Purr-fect Pet Remembrance

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     Selecting a way to remember a pet can be done in a variety of special and touching manners. Depending on the type of pet, where the family resides and what the personal preferences of the owners are dictates the way in which the pet is remembered. There are a number of different options available for paying your respects to pets. Choose the method that not only will bring some comfort but also help with the grieving process.

Pet Cemetery Burial

Pet cemeteries are found in many towns and municipalities and provide families with a place to lay their pet to rest. Local town offices should have the rules, regulations and fees associated with laying a pet to rest in the cemetery. Depending on the town in which a family resides also determines whether or not a pet can be buried on the family抯 property. Choosing a place to visit your pet can provide a measure of comfort and peace. It is important to check with the town office to determine the rules and regulations with pet burial on town or personal property.

Pet Cremation Urns and Jewelry

Pet cremation urns are another option when it comes to having a resting place for a family pet. Many families choose the option of cremation for their pet and a local veterinarian should have all the necessary information on pet cremation. Most vet offices carry a wide assortment of brochures or information on obtaining pet memorial urns. Shopping online for a pet urn may not only offer more variety but also a less expensive price than purchasing through a vet. Most online retailers can overnight or express ship your pet wood urn if the family requests it.

Another unique expression of remembering and honoring a pet is to select pet cremation jewelry. These unique keepsakes feature a small jewelry pendant that has been hollowed out and will hold a remembrance or memory of a pet. Typical tributes would be cremated ashes, some ground from where a pet was buried or some fur. Pet jewelry urns allow entire families to have a part of their pet that they can carry with them. Key chains, rings, pendants and bracelets are just a few of the keepsake ideas available.

Alternative Methods to Remembering Your Pet

There are other ideas when it comes to remembering a pet that has died. Garden markers made of lightweight materials or concrete can be engraved with a pet抯 name, date of birth or death. Ceramic pet memorials for inside a home or out in the yard provide an interesting way to remember your family pet. Pet ornaments can be hand-painted with an image of a pet and hung year round as a special reminder. Pet cremation paintings come in a wide assortment of colors and can be displayed. A small amount of cremains are mixed in with the paints and applied to a canvas with an earth friendly compound.

Honoring your pet can be done in several non-traditional ways such as:
?Garden markers
?Pet cremation paintings
?Pet ornaments

The loss of pets is devastating to many families. Having a memorial in memory of a pet can help both adults and children remember a treasured pet. Pet cemeteries or home burial provide family members with a place to visit. Pet memorial urns and pet cremation paintings are unique way of displaying a memory of your pet. An outdoor memorial such as a garden stone can be personalized with your pet抯 name. Or choose a pet urn pendant that can be filled with a small amount of cremains to keep your pet with you all the time.