The feeling that one experiences when they lose a dog is often underestimated. Losing a dog can be the equivalent of losing your best friend and daily companion. Dogs serve as constant guardians who are loyal to a fault. Their selfless behavior and unconditional love reinforce the belief that they want little else in life than to see you happy. This becomes obvious when you think of all the times that your dog has offered its company and affection when you needed it most. You might also recall the joy and laughter that your dog has brought about through its loveable personality and sometimes goofy antics. The admirable traits that make dogs so indispensable in life also make them hard to live without once their gone.

Whether the death of your dog was sudden or long awaited, coping with the loss is a difficult experience and is different for each mourner. Pet cremation is growing in popularity, and dog cremation jewelry is a thoughtful way to honor the memory of your beloved canine companion on a day-to-day basis. The options available are as unique as your pet itself, and will serve as a beautiful reminder of just how important your dog was and still is to you.

Dog-Themed Urn Necklaces
When describing their dog, people often say that it never left their side. Many dogs have an insatiable appetite for the company and affection of their owner. This causes the dog to remain by his or her side like a shadow, basking in the warmth of love that the owner exudes. A dog-themed urn necklace ensures that your dog will never leave your side, even after they have passed away. Lovely styles in silver, cobalt, and pewter give you the opportunity to represent your dog in a fitting way. For the trusty hunting dog, one might use a shot gun shell-shaped urn. For those who respect the nobility of the canine in Native American beliefs, perhaps the cobalt and pewter “Canine Spirit” urn will be the perfect fit. A classic choice for dog lovers is the silver paw print adorned cylinder urn.

Memorial Lockets
Traditional lockets necklaces are given a new spin with the memorial urn locket. This piece of jewelry gives you’re the opportunity to showcase the significance of your pet in a totally unique way. The contents of the locket are completely up to you. Cremation ashes are just one choice to use when filling this vessel. You might also consider other options such as a lock of fur, a clipping from you dog’s favorite rope toy or maybe a blade of grass its favorite park. Memorial lockets are a wonderful way to represent your dog and the things that it loved to do.

Displaying the Urns
Urn necklaces are not solely made to be worn. If wearing the necklace is not something that you would be interested in, you might consider displaying the pet cremation jewelry in a different way. Display cases, designed to showcase urn pendants are a lovely way to give your departed pet a special place in the home. Many choose to decorate this area with sentimental items like photos of the pet or dog toys. These are just a few suggestions for honoring your dog within the home. The options are virtually limitless.

While nothing can replace the void that in your heart that your dog has left behind, it is comforting to know that your can keep its memory alive by honoring it in a special way. Giving your departed canine companion a special place in your life after it has passed on, will help to ease the pain of losing what is truly “man’s best friend.”

The memorials that are available today are constantly changes. There are cremation jewelry for people and also for pets. As cremation rates continue to rise, there will always be new options and outlooks to memorialize your loved one. Thank you for reading.

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Coping with the loss of a trusted feline friend can be a difficult task for any animal lover. Not only are your dealing with the death of a beloved animal companion, but the support and unconditional love that your cat once offered is now gone. This can be a difficult feeling to cope with, and you might long for the companionship, affection, and steadfast emotional support that your cat selflessly gave during its life. In order to honor the memory of a cat that you loved, an urn is a small homage that can be displayed in your home. Beautiful feline urns are available in a multitude of designs in wood, glass, stone, and porcelain.

Wood Urns
Whether you choose to honor your cat with an urn that is simple or sophisticated, wooden urns give you the opportunity to take full advantage of nature’s beauty with a natural creation that suits your unique tastes. Some wooden urns for cats are understated and feature a streamline box design with a two-tone cross and a walnut finish. Other wooden urn designs, such as the Kitty Cat Glow Urn, are carved wooden cut outs of a cat’s silhouette and allow space for a battery-operated tea candle to beautifully illuminate the artistic features of the urn.

Porcelain Urns
Porcelain allows for more flexible design options when it comes to honoring the memory of your cat. Playful designs such as pink or blue yarn ball urns, or more traditional designs such as flower-adorned pet urns are distinctly charming and will serve as a gentle reminder of the special place that your cat’s spirit will always hold in your heart.

Glass Urns
Few man-made objects rival the delicate beauty and invigorating vibrancy of colorful blown glass. Blown glass urns, which come in many colors such as cobalt, violet, red, amber and white, fit effortlessly into the décor of many homes. The bright ambiance that appears when light shines on the glass may inspire a special memory of how energetic and full of life your cat was during its life.

Stone Urns
There is something very comforting in the absolute stability and longevity of stone. It seems like the perfect material from which to construct a vessel for a creature whose love was as constant as a stone is steadfast. Gorgeous stone designs in colors such as teakwood colored, white, and cream colored marble transform stone urns into truly beautiful memento.

Allowing a place for which to honor your lost cat companion, and giving it the respect and mourning that it truly deserves will assist all those whose lives it touched. This acceptance of grief is a healthy way of coping with a loss, and still giving a beloved pet distinctly special final farewell. Learn more about large cat urns and sizing an urn for your feline friend. Thank you for reading.

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They leave hair on the sofa, paw prints in the concrete, toys in the yard, and when they pass away, empty places in our hearts. Since the dawn of time, pets have meant more to us than their roles as defenders-of-the-yard and catchers-of-mice might suggest. They are friends, family, deserving of being remembered.

It’s true that ancient peoples mummified the remains of pets to be sent along with a deceased loved one, especially cats, often even dogs or baboons. But many of these creatures were provided tombs for themselves alone. Even in ancient Rome and Greece a few well loved companion creatures received burials and headstones.

There are many ways to keep a beloved best friend close to your heart and memorializing a pet in your home. Did your pet go everywhere with you? If you long to maintain this simple connection, you might want to consider engraved memorial keychains or jewelry. These items can often hold your pets cremains or a small handwritten note or letter.

It’s not uncommon for our pets to pick a favorite spot in the house or yard, somewhere you know they could always be found, just snoozing or keeping watch.  Garden urns and other ceramic and stone urns can guard these places in their stead, providing a place for your eyes to rest when the urge to peek at a beloved pet gets the best of you. These reminders can be lighthearted, like the Fire Hydrant or Ball of Yarn urn, drawing smiles out of the tears and acting as conversations starters, ensuring that your pet is never forgotten.

If your pet was well known, maybe a service dog, or a therapy animal, it can be difficult to imagine making the necessary phone calls to all the people who cared. For letting others know of your pets passing, try memorial cards. These are available in all sorts of nature designs and contain a picture of your pet and a short epitaph. These make heartfelt keepsakes for all the people your pet’s life touched.

 There are also many classic types of pet urns which lovingly embrace your pet’s cremains for all time. These come in classic marble, soft wood, gleaming brass, moonlit glass, even biodegradable palm frond baskets or pillow urns. If you are burying your pet, there are pet caskets and pet headstones specifically designed for our animal companions. Many of these options offer personalized engraving and photo placement.

Whatever your plans for memorializing your pet, it should be a move toward healing your heart, a way to remember the good, maybe even the glorious, life of your pet.

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