AWAKE Pets

04/27/2023

When burying our loved ones, the word "family" includes our pets. And cemeteries are finally catching on.
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Anyone else planning to be with their little one ?
Mount Pleasant Group

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11/22/2022

Did you know? We donate $5 from every purchase of Let Your Love Grow to Save Our Scruff , an incredible Toronto-based company for rescue and rehoming of dogs in Canada and around the globe.

11/15/2022

How do we talk to children about the loss of a pet?

These kinds of conversations can be difficult to navigate for adults, especially while you're dealing with your own grief. Patrice Karst's book, "The Invisible Leash" offers some comfort to families dealing with pet loss. In the words of Dr. Paul L Hokemeyer, PhD Psychotherapist + Clinical Psychologist:

“The Invisible Leash guides us through the joy of pets’ unconditional love and the process we must engage in after they leave the physical plane of existence...It is must-reading for any child or adult who has connected to a pet.”

You can order a copy of "The Invisible Leash" on our website. https://www.awakepets.com/shop

11/08/2022

We are grateful to have animals as companions, but what about as teachers? So much can be learned from our sweet pets if we take the time to be their students.

09/30/2022

𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 / 𝘵𝘰 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘦
𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣
Restore friendly relations between.
Cause to coexist in harmony; make or show to be compatible.

"𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥"

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It's National Truth & Reconciliation Day, and this sombre "holiday" is striking a chord with our team.

Seeking truth and reconciling with our decisions and our relationships is essential to living a meaningful life. The reflection, responsibility, and reparation that it calls for can lead to healing and growth—at the end of a lifetime, and throughout our lives. They're values that we hold very, very dear.

As a small step toward this healing, we'd like to share our Land Acknowledgement from AWAKE, that we encourage our clients to include in their ceremonies and rituals.

This Land Acknowledgement is in recognition of the First Peoples, who have been the stewards of this land and these waters—where we now live, love, work, and play—for thousands of years.

We give thanks for the privilege of being here,
and pay our respects to the generations of Indigenous Peoples, past and present, on whose traditional homeland we stand now: the Anishinaabe, in particular the Ojibway and Chippewa peoples, as well as the Wahta Mohawk First Nations.

May we continue to honour their lives and culture, on this journey to reconciliation.

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05/08/2022

To all the Women who’ve opened their hearts + homes to an animal 🐾
Sending you love, to the moon + back 🖤🖤

05/02/2022

💭 As the Founders of AWAKE, we have a lot of interesting (and unexpected) conversations. For the next few months, we thought we'd share some of these real-life questions with you—like this one, about a much-loved kitty named Pickles. 🐱
If they hit home, let us know in the comments! A major part of being 'AWAKE' is helping people feel "free" to talk about the difficult aspects of life (and death). Things they've avoided, or feared, or kept bottled up.
🌱 Discussing our dark (sometimes scary) death thoughts actually helps us be healthier with our grief. And reminds us what it means to be alive.
💌 xo

04/14/2022

They whine, and cry, and drive you bonkers.
And still, they are 100% perfect.
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04/11/2022

When the world is upside down, and nothing's as it seems, your love is the one thing I can always rely on.
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02/17/2022

BLOG POST // We are their legacy. How your pet made you a better human.
Our story at www.awakepets.com/blog/weareourpetslegacy

02/14/2022

Happy Valentine's Day to you, furry family!
Brotherly love. Circa 1897.
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02/07/2022

For pets in their senior years, health issues can happen fast. When things feel overwhelming, take a moment to just breathe. Your beliefs, instincts, and inner voice are there to guide you through this process. Listen to them, and trust them. 🖤
📷 Bentley, 16 y/o Greg Toffner

02/03/2022

NEW BLOG POST // We Are Our Pets' Legacy 🐾
Our pets give us the greatest gift there is—unconditional love. When their time comes, let's make the world a better place in their memory.
www.awakepets.com/blog/weareourpetslegacy
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01/27/2022

SCATTERING YOUR PET'S ASHES 🐾

Ash scattering is perfectly legal in Canada.

We are permitted to scatter cremated ashes on any nationally regulated Crown Lands, the Great Lakes, and most Provincial Parks and Conservation Areas. There are, however, a few government guidelines for your scattering ceremony: read all about it on our blog at https://zcu.io/NdVZ

01/05/2022

“Consciously or not, we are all on a quest for answers, trying to learn the lessons of life. We grapple with fear and guilt. We search for meaning, love, and power. We try to understand fear, loss, and time. We seek to discover who we are and how we can become truly happy.” - Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
📷 DML Films

12/15/2021

cremation ashes are toxic to plants and the environment? We use world-leading soil science to truly return cremated remains to earth—while nourishing new life.
Find out how at https://zcu.io/AY2H

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12/13/2021

*HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY*

How are you remembering your pet this holiday? Share your Christmas keepsake or tradition, and tag a loved one that you celebrate with. We'll enter you BOTH in our holiday giveaway for these matching memorial polar bear planters.

STEP 1: 👇Comment below with your pet's holiday memorial
STEP 2: Tag the person who shares these memories

Contest closes at 11:59PM EST and Winner will be announced Monday December 20th via our Instagram Stories!

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*This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram or facebook.
*This contest is only open to Ontario, Canada, residents that can pick-up in one of the following cities: Barrie, Oro-Medonte, Blue Mountain, Cambridge, or Hamilton

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12/09/2021

They were one of a kind. And so is their memorial. Create a natural resting place for your pet, that is unique to your family, beliefs, and lifestyle.
Review your options at: https://zcu.io/orOE

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Photo via Canva: Kseniia Perminova

11/08/2021

LIVE LIKE DOGS DO

We jump blindly and excitedly into relationships with our pets, all the while knowing that we will inevitably reach a point where we will need to say goodbye; understanding that realistically our time here on earth will more than likely exceed theirs. Armed with this knowledge we still choose to open our hearts and our homes to these precious souls, aware of the heartbreak we will feel in the not so distant future. This fact does not make us love them any less, rather we seem to almost love harder and faster when it comes to our furry companions. This right here, is the magic of dogs. 

Dogs have the incredible ability to break past our human barriers of logic and somehow manage to even help make us better people. Although they were only with us for a short time, our dogs' lives are truly a marker for how we should be looking to engage with all aspects of our own short time on earth. Live every moment to the fullest and love without fear of reciprocation; end everyday happy no matter how it started, ensure you take plenty of walks and do not refuse yourself a treat from time-to-time. Remember that although shiny things are exciting, they are not everything and our worldly possessions, titles and salaries are not what loved ones will remember about us when we are gone. The world would be a far better place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog and if there is anything we can do to honour their memory it is this; live like dogs do. 

📷: .films

11/05/2021

WHEN IT'S TIME

Grief is never gone; rather it changes forms or we learn to live with grief in different ways as the days and years go by.

Eventually, we learn to continue living while carrying its weight within us. If your beloved pet was cremated after their passing, you may decide to keep their ashes for many months or even years. Displaying their urn by the fireplace, in the family room, or on the bedside table, can help us feel close to them while we grieve—seeing a reminder of their life and love can be very comforting.

As life moves forward though, there will come a time to lay them to rest. Searching for closure is a normal part of the healing process and laying your loved one to rest may be necessary in receiving closure. It is also creates an opportunity to further honour their memory by ensuring their ashes are treated with dignity and guaranteeing their last imprint on the earth is a positive one.

When it's time, lay them to rest.

11/03/2021

LET YOUR LOVE GROW

So here's the dirt; Millions of pet owners choose cremation after loss. But the fact is, cremation ashes are toxic to plants and soil.

AWAKE is the exclusive Canadian distributor for which is Canada's only option for returning cremation ash back to earth.

Cremation ashes do not biodegrade when scattered or buried on their own. They sit untouched in soil, and release contaminants with the same impact as pouring bleach into surrounding earth and plants. Sadly, the effect is often fatal to plants and contributes to larger environmental issues.

Thankfully, completing the cycle of life is possible. When mixed with LYLG, cremation ashes regenerate soil, revitalize plants, and nourish new life.

We are backed by extensive science. Our organic mix is internationally patented to convert cremated ashes into truly ‘living’ memorials.

For more information on the science or to learn how .pets can help you in celebrating and memorializing your loved one, visit our website at awakepets.com

10/30/2021