Bulldogs World

We lost my 1st puppy, a lab, Tori unexpectedly at a very young age (2 years old)  I was devistated to say the least - we did not get her ashes, but we took several of her pictures, and her color, and they are in a picture frame that has a shelf attached to it - in my office, so when I walk into it, the 1st thing I see is her.

There was a thread here somewhere a few months back, and people were talking about the different options - and one really hit me as special, but I'll be darned if I can remember what it was. I'll try to find the thread.

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There is a mention of a Paw Print, in Plaster - I forgot about it. Its a great idea !

and other suggestions are in this thread

http://www.bulldogsworld.com/f/general-bulldog-forum/just-picked-bubbas-...

Rick

I've been away a while and just now am getting back up to speed.  I'm so sorry to read that Reuben has crossed the Rainbow Bridge.

i'm sorry to hear about reuben...i too am from montreal,qc...and lost my archie 2 weeks ago today...

*hugs*

for my beloved first dog Bear (not a bulldog).  In the shadowbox, I have three photos (puppy, young adult, adult), his dog collar, and a beautiful poem.  This shadowbox is next to Bear's ashes (also in a beautiful wooden box with a spot to insert his photo) in my bedroom next to my bed.  He's the first thing I look at when I wake up in the morning and the last thing I look at before I go to bed.  There was a huge hole in my heart when he passed away (from cancer), but I didn't feel complete until I received his ashes.

I'm sorry to hear of Rueben's passing.  I hope this helps.

Barbara and Angus Rose

We had private cremations for both Kilmore and Winnie.  The vet also did a paw print in clay that we baked for a bit at home.  We also got nice urn boxes with their names engraved on the nameplate.  The rainbow bridge poem was included with the urn boxes.  We have both urn boxes up on our mantel above our fireplace, and above the fireplace we had a picture of both of them up already.  We also planted a tree in our back yard and donated money to charities in their honor (local shelter and the oncology department at UW Madison).  We purchased a cement bulldog that we will place out near the tree when the weather gets warmer.  We are still looking for a shadow type box to put their paw prints in, so we can display those.

Do what you feel should be done.  I think everyone has their own little thing they need to do to honor their beloved animals.

nothing fancy, but still nice. There are 8 of them lined up on the bookshelf in the main room in the house.

Before I had buried my pets (dog, cats, birds) in the yard, but then when I moved and had to leave them, it didn't seem right. So now they can come with me wherever I go.

i always get the ashes and write a little something on the plaque, like their nicknames, descriptions ....2 cats and 2 dogs! I still hang pictures of my animals. i am not a crazy hoarder or anything.. i suppose i will put them away in storage or something when i am ready...