Doug Koktavy

Doug Koktavy is an multiple award-winning author, publisher and speaker. He will be presenting a workshop on “The Need for a Presence Plan: Communication Challenges Associated with a Pet’s Terminal Diagnosis” to veterinarians at the Sixth International Conference on Communication in Veterinary Medicine in October 2010. He is a Certified Counselor, Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement. Doug also is a moderator of the K9 Kidney Diet Yahoo Group and the Pet Grief Yahoo Group, and he is a member of the Bone Cancer Dogs Yahoo Group. He is on the Board of Directors of Bone Cancer Dogs, Inc., a New Jersey nonprofit corporation. He also is a volunteer with Safe Harbor Labrador Retriever Rescue. Currently an attorney in Denver, he enjoys biking, running and taking quiet walks with his new black Lab, Dory.