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Commemorating
the Life of Your Pet
It is becoming
increasingly common for pet owners to create memorials of some
sort for their deceased pets. Some people choose to plant a tree
in their yard to symbolize the love for their pet and the joy
that it brought to their lives. Alternatively, some people are
becoming familiar with creating online memorials to their pets
that they and (if they choose) friends and family can visit whenever
they are surfing the Internet.
Other choices
include the traditional idea of having a plaque mounted in their
home or in their garden. For the artistically inclined, it may
be a good idea to paint or sketch a likeness of the deceased pet
or have a portrait commissioned from a professional artist (visit
our directories for sources).
If you have
good needlework skills you may wish to create a needlepoint designed
to resemble your beloved pet. However, some people simply wish
to acknowledge their pet's death by visiting its burial site and
remembering the good times that were shared.
  
Adapted
from: Herbert A. Nieburg PhD & Arlene Fischer "Pet
Loss" Harper Perennial, New York, 1996
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