Dog Parks...
By Special Contributor Barbara Bounds
For 31 years, Belspur Oaks Pet Crematory, located at 2122
Whitfield Park Avenue in Sarasota, has been serving the veterinary
and animal community on Florida’s Gulf Coast by providing dignified
after-care services that include pet cremations, grief resources and
personalized pet products. Barbara and her husband, Raymond, also
lead Sneaker’s Ark Pet Loss Support Group on the third Wednesday
of every month at The Community Room at Firehouse #2, 2070
Waldemere Street, in Sarasota. For details about the crematory or
the support group, call 941-751-5044, or visit BelspurOaks.Com.
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Group to share their pet’s story and to openly express
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ed—the outpouring of support that they already had been receiving
from the community at their local dog park!
help combat the loneliness, they had already arranged to pet sit for
friends that had evolved during their
grief support they craved, and it came
their pet, the couple also received an
outpouring of support from the dog park members in the form of
sympathy cards, phone calls and meals—all acts of kindness typically
provided us an opportunity to
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