The Funeral.com Journal

Resources to help you create tributes as unique as the people (and pets) you love. Learn how engraving, photos, colors, and symbols add meaning; discover scattering rituals and at-home memorial ideas. We focus on the details that matter—because small choices can carry a lifetime of comfort.

Stuffed Pet Lookalikes: What to Expect From Cuddle-Style Replicas (and How to Order One) - Funeral.com, Inc.

Stuffed Pet Lookalikes: What to Expect From Cuddle-Style Replicas (and How to Order One)

When a pet dies, the house can feel physically different. The quiet is louder, the routines break in small ways, and your hands still reach for a familiar weight that...

Custom Pet Portraits Online: Popular Styles, What to Send the Artist, and How to Choose One - Funeral.com, Inc.

Custom Pet Portraits Online: Popular Styles, What to Send the Artist, and How to Choose One

When you start searching for a custom pet portrait, it often begins as something simple: you miss the way your dog looked at you when you came home, or the...

Potted Pet Memorials for Renters: Portable Plant Tributes That Move With You - Funeral.com, Inc.

Potted Pet Memorials for Renters: Portable Plant Tributes That Move With You

When you rent, grief can feel like it has to stay quiet. You may not have a backyard to plant a tree. You may not be allowed to dig. You...

DIY Pet Memorial Stones: Concrete Kits, Handprints, and Weatherproof Finishes - Funeral.com, Inc.

DIY Pet Memorial Stones: Concrete Kits, Handprints, and Weatherproof Finishes

Losing a pet can make the world feel oddly unfamiliar. The routines that used to hold your day together—morning steps, the sound of paws in the hallway, the quiet companionship...

Foster Pet Loss: How to Grieve ‘Temporary’ Pets and Still Keep Fostering With a Full Heart - Funeral.com, Inc.

Foster Pet Loss: How to Grieve ‘Temporary’ Pets and Still Keep Fostering With a Full Heart

There’s a particular kind of heartbreak that comes with fostering. You sign up knowing the goal is “goodbye,” and you still find yourself bonded in a way that feels permanent....

Police K-9 Funerals: Common Traditions, Honor Guard Customs, and Line-of-Duty Tributes - Funeral.com, Inc.

Police K-9 Funerals: Common Traditions, Honor Guard Customs, and Line-of-Duty Tributes

A police K-9 funeral can be both heartbreaking and deeply beautiful. It is heartbreaking because the loss is not abstract; it is the loss of a partner who worked, trained,...

Veterinary End-of-Life Costs: Typical Estimates for Euthanasia, Cremation, and Aftercare - Funeral.com, Inc.

Veterinary End-of-Life Costs: Typical Estimates for Euthanasia, Cremation, and Aftercare

When a pet is nearing the end, most families are trying to do two hard things at once: protect a beloved companion from suffering and stay steady enough to make...

Service Dog Memorials: Meaningful Ways to Honor a Working Partner’s Life and Service - Funeral.com, Inc.

Service Dog Memorials: Meaningful Ways to Honor a Working Partner’s Life and Service

Losing a service dog can feel like losing family—and also losing independence, routine, and safety all at once. People who have never lived inside a working partnership may not understand...

Does Pet Insurance Cover Cremation or Euthanasia? What Policies Usually Pay (and What They Don’t) - Funeral.com, Inc.

Does Pet Insurance Cover Cremation or Euthanasia? What Policies Usually Pay (and What They Don’t)

Saying goodbye to a pet is one of those moments that can make the world feel strangely practical and unbearably emotional at the same time. You may be thinking about...

Cremation Decisions That Feel Like Love: Choosing Urns, Pet Urns, Cremation Jewelry, and a Plan You Can Live With - Funeral.com, Inc.

Cremation Decisions That Feel Like Love: Choosing Urns, Pet Urns, Cremation Jewelry, and a Plan You Can Live With

There is a quiet shift happening in the way families say goodbye. More and more people are choosing cremation because it offers flexibility, simpler logistics, and often a lower overall...

When a Pet Goes Missing: Coping With Ambiguous Loss (Hope, Grief, and What to Do Next) - Funeral.com, Inc.

When a Pet Goes Missing: Coping With Ambiguous Loss (Hope, Grief, and What to Do Next)

When a pet disappears, your life can split into two tracks at once: the practical track where you make calls, post photos, and scan sidewalks for paw prints, and the...

Rainbow Bridge Poem History: Who Wrote It, When It Spread, and Why It Comforts Grieving Pet Families - Funeral.com, Inc.

Rainbow Bridge Poem History: Who Wrote It, When It Spread, and Why It Comforts Grieving Pet Families

There are a few lines that seem to find people exactly when they need them. Not because the words erase grief, but because they give grief a place to rest...

Pet Loss Hotlines and Support Resources: Phone Lines, Text Help, and Free Grief Groups - Funeral.com, Inc.

Pet Loss Hotlines and Support Resources: Phone Lines, Text Help, and Free Grief Groups

Losing a pet can feel disorienting in a way that surprises even people who “knew it was coming.” One minute you’re taking care of daily routines, and the next you’re...

Pet Cemeteries: Understanding Fees, Burial Rights, Deed Restrictions, and What You’re Really Buying - Funeral.com, Inc.

Pet Cemeteries: Understanding Fees, Burial Rights, Deed Restrictions, and What You’re Really Buying

Losing a pet can feel like losing the steady rhythm of your home. The routines that used to anchor the day—feeding times, walks, the sound of paws, the quiet companionship—suddenly...

Scavenger-Proofing a Pet Grave: Depth, Rocks, Pavers, and Other Practical Deterrents - Funeral.com, Inc.

Scavenger-Proofing a Pet Grave: Depth, Rocks, Pavers, and Other Practical Deterrents

When you bury a beloved pet, you want the moment to feel quiet and final. For many families, though, there’s a practical worry that creeps in almost immediately: “What if...

Should You Use Lime When Burying a Pet? What It Does, Risks, and Better Alternatives - Funeral.com, Inc.

Should You Use Lime When Burying a Pet? What It Does, Risks, and Better Alternatives

When a pet dies, families often find themselves doing something they never rehearsed: making a final decision in the middle of grief. Sometimes that decision is cremation. Sometimes it is...