Different Ways to Memorialize an Old Friend

[lambini]

There are so many ways to pay tribute to a special friend who has passed on, wanting to hear what others do. I have even thought about an urn with the Rainbow Bridge poem if I can find one.
If there are ideas floating out there that has helped people with a loss, I would like to hear them.

thanks

[Karen]

Keeping a collar tag and putting it on your key chain ...
Pictures of course
Getting a mug (if you are a coffee drinker) with the dog's picture on it, make sure it is dishwasher safe.
Setting aside a favorite toy, put it on a shelf where no other critters can reach it

[Grace]

In our backyard we have buried 7 beloved critters. We had them cremated. The ashes were put in a Rubbermaid container with a laminated picture and a copy of The Rainbow Bridge poem. On the ground, above each site, is a brick engraved with their name and years with us.

We try to bury each one in a spot that was special to them. For instance, Mouse(cat) is in a garden on the lot line. He was always guarding the yard from intruders. Nelly Jane(cat) and Jenny(dog) are buried side by side - as that is how they lived their lives.

[AdoreMyDogs]

In our backyard we have buried 7 beloved critters. We had them cremated. The ashes were put in a Rubbermaid container with a laminated picture and a copy of The Rainbow Bridge poem. On the ground, above each site, is a brick engraved with their name and years with us.

We try to bury each one in a spot that was special to them. For instance, Mouse(cat) is in a garden on the lot line. He was always guarding the yard from intruders. Nelly Jane(cat) and Jenny(dog) are buried side by side - as that is how they lived their lives.

*sniff* how touching. Made me teary-eyed.

I will always keep my dog Graham's collar as a keepsake. I don't have any problem with folks keeping their pets' ashes in their homes as keepsakes, but that's not my style. I don't hold on to the ashes, I spread them or bury them. Graham's collar is my special piece of him that I will forever cherish.

[sugerface]

For Stormy we put flowers in her back yard with a marker with her picture inside. Also framed the rainbow bridge poem and put it on the living room wall. We kept her toys in a box. It will be 3 weeks tomorrow she went to heaven and i still cry every day i miss my baby so very much. Ilove you Stormy

[K9karen]

On a 3 tier shelf I have one side with my fave photo of Cody (hard choice) sitting on top of his ashes. Also his collar and small ceramic labs in different positions. I also have the lovely picture that Amy-WolfQ made and framed on the living room wall. Also pictures of him in frames on tables. I have more Cody and Logan framed photos on my walls than people.

[Glacier]

We have all our critters cremated. We make a stone for each one. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v38/Glacier1998/2011/founderstone.jpg
This is one of the recent ones. Founder died unexpectedly at the end of January 2011.

I make lampwork glass beads. A few years ago I discovered that cremains can be mixed in with the glass. So I make beads for each of my departed too.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v38/Glacier1998/bead/paxilbracelet.jpg
This is my Paxi'ls bracelet. Her cremains are in the three centre beads. I sell beads as well. By far my most popular custom orders are memorial beads, both pet and human.

It's in my will that when I die, my ashes are to be mixed with my pets' ashes and scattered in a specific spot; except Muskwa....he'll go with my hubby's ashes.

[kuhio98]

Well, I don't have dogs, but we've memorialized our kitties with a stone like this....

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a373/kuhio98/Kuhio%20Halo%20Cammie/Sept026.jpg

We ordered Halo's stone from http://www.etsy.com/shop/sjengraving

[lambini]

Thank you for the wonderful and touching expressions. Found websites like http://primaurns.com/pet-urns.html which provide food for thought.
It's good to have these forums where people can come to and share openly.

regards to all

[BarbIvey]

These are wonderful ideas - thank you for sharing !

[Adelina]

Yup...in the old age ....we always like to remember our love and old friends....for this we can click every memorable moment...or we can also make memorial urns.....these are my doggy creation urns...

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