Some people think about their pets as part of their family and some see their pets as their very own children. The passing away of a pet is as hurtful as the passing away of a loved one. And just as we have funerals and grave markers to memorialize our loved ones who have died, the loss of a pet often creates the same desire in us to remember them in some way - to create pet memorial, to point out to us of the joy that pet’s life brought to ours.

For some, it might appear a little odd for someone to go to much difficulty to memorialize their pet. However, people who have never loved a pet don’t understand the effect that pet’s life can have on us. Sometimes a pet helps us through a lonely time, or makes us chuckle when our circumstances are anything but cheerful. Furthermore, the mere fact that these pets of ours are capable of loving us without question is sufficient to make our world a whole lot better. Pets enrich our lives; that’s why we keep them. Therefore when we lose one, it is natural that we feel the need to find creative ways to conduct a pet memorial. It makes a statement that states, “The life of this pet is meaningful to me. Owning this pet made a big difference.”

We must realize that our pets are not the one’s benefiting from the memorial but us which is more or less the same when we hold a memorial service for our loved ones who passed away. It is a part of the grieving system, to recount how much their lives have meant to us, and to come to grips with the truth that we must now say good-bye. The grieving process can be vary from one person to another this is the reason why no two funerals and memorial services are the same and this is also applicable for pet memorials. Nevertheless, what is essential is the fact that we are doing one thing that is full of meaning.

Pet memorials don’t have to be lavish this can take place in the backyard or it can take place while you sprinkle your pet’s ashes in his favorite spot. Moreover, pet cemeteries are great places for pet owners to bury their pets and erect a grave stone to mark the site. Often a pet memorial can be a kind of art, like a shadowbox containing sentimental items like fur clippings or the pet’s favorite toys, a pet portrait, or even a plush reproduction. There is one designer that makes artworks like special tribute paintings helping owners memorialize their pets. A pet memorial, no matter what variety it is, is about what allows us pet owners remember and treasure our pets memory and to accept the fact that one way or another our pets touched our lives.

There truly are some creative ways to say goodbye to your pet while remembering the memory. There’s no wrong or right when it comes to remembering our pets and you are free to pick the most creative pet memorial you find.

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Historical past informs us that people worldwide for many centuries have honored both their loved ones as well as their pets upon their death via elaborate human funerals, as well as sacred pet memorials. Cremation started close to 3000 B.C. in the Near East, later across northern Europe, moving to the British Isles and what is currently Spain and Portugal at about the time of the Bronze Age — 2500 to 1000 B.C. From the time of the Roman Empire — 27 B.C. to 395 A.D. cremation was extensively practiced, and it became custom for cremated remains to be placed in intricate embellished urns. Earth burials replaced cremation during Constantine’s Christianization of the Empire around 400 A.D. This remained the accepted mode of disposition throughout Europe the next 1,500 years

An illustration is the uncovering of an ancient pet cemetery along with the remains of 1000 dogs that can be traced back to the Persian rule in Palestine around 539 to 332 BC.

Over a hundred years ago, cremations and pet memorials started to take place in the United States. The oldest and extremely revered pet memorial and burial ground goes by the title of Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory. Established in 1896, close to the end of the War there were more than 2,000 burial plots in this Westchester County, New York cemetery. In this place pets are placed to rest in coffins and urns made especially for them along with custom made gravestones and pet memorials services at the graveside. Currently more than 70,000 pets are laid to rest there.

The Le Cimetiere des Chiens D’Asnieres-Sur-Seine in France has set up a giant sculpture of a Saint Bernard and a child. This dog called Barry saved 40 individuals in the Alps right before he lost his life while attempting to rescue the 41st person.

In the last few decades, there’s been a dramatic increase in cremation compared to ground burials, which has elevated the need to find a final resting place for a pet’s remains. Pet masters have different preferences some would prefer to scatter their pet’s ashes while others opt to keeping the ashes by placing it inside a cremation urn.

Today, a new worldwide trend has surfaced known as tribute paintings, whereby individuals are commissioning an artist to create a tribute of their loved ones - both people and pets - using the

cremated remains. The remains along with a number of hair strands are then incorporated into the art work. Abstract art is the kind of art that follows a narrow trail behind religious art except that it is not religious art and it concentrates more on color and form.

A lot of testimonials seem to confirm that these tribute paintings for pet memorials help speed up the healing process after the loss of a beloved pet.

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