Selecting A Pet Memorial Headstone For Your Home
A pet memorial headstone can beautifully commemorate our four-legged, winged, and other animal members of the family. These family members may not so seem that important to outsiders, and their lifespans, while long in memory, are short in years. This difference can pose a challenge to those trying to find just the right way to remember them. These are creatures who play an important role in our hearts, especially for family members who remember cherished pets as part of their own childhoods.
There are two primary materials used for animal headstones, granite and river rock. Each can be engraved with any printed message one chooses, including the birth and death dates and a few well-chosen words of remembrance. For an extra fee, either an engraved image or a photograph can also be affixed to the marker.
Among a wide range of possible materials, ordinary river rock stands out in popularity, particularly for homeowners. River rock is uniquely well suited for gardens, and gardens are uniquely appropriate places to bury a cherished pet. River rock will bear a nearly infinite variety of written expression, including light-hearted or jovial messages. At the other end of the spectrum, river rock is equally well suited for hymns or poems.
Having the marker for the pets be natural part of a garden is a good way for a family to remember a loved one who isn't human while respecting the difference between human and nonhuman. This is important to maintain for many people, particularly those who are traditionally religious and hold to a conception of humankind as uniquely made in the image of their creator.
Granite grave markers are inherently dignified in appearance, largely because humans so frequently select granite for their own family members and far themselves. Accordingly, one finds them used in actual cemeteries, where river rock is extremely rare. This association with cemeteries adds to the dignity of granite even if it is chosen simply for one's own backyard.
Obviously, millions of households have beloved cats, dogs, or other pets, but don't have any plot of earth for a burial site. They could be people whose lives are transient by nature, such as professional musicians, military personnel, or college students. They could also be urban apartment residents who have foregone land ownership as such.
Such people often choose cremation, and cremation leads to remains being placed in urns. Urns may be made of brass, ceramic, or other materials. They can also bear innumerable design alternatives and color choices. Typically, urns will be indoors rather than outdoors, and can be quite small, particularly if the pet was the size of a house cat or smaller.
It can be difficult to properly commemorate a lost, beloved pet. Fortunately, the funeral industry has long accommodated those of us to whom a particular dog, cat, or other creature was a beloved member of the family. A pet memorial headstone can be at once inexpensive and quickly delivered when the moment comes.
There are two primary materials used for animal headstones, granite and river rock. Each can be engraved with any printed message one chooses, including the birth and death dates and a few well-chosen words of remembrance. For an extra fee, either an engraved image or a photograph can also be affixed to the marker.
Among a wide range of possible materials, ordinary river rock stands out in popularity, particularly for homeowners. River rock is uniquely well suited for gardens, and gardens are uniquely appropriate places to bury a cherished pet. River rock will bear a nearly infinite variety of written expression, including light-hearted or jovial messages. At the other end of the spectrum, river rock is equally well suited for hymns or poems.
Having the marker for the pets be natural part of a garden is a good way for a family to remember a loved one who isn't human while respecting the difference between human and nonhuman. This is important to maintain for many people, particularly those who are traditionally religious and hold to a conception of humankind as uniquely made in the image of their creator.
Granite grave markers are inherently dignified in appearance, largely because humans so frequently select granite for their own family members and far themselves. Accordingly, one finds them used in actual cemeteries, where river rock is extremely rare. This association with cemeteries adds to the dignity of granite even if it is chosen simply for one's own backyard.
Obviously, millions of households have beloved cats, dogs, or other pets, but don't have any plot of earth for a burial site. They could be people whose lives are transient by nature, such as professional musicians, military personnel, or college students. They could also be urban apartment residents who have foregone land ownership as such.
Such people often choose cremation, and cremation leads to remains being placed in urns. Urns may be made of brass, ceramic, or other materials. They can also bear innumerable design alternatives and color choices. Typically, urns will be indoors rather than outdoors, and can be quite small, particularly if the pet was the size of a house cat or smaller.
It can be difficult to properly commemorate a lost, beloved pet. Fortunately, the funeral industry has long accommodated those of us to whom a particular dog, cat, or other creature was a beloved member of the family. A pet memorial headstone can be at once inexpensive and quickly delivered when the moment comes.
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