Guides

Help for the hard moments and the happy ones

Written by our studio team, founded by a professional portrait photographer. No fluff, no pressure to buy anything.

• How to memorialize your pet: 21 ideas that last

  Twenty-one ways to memorialize a dog or cat: in the first days, with their things, with their photos, in the home and garden, with children, and before they die.

• What to say when someone loses a pet (and what not to say)

  Messages for a text, a card, or a coworker when someone’s dog or cat dies, what not to say, and what to write when you send a memorial gift.

• Helping a child through the loss of a pet

  What to say to a child when a pet dies, by age, the rituals that help, memorial ideas kids can make, and when to ask a pediatrician or counselor for help.

Looking for gift ideas instead? See gift guides for pet lovers and for pet loss.