What to write in a pet memorial book (with 12 real examples)

Most people sit down to write something about their pet and immediately freeze. It isn't a lack of feeling — it's the opposite. There's too much, and no obvious place to begin.

Start with a Tuesday. Not the day you brought them home, not the last day. An ordinary Tuesday: where they slept, what they did when the kettle went on, which noise they always reacted to. Ordinary days carry more of a personality than milestones do.

Then write down three things only you would know. The specific way they asked to go out. The one word that made their ears move. The place on the sofa that is still, honestly, theirs.

Avoid summarising. 'She was a lovely dog' is true of thousands of dogs. 'She carried a single shoe to the door every time someone arrived' is only true of her.

If you're writing for a child, keep the sentences short and the images concrete. Children remember smells, sounds and textures far better than adjectives.

And if the words won't come at all, answer questions instead. That's exactly how our creation flow works — you answer, and we shape it into pages you can edit.