How do I remember them? I want to write about their last days
Writing down small things from their last days, or holding a small memorial, helps many people. You can stop when it gets too hard.
A real example
Toronto Humane Society shared a free 6-week writing workshop for people who lost a pet. A vet and writer led it. People wrote about their memories, shared their feelings, and met others with the same loss.
What others said
「My terrier, almost 17 and a half, was put to sleep at home by the vet. I wrote my goodbye and thanks.」
Shared online (reworded) forum, Europe, Oct 2026「I wrote a letter to my dog of 13 years, who was put to sleep in September, telling them I miss them.」
Shared online (reworded) Latin America, Oct 2026「My Bernese mountain dog, who couldn't walk in his last years, died on Sunday, and I'm remembering him.」
Shared online (reworded) English-speaking, Oct 2026「I shared a video in my dog's memorial thread with photos of them from age 2 to 9.」
Shared online (reworded) forum, English-speaking, Oct 2026「I finished my longest run, six hours, and at the end I thanked my late dog and told him I miss him.」
Shared online (reworded) English-speaking, Oct 2026「I wrote seven posts on her 13 or so years, unsure if I could have cared for her better, to say sorry and thanks.」
Shared online (reworded) Europe, Oct 2026Show 8 more
「I set up a Day of the Dead altar for my greyhound who has passed.」
Shared online (reworded) Reddit, English-speaking, Oct 2026「Three weeks ago I said goodbye to my dog, who almost made it to 17, and I'm posting to remember him.」
Shared online (reworded) Reddit, English-speaking, Oct 2026「My dog passed away yesterday, and I'm sharing her photos to remember her.」
Shared online (reworded) English-speaking, Oct 2026「I wrote down my dog's last day at 18 and a half, the morning I found they had passed peacefully.」
Shared online (reworded) Japan, Oct 2026「Remembering them napping by the window and begging in the kitchen makes me lonely; I want to remember how they looked at the end.」
Shared online (reworded) Japan, Oct 2026「My dog died in 2023 at 18, and I found photos from 2009, when they came to work with me.」
Shared online (reworded) Japan, Oct 2026「When my dog got old and walked slower, I learned to wait, and after they died I looked back on those walks.」
Shared online (reworded) Asia-Pacific, Oct 2026「All the local dogs I had are gone now, and every one of them was loved.」
Shared online (reworded) Reddit, Asia-Pacific, Oct 2026What people do in different places
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Updated 25 Oct 2026. This page updates daily from owners’ posts.