Choosing the right dog urn for a pet's ahes or a dog memorial stone that you like can bring you peace after losing your pet.
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Best dog urns and memorial plaques
The death of a pet is always a painful time. It can be challenging to choose a dog ashes urn or a dog memorial stone. However, making the right choice can bring you peace and comfort.
Every owner who loses their dog is faced with funeral arrangements for their companion. The choice essentially boils down to individual cremation with the collection of the ashes or burial in a pet cemetery.
In the first case, you can keep your pet's ashes in a beautiful dog urn. There are many options, from minimalist metal models to heart-shaped ones. In the latter case, or if you want to bury your friend's ashes in your garden, you can opt for an elegant dog memorial plaque. They are typically made of stone, granite, or Plexiglas and can be personalised with a photo.
Whichever you choose, you will pay a beautiful last tribute to your faithful companion.
Summary
What can you do with your dog's ashes?
When your pet died, you opted for individual cremation. The ashes of your dog were returned to you directly or via your veterinarian. But what to do with them?
Several solutions are available to you:
- Scatter your dog's ashes in a place they loved, although it should be outside of public gardens, cultivated fields, or roads
- Leave them in a pet cemetery or scatter them in a memory garden at a dog cemetery
- Keep them at home in a dog funeral urn
- Bury them in your garden and put up an elegant dog memorial;
Please note that it is forbidden to bury animals in your garden, regardless of their size.
What is the difference between a dog urn and a dog memorial plaque?
The difference is quite noticeable. An urn allows you to keep the ashes, or part of the ashes, of your faithful companion. A memorial plaque is not meant to collect the ashes; it is intended to decorate the grave.
While you can keep an urn at home, a dog memorial stone will be placed in the garden, if you have buried your pet's ashes there, or the cemetery.
In both cases, there are many models. Plaques often feature a frame for a photograph. Urns usually come in more varied designs.
Memorial plaques and urns are not the same. Before you decide, it's essential to be aware of this and consider how you want to memorialise your pet.
How do I choose a dog urn?
Choosing an urn for a dog is a very personal matter. There are many models, from classic brass or porcelain to wooden ones or even statuettes or photo frames.
You can choose the urn according to your dog's personality: wooden for an outdoorsy pet or heart-shaped for a very cuddly companion.
Of course, your taste must also be considered, especially if you plan to display the urn containing your dog's ashes. Again, you have a wide range of choices, from the most refined to minimalist.
You should also know that there are urns for all budgets.
You can always opt for a pendant urn. Although it will only hold a few grams of your pet's ashes, it will follow you everywhere. This trendy cinerary jewellery is an excellent way to keep your pet's memory alive.
What are the different types of dog memorials?
Dog memorials come in different models. The most classic ones are granite dog memorials, but there are also stone, resin, or Plexiglas ones. Granite is hard-wearing and comes in a variety of colours, from black to pink.
The shapes are also varied: book, heart, stele, or paw print, for instance. There is something for every taste and every budget.
Most dog memorials can be personalised with a photo, medallion, or inscription.
Choosing a dog memorial is not something to be taken lightly; it will perpetuate the memory of your four-legged friend for years to come.
What should I look out for when choosing an urn for my dog's ashes?
There are several factors to consider when purchasing a dog urn.
First, you must ensure the durability of the urn. Cremation organisations generally return the ashes of animals in so-called scattering urns. As the name implies, these urns are intended to disperse the ashes, not to store them. You will need to transfer them into a durable urn. Make sure to factor in the solidity of the material and the closing system.
Second, you need to ensure that the urn is large enough to hold all your dog's ashes. Many models are designed for animals weighing less than 20 kilos.
Finally, don't forget that this dog funeral urn will be your pet's final resting place; your pet deserves the best.
