Losing a Dog Leaves Paw Prints on the Heart
When a dog passes away, it’s more than losing a pet—it’s losing a companion, a routine, a heartbeat in the
home. And when words aren’t enough, memorial rituals can help keep their memory close in a tangible, healing way.
Whether you’re grieving now or preparing a gift for someone else, here are 10 meaningful, beautiful ways to honor a dog who has passed.
1. Create a Personalized Dog Bust or Portrait Statue
Capturing their likeness in a timeless sculpture lets your dog live on in your space—right where they belonged. At Everpaw Co., we create lifelike dog statues based on your pet’s photo
and personality, so you can see, touch, and remember them every day.
2. Design a Memorial Corner at Home
Choose a sunny shelf or cozy nook. Add their leash, tags, a candle, a framed photo, and maybe their favorite toy. You can include flowers, their name in wooden letters, or a scent that reminds you of them.
3. Commission a Hand-Drawn Portrait
There’s something special about art created with care. Many grieving pet parents find comfort in having their dog’s eyes captured in a custom drawing—something you can hold and keep forever.
4. Plant a Tree or Flower in Their Honor
Living memorials help you celebrate life even in grief. Planting a hydrangea, rose bush, or tree with a plaque in your yard is a way to see their memory grow.
5. Light a Candle on Their Gotcha Day
Birthdays, anniversaries, and hard days can be softened by small rituals. Lighting a candle every year on their adoption date or the day they passed brings quiet remembrance.
6. Wear a Pawprint or Nose Print Keepsake
Etsy and small shops offer custom jewelry with your dog’s actual paw or nose imprint—unique like a fingerprint. It’s a beautiful way to carry them with you.
7. Display Their Name in Art
We now offer customizable marble plaques with raised lettering and optional breed figurines. These
make stunning shelf pieces or entryway tributes with the dog's name featured like the art they were.
8. Write Them a Letter
It might feel silly, but writing your dog a goodbye letter is deeply healing. Tell them what they meant to yo
u, your favorite memories, and what you wish you could say.
9. Turn Ashes or Fur into a Memorial Item
There are artisans who can incorporate ashes or fur into beads, resin statues, or glass keepsakes. If cremation was chosen, this can be a way to keep part of them near.
10. Share Their Story
Whether in a blog post, a photo album, or a printed photo book, sharing their story helps you process the loss and pass on their memory to others who knew and loved them too.
❤️ Love Lives On
Grieving is love that doesn’t know where to go yet. At Everpaw Co., we believe that in art, love shall live—and we’re honored to help you keep your dog’s memory alive in a form that feels beautiful, lasting, and uniquely yours.
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