What are some good dog memorial ideas for a garden?

I want something that i can make or maybe even buy to put in my garden as a memorial for my dog. Any ideas? thanks.

What are some good dog memorial ideas for a garden?
"Dogs leave pawprints on our hearts."





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4Ever in My Heart


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Old World Stones


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My sympathy for your loss.
Reply:You could make a garden stepping stone ... they have kits at most craft stores %26amp; some larger dept. stores that come with everything needed to make 1 stepping stone - but the mold can be re-used with regular cement from a dept. or hardware store ... embed reminders in the wet surface - example if your dog had a ceramic dish you could break it into pieces for a mosaic ... or you could create a paw print with his name ... HAPPY GARDENING and I'm sorry for your loss
Reply:The good ole eternal candle is what my mom does. She burried a coffee can in the ground (about 2" under) and has a wick that pops up with a small (must be small or you'll be filing it all the time) piece of rope popping out. She drilled a hole in a thin piece of slate that she painted with "Rudy" (the dogs name) on it. So it looks like a piece of painted slate with a little flame in the middle of it. I really is nice.
Reply:I didn't like the phony, flat stones you can buy. I, like you, wanted to make something all by myself. My dog loved to dig. I discovered the ONLY thing he wouldn't dig were rocks. Along the fence I had put river rock so he wouldn't dig there. He never did.





When he passed on I got more rock %26amp; made a made a pile of rock for him in the yard. I had to be physical to do it so that was good for me too. As I worked on it I talked to him %26amp; cried. Then I talked to him again %26amp; cried. By the time the job was completed, I was drained %26amp; felt like I had spent some time with my boy.





It is a mound of rock that means nothing to anyone except me %26amp; my friend that it was created for. I don't need any stone with his name or his picture. As long as he %26amp; I know, it is all good.





By the way, my friends %26amp; family think I am nuts. They tell me to get rid of it %26amp; it looks stupid. You know what I tell them? YEP, you're right.
Reply:At our vet they have some really nice pet head stones they are flat like steping stones you should check at your vet !
Reply:Maybe a statue of the breed %26amp; forget-me-not flowers spelling your dogs name out--if you have enough room.
Reply:plant flowers in the shape of his name
Reply:when my cat died i buried her in a pet cemetary...i made a cross( even if you don't liek crosses you make different stuff) out of branches i collected and i tied dried flowers around the center with raffia. You could make a wreath out of twigs or sticks with dried flowers from your garden..or make a stepping stone path leading to a bench by his marker ..
Reply:You can get a really nice plaque that is garden friendly (rust resistant, sun resistant) and put a picture of him/her on there with a nice poem or something. You can get the plaque at any garden store and then take it to an engraving place.





Then you can put it on your fence by their favorite place to lay in the sun or where their dog house was.
Reply:an engraved stone or a small bench with an engraving. or maybe a steel plate that you can write what you want on it the bend it and screw it onto a tree.

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