Pet Memorial Ideas to Honor Your Furry Friends

Our furry (and feathered and scaled) friends love us no matter what. When beloved pets cross over the rainbow bridge, it can be devastating. While pet loss is hard, honoring your furry best friend’s life and the memories you made together can be a core component of the healing process. The following pet memorial ideas can help you get started on your own touching tribute to your deceased pet.

10 Touching Tributes for Late Pets

The following tributes are great for pet parents as well as for people wanting to give a loved one a pet memorial gift after their own loss.

10. Shadow Box

What better way to honor a cherished pet’s life than with a shadow box? A photo of your pet, a name tag and collar, an impression of their paw print, or even their favorite toy can all adorn the box. Display it in a prominent place to give your four-legged friend the honor they deserve.

9. Wind Chimes

If your pet loved the outdoors, why not honor them with a wind chime? Every time you hear it, you can remember the good times you had with your fur baby. You can customize your chime by adding personal touches like a hanging tag that features your pet’s name.

8. Keychain

Pet owners like yourself can bring pets with them wherever they go with a customized keychain. It can contain beads made with your pet’s ashes, have an engraved picture of your pet, and even contain a quote that you think best encapsulates the spirit of your fur baby.

7. Pet Memorial Ornament

A personalized pet memorial ornament is a great way to tie your pet in with the holidays. It can be a simple trinket in the shape of a paw, engraved with your deceased pet’s name, or it can be intricate and contain a picture and quote.

6. Keepsake Box

A keepsake box or memory box is a discreet way to honor your pet. It can be a simple wooden box engraved with your pet’s name or image, stowed away in an unassuming location, accessed when you feel like reminiscing about Fluffy or Fido. Keep mementos of your furry friend inside: your pet’s collar, their favorite toy, a fun treat, or something else that makes you think of your pet.

5. Pet Memorial Garden

Turn your pet’s memory into a living tribute with a memorial garden. Plant some cat grass, forget-me-nots, or sunflowers in a nice location outside. Add a grave marker or pet urn, along with a bench, to complete the garden. You’ll have a great place to relax outside with your friend once again.

4. Garden Stone

Pet memorial stones are touching tributes that can be folded into an existing garden or added to a new pet memorial garden. They can include your pet’s name, an engraved pet photo, and paw print. Some companies even take pet ashes and use them to create specialty cremation stones that you can add to your garden.

3. Memorial Frame

Sometimes simple is best. A picture frame is a wonderful sympathy gift to remind pet parents of the good times they had with their pet, or it can be a touching reminder for yourself. You can order one through online retailers like Etsy, Walmart, and Amazon or make one yourself using craft supplies like wooden frames and paint.

You can pair your personalized photo frame with a pet photo to complete the memorial.

2. Custom Pet Portrait

You can order a custom pet portrait to memorialize your pet. You can commission a watercolor or oil painting from an artist you like or you can order one online through places like Etsy or Walgreens by submitting a digital photo.

1. Brick Memorial

If you want a timeless testament of the unconditional love that you and your cherished pet shared, you can’t go wrong with a brick memorial.

The concept is simple.

You order a brick or tile that is laser-engraved to your exact specifications. Your tribute can contain it all: a favorite poem, your pet’s name, a paw print, or something else that makes you think of your fur baby. Once you receive your brick, you can proudly display it at home or in a public installation, like a walkway.

If you want the memory of your pet to extend to your community, why not host a brick fundraiser in their honor? The proceeds can go to animal shelters (like human societies, animal rescue groups, etc.), veterinary clinics, kennels, doggy daycares, pet cemeteries, or zoos of your choosing. Any of these groups could also create a memorial garden or walk way to honor the lives of pets and families they’ve served while raising money for their organizations to serve families in the future.

The bricks can be displayed at a public wall or walkway near the organization. It’s a touching way for yourself and other grieving pet parents to remember their pets while helping other animals at the same time.

Need help bringing your pet memorial idea to life? Contact Fundraising Brick today. We’ll help you get started planning your next fundraiser.