foreverpets.com/: A wide range of urns is the specialty of this site.
• http://www.bernadette-k.com/: Portraits of animals from your photographs by Bernadette Kazmarkski, illustrator of the Heal Your Heart CD.
• humanesociety.org: The Humane Society of the United States provides many meaningful ideas for honoring your pet's memory. Search on "loss grief."
• http://www.pet-loss.net/: Extensive collection of pet memorial products, condolence gifts, and CD's
• www.4pawsforever.org/: Custom keepsakes, garden stones, jewelry and urns. All profits are donated to help privately funded humane shelters and rescue organizations.

Candle Ceremony

• www.petloss.com/: Major link to the weekly worldwide pet loss candle ceremony. Includes chatroom support and language translations. Excellent additional resources.

Phone counseling

• The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) National Pet Loss Hotline: You can access 24/7 services of a psychologist specialized in grief counseling by calling 877-474-3310.
• www.avma.org/reference/hotlines.asp: Includes list of phone counseling through American Veterinary Medical Association colleges.

Counselor listings

• http://www.pet-loss.net/: Lists pet loss counselors by state as well as support groups, hotlines, and cemeteries/crematories
• therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/prof_search.php: The Psychology Today site has a search category for loss and grief, and the profile will tell you how much this is considered the counselor's specialty.

On-line Support

• http://www.aplb.org/: Through the Association of Pet Loss and Bereavement, professionally trained volunteers host chat rooms under the direction of a psychologist.
• http://www.petloss.com/: A safe, monitored message board and chatroom available throughout the week, but most active during the Monday evening candle ceremony (10 PM Eastern)