Something of Them, to Hold Onto

A small lock of your pet’s fur, set into a leather paw keyring and placed in your hands on the day itself — not posted weeks later. It is included in what you pay us on every case we coordinate, and it is the thing families tell us they hold onto years afterwards.

If your pet has just passed at home: take the lock of fur now, from the chest or neck, and seal it in any clean envelope or zip-lock bag. It is the one keepsake that cannot be arranged after collection.

Paw prints must be requested before cremation — they cannot be taken afterwards. An ink print on card costs little or nothing when asked for upfront; a clay or plaster impression is a small add-on at most crematoriums. Tell us you want one and we make sure it happens, in writing, before anything else does.

For families who want something for the wall, we offer a framed, personalised paw-print canvas at R1,950 — your pet’s actual print, their name and dates, finished and delivered to your door.

A portion of ashes can become memorial jewellery, glass art or even tattoo ink — and there is no deadline on any of it. The ashes keep indefinitely, so the kindest advice is simple: decide nothing in the first weeks. When you are ready, our guides below walk through what exists in South Africa and what it costs.