Join or renew your membership with the APLB. No matter which membership level you choose, know that you will always be a valued part of our family.
APLB is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your generosity helps us to continue our mission of supporting all those who are grieving the loss of a beloved pet.
With your free Bronze membership, our Chat Room provides a safe place to mourn your loss, hosted by professional, experienced and caring Chat Hosts. Share your story with us and other grieving pet parents. Click here for dates and times.Â
Add a memorial to our Pet Memorial page with your Silver or Platinum membership. Platinum members can add unlimited pets to their pet family page.
Navigating the waters after the loss of your beloved pet can be difficult. Here we have created a list of support topics to help you get started. You are not alone.
Add yourself or your business to our Directory of Services page. All visitors to our site can use our service directory to find the support they need.
Member Plans
For Pet Parents
Platinum Membership
• UNLIMITED Pet Portraits & Memorials
• ‘Pet Family’ page for all of your pet’s siblings
• FREE Video Support Group Admission
• FREE webinars on such topics as anticipatory grief, pet loss & grief counseling/support, how to companion others in grief, children in grief, pets in grief, etc. (updated throughout 2022)
• Includes all Silver & Bronze Membership Benefits
• and so much more as we continue to grow!
For Directory of Services Listing
Professional Membership
• Create and Change Your Own Directory Listing Anytime
• FREE Guest Speaker WebinarsÂ
• FREE Listing of Job Openings
• Pet Loss Grief Specialist Training Program – Additional registration fees apply. Must be an APLB member to register.
• Pet Loss & Grief Support Brochures to promote the field of Pet Loss Support in your community
• and so much more as we continue to grow!
For Pet Parents
Silver Membership
• 1 (One) Pet Memorial
• FREE Video Support Group Admission
• FREE webinars on such topics as anticipatory grief, pet loss & grief counseling/support, how to companion others in grief, children in grief, pets in grief, etc. (updated throughout 2022)
• Includes all Bronze Membership Benefits
• and so much more as we continue to grow!
For Pet Parents
Bronze Membership (Free)
• Access to Our Chat Room
• Access to Support & Information Regarding Euthanasia and Self-Care Tips
• Access to Extensive Bibliography & Directory of Services
• and so much more as we continue to grow!
For Extra Directory of Services Listing
Professional Plus Membership
- Create and Change Your Own Directory Listing Anytime
- Can choose up to 3 locations
- Can choose up to 3 service types
- Listing receives priority on service type pages and is highlighted
- Receives preferred top level placement*Â on DoS homepage
- FREE Guest Speaker Webinars
- FREEÂ Listing of Job Openings
- Pet Loss Grief Specialist Training Program – Additional registration fees apply. Must be an APLB member to register.
- Pet Loss & Grief Support Brochures to promote the field of Pet Loss Support in your community
- and so much more as we continue to grow!
* Random Order in top PlacementÂ
Pet Memorials
Peggy Sue
Sandy
The memories of my little Rat Terrior girl Sandy always bring a smile to my face. If it could be thrown she would eagerly fetch it and bring it back to you and would find a way to have you throw it all over again. So full of endless energy and always such a sweet girl.
I miss her more than I can put into words.
Today begins as a day like so many days as of late.
I wake from a dream that takes me back to that cold drizzly day in May, the last day that I would hold the girl that I loved so very much.
A smile appears on my face, a tear runs down my cheek and chases the smile away, and a memory appears from deep within my heart.
I can see my little girl Sandy. I see her looking up at me with a ball at her feet and her eyes telling me to throw it again.
I see her out in the yard rolling in the grass and laying on her back soaking up the sun.
I see her laying on her favorite chair with her paw covering her nose and sleeping so peacefully after a hard day of play.
That was the Sandy that was so full of energy and so fun.
And then I see her limping as she walks, and her hind legs slipping out from under her as she stands.
I see her sometimes just staring in the distance.
And then I see her looking up at me and her eyes seem to be asking for help.
That was the Sandy that became so tender and needing me in a different way.
All of those visions are memories of the girl that will always live buried deep in my heart.
I will always cherish those memories and I will always miss my girl.
Writing a loving tribute to your animal companion is a special way to honor the time spent together and the memories you shared.
Each of the randomly selected pets you see here will have their candle lit for one month in honor of the anniversary of their passing.
If you would like to add your pet to our Memorial Page, please click here to learn how.
