My Baby Girl Amore’ Passed Away – Passing Away of a Beloved Dog – Miracle Service Helped Her Transition

My beautiful baby girl Amore’ passed away December 20, 2013 at 10:08p. I am too grief stricken to share the details of her passing right now, but do want to share a compassionate service that I used after her passing called GARDEN’S EDGE (Alhambra, CA).

One of the horrific days of my life … December 20, 2013. My baby girl, Amore’ passed away in her bed. Fine the day before, gone the next. Too fast to take to the vet.

I had bookmarked Garden’s Edge’s website several years ago thinking I would not be needing it for a long time. But “the” day came. I could not have chosen a more perfect place for my baby. (I liked the fact that she would be cremated ALONE and not with any other animals).

Scott took care of all the arrangements. Amore’ passed away at 10:08p. Scott suggested she stay with me until the morning; then he would pick her up at 7:30 am Saturday. He was so very kind, sincere, sympathetic and level-headed.

He suggested I write down all my hopes and wishes and dreams for Amore’ on a piece of paper and put with her. He also suggested I light candles and hold a memorial service. I did all the above with my sister on the phone (out of state) and my mother, who arrived 20 minutes after Amore’ passed.

I put one of my t-shirts on her, one of her favorite stuffed toys, along with the last bit of cheese she didn’t eat.

Scott assured me that the way it happened was the best case scenario. The vet would not have been able to do anything, and she would have spent her last moments in FEAR around other dogs IN FEAR. But instead she passed away in her own bed with me by her side.

When Scott came to pick her up, he handled me with kit gloves; knowing I was in shock. He also handled Amore’ with tender loving care; caring her out to the car in her bed and saying a prayer and hugging me before leaving. I lost my sister 4 years ago and the minister and funeral director did not come even close to what Scott gave me as a grieving human being.

He also put up with my many calls, checking on my baby throughout the week. During one of my calls, Scott told me that her legs and paws were NOT tense, that they were stress free; letting me know she passed without suffering, or in pain.

When Scott returned my baby a week later, she was in a beautiful mahogany box with an inscription “Amore’, beloved Daughter.” Inside, the RAINBOW BRIDGE poem, wild flower seeds, her remains in a velvet pouch (plastic bag inside pouch) some of her hair, and a paw print in plaster with her name, the year and hearts stamped in it. All this for $255. They could easily charge way more for all they do and take advantage of grieving pet owners, but he doesn’t. It is more than a business for him.

Although I am still beside myself with grief, Scott made her passing as beautiful as it could possibly be. And I am very thankful.