Losing a pet can be as difficult as losing a human family member. If your best friend passed away, there are many ways you can memorialize them and keep their legacy alive. Aside from designing a pet headstone to mark their final resting place, here are a few ideas to honor your furry friend.

How to Pay Tribute to a Deceased Pet

1. Host a Memorial Service

Invite close friends and family to a service to honor your pet. Share pictures or their favorite items, such as their bed, blanket, collar tags, and toys. You can even give away belongings to people who have their own pets to know that your furry friend’s memory lives on in other loving homes.

2. Scatter Their Ashes

Many pet owners choose cremation because it allows them to lay their beloved animals to rest in places they loved. Scatter the cremains around a tree in your backyard where they used to lounge or request permission to do so at a park where they loved to play. There are also cremation gardens at cemeteries that allow this. 

3. Volunteer

Donating your time in your best friend’s memory gives back to the community and helps you heal. Show the same love to pets at shelters by offering to foster animals waiting for adoption. You can also invite friends to adopt or host a fundraiser to support a shelter in your area.

Custom monuments also show how much your furry friend meant to you. If you’re interested in purchasing a pet headstone, McGee Monument carries a number of options to explore. With locations throughout Arkansas, these professionals help you design pieces to place in cemeteries or your home. Call (800) 750-0177 to start planning a pet headstone or visit their website to learn more about their special grave markers.