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Over 75 million dogs die around the world every year.
Losing a pet can be devastating. A pet is part of the family and letting go can be nearly impossible. Keep the memory of your pet alive with these 7 ways to memorialise a pet.
Let’s dive in!
Deciding to cremate or bury your pet can be a difficult choice. Fortunately, both options give you a chance to memorialise your pet.
If you decide to cremate your pet, you may choose to keep their ashes in an urn. Some pet owners who choose cremation decide to scatter their pet’s ashes in a place their pet loved.
When you choose a location to scatter your pet’s ashes, you should aim to pick a place that holds special memories. A dog park or a beach can make a great place to have a small memorial for your pet.
If you choose to have a funeral for your pet, you can also headstone can be a great choice. Many people prefer this because they want a place where they can visit their pet.
Selecting a headstone can be a great way to memorialise your pet.
Many vets and animal undertakers will offer you the option of creating a paw print keepsake. If you know in advance that your pet will pass on soon, this is something you can do yourself.
Having your pet’s paw print is a wonderful way to keep a piece of them alive. This paw print can be made into a stepping to keep in your home or outdoors in a place they love.
Artwork can be a great way to keep the memory of your pet from fading with time. Remembering a pet through artwork will help keep your best memories of them alive. You can have artwork commissioned off any of your favourite pet photos. This can be a photo of your pet with your family or a solo shot showing your pet in one of their most adorable moments.
Creating a scrapbook with your favourite photos can be turned into a meaningful keepsake with help from friends and family who have spent time with your pet.
Ask friends and family members to type out a favourite memory that they shared with your pet. Adding these memories to your scrapbook can help memorialise your pet’s unique personality.
Choosing a charity to give to can help you turn your sadness into hope for other animals. If your pet was a rescue, you might want to donate to the shelter or foster group where you found your pet.
Donating to the ASPCA or another animal welfare organisation can be another great way to pay it forward. You can even donate to organisations that provide service animals to wounded veterans or people who may be disabled.
Knowing that because of your pet, you’ll be helping others can help to lessen the blow of your loss.
Finding the right way to remember your pet doesn’t have a one size fits all answer. Rather, it’s selecting a piece of canine jewellery to wear that memorialises their life or planting a tree in your yard in their honour; we’re confident that you’ll know the right option when you see it. The loss of losing a pet can be devastating, but over time the pain will pass. It’s then that the good memories of the years you shared can come back to the forefront.
We wish you love and peace in this time of great loss. To read more articles for dog-lovers, pet-parents, and equine enthusiasts, visit our blog.
