Friends Forever: Keeping Your Pet's Memory Alive

FRIENDS FOREVER KEEPING YOUR PET'S MEMORY ALIVE PET BURIAL: A LONGSTANDING TRADITION ANCIENT EGYPTIANS practiced burial and mummification of dogs, cats, birds, and other animals 2180 B.C The Pharaoh Abutiu received his own tomb built by royal ordered a sarcophagus and declared that "very much fine cloth, incense and scented oil" be used to mummify the dog Year the royal guard dog "Abutiu" died stone masons ALEXANDER THE GREAT'S dog "Peritas" died in the 4th Century B.C. Alexander The Leader The City still bears the demanded that area residents celebrate the dog's memory in annual festivals led a formal funeral name "Peritas" procession to her grave and erected a large stone monument QUEEN VICTORIA'S first dog "Dash" died in the 19th Century His Epitaph During Queen Victoria campaigned for more humane treatment of Queen Victoria's reign, read, "His attachment was without selfishness, his playfulness without malice, his fidelity without deceit" grounds around Windsor Castle were used to bury various animals with life- sized bronze statues as animals in England grave markers THE OLDEST AND LARGEST pet cemetery in the U.S. is over 116 years old and located in the suburbs of New York City Celebrities including Elizabeth Arden, Phil Ramone, Rocco DiSpirito, and Mariah Carey have buried pets there WAYS TO MEMORIALIZE YOUR PET Plant a tree or bush in honor of your pet Volunteer at an animal shelter You can place a marker by the plant to be reminded of your faithful friend Helping other animals find homes can ease the burden of your loss Select a specialurn for your pet's ashes Write a letter to your pet Display the urn in whatever room in your house you feel is appropriate Putting your emotions into words can help you sort out your feelings of sadness Hold a memorial service at a pet Hang on to at least one of your pet's belongings cemetery Invite friends and family members to share personal memories of your pet Keep a collar, tags, or his favorite toy as a remembrance Create a memory jar Ask your loved ones to write down a touching or humorous memory of your pet and add them to a jar Read one whenever you are missing your pal INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY Faithful Friends Honoring your pet with loving care www.petcemeterydfw.com Sources http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/09/0915 040915.petmummies.html http://www.patcam.com/historypetburials.html http://www.petfinder.com/pet-care/grieving-over-a-pet/honoring-your-pets-memory/