Dog memorial gift

A dog memorial gift for a friend who lost theirs

When a friend loses their dog, the house goes quiet in a way only dog people understand. Give them a brick on the Wall of Forever with the dog's photo, name and years — a small, lasting place to remember them.

Give them a brick

A dog memorial gift, for when the lead is still by the door

Losing a dog is losing a member of the family, and people don't always treat it that way. A card says you're sorry. A dog memorial gift says you knew the dog too — that you remember the way they met you at the gate, or stole the sandwich off your plate.

Most dog remembrance gifts are things: a frame, an ornament, a paw-print cushion. This one is a place. A brick on an endless wall people visit from their phones, with the dog's photo, their name, their years and a few lines from you. It doesn't need a shelf, and it doesn't fade.

Write it, or leave it for them

Write the brick yourself — the name, the years, the one thing everyone remembers about that dog — and your friend opens a finished tribute. Or leave it blank, and they fill it in with their own favourite photo and their own words, when they are ready.

Either way, they get an email with a private link a few minutes after you pay, and a certificate in their name. No account, no app, nothing to post. For more on how gifting works, see memorial gifts.

An example certificate for Toby, 2012 – 2026, gifted to a friend: “Guard of the sofa, thief of socks. The lead is still by the door.”

Their certificate

Something to keep with the collar

Every brick comes with a certificate: the dog's name, your words, the date it was set and its place on the wall. It is made to print and frame, or to keep in the drawer with the collar.

Its QR code opens the brick itself, on the wall.

An example — the names are made up.

What to write for a dog

  • Their full title

    Rocky, Good Boy, Destroyer of Slippers. Dogs earn their names.

  • Their habit

    The spot on the sofa, the walk they refused to skip, the bark at the postman.

  • Their years

    Just the dates. Everyone who knew them will fill in the rest.

  • Their photo

    The muddy one is often better than the posed one.

  • A thank-you

    For every walk in the rain and every greeting at the door.

  • A candle

    Anyone with the link can light a candle on the brick and leave a note.

For your own dog

If it is your own dog you have lost, the brick works the same way for you: see the online pet memorial, for dogs, cats and every companion.

Write the dog's brick

Their name, their years, and what made them that dog. You add who it is for on the next step.

No photo? Use a backdrop

Your brick

1 brick · €5

Nothing is charged until you have chosen its spot.

Is this a physical gift?

No, nothing is posted. It is a brick on the Wall of Forever, an online wall. Your friend gets it by email with a certificate to print.

Can my friend add their own photo?

Yes. Leave the brick blank and they add the photo and words themselves, once, when they are ready.

Do they need an account?

No. The link in the email is all they need.

Can others visit and light a candle?

Yes. Anyone your friend shares the link with can visit, light a candle and leave a note.

Does it work for cats and other pets?

Yes. It works for any companion — just change the words and the photo.

How much is it?

From €5 for a single brick, paid once.

Give their dog a place that lasts

One brick, paid once, kept on the wall for good.

Give them a brick