for your dog
A free memorial website for your dog
A plot of their own in a quiet garden, with their photographs and their story, at an address you can share. Free, with nothing to renew, and never deleted.
What free means here
Free is an easy word to put on a page. When the page is about your dog, it should mean four things, and in the meadow it does.
What a free plot holds
Five photographs, the first of which becomes their portrait, and a guest book where the people who knew them can write. You can download the whole memorial as an archive any time, for nothing.
What your dog's plot looks like
The scene is drawn by the meadow, not uploaded: their marker stands where you chose it, and each flower a visitor leaves is painted in at the base until the fringe fills. Above it sits their portrait; below it, their story in your words.
Who rests here already
Every name in the meadow is written in the keeper's register the day it arrives. The first names will always be the first names.
the keeper's register
The first names
The meadow is young. Willow Run has its path, and the other gardens are being laid out a few stones at a time. Every plot is already planted and kept.
This book is where I write each name the day it arrives, and the first names will always be the first names.
the keeper
- Willow Run · path open
- Fern Hollow · preparing
- The Orchard · preparing
- The Long Grass · preparing
- The Still Pond · preparing
- The Warm Stones · preparing
- The Paddock · preparing
- The Hedgerow · preparing
- He was the best little friend you could ask for.
She would do this Super Kitty reach when I would pick her up, never seen another cat do that.- She was shy and feisty, but sweet in her own way.
The one thing that costs
Tending. For families who want the keeper to remember with them, she looks after the plot the way a groundskeeper would. Nobody has to pay to lay a friend to rest, and a free plot is whole on its own.
Nothing in the meadow renews and nothing expires. You pay once, or never; there is no subscription to lapse and no card to keep on file.
The meadow stays open.
The meadow never writes first.
What is planted stays planted.
Questions people ask
Is it really free, with no catch?
Yes. A plot with five photographs, unlimited words, their marker, a guest book, and every visitor's flowers and candles is free, with no trial and no subscription. Nothing about it ever expires. Tending is the only paid thing in the meadow, it is optional, and it is ten dollars once.
How long does it take?
About ten minutes. Their name, their years if you know them, your words, and your photographs. The keeper emails you a key so you can come back and change anything, any time.
Do I need exact dates or a perfect photo?
No. Many residents came to the meadow years after they left, and their families added to the story slowly. A memorial is not an exam.
Can other people visit?
Anyone with the address can. They can leave flowers, light a candle, and write in the guest book. If you would rather the plot be private, there is a switch on its tend page that keeps it out of the public meadow.
Will it ever be taken down?
No. What is planted stays planted. The short honest list of the only exceptions is written in the keeper's promise.
What if I am not ready?
Then take the walk first. The keeper stops at five plots each day, and nothing is asked of you at the gate.
When you are ready
Gather a few photographs and decide what you want to say, even if it is one line. Then plant the plot. It will still be here whenever you come back to add the rest.
