My friends dog died! what is a good gift to make her feel better?

my best friend's dog got put down today 03-31-08! i am going to get her flowers but i do not want to get her dog stuff or memeries of her dog! i need another gift for her! can i have some help plz!

My friends dog died! what is a good gift to make her feel better?
it is ok to give her a memory of her dog. give her something you made. when my sisters dog died, the best gift she got was a drawing of the dog from her friend.

you could also give her something like a homemade coupon to tea, a movie, out to dinner, whatever you like to do together that would get her mind off the death.
Reply:Honestly, being a great listner is a good gift...however, a nice photo frame for her to put her buddy in is my favorite thing to do. Or if you have photos, you can do a scrapbook-maybe even do it together...you can let her talk about her dog while making some special pages for him!



I think it is very sweet of you to consider her sadness towards her pet. Most people, asside from dog lovers could care less. Whatever you do, make it memorable.
Reply:A photo in a frame is a great idea, but if you don't have that, maybe you could write her a letter with a favorite memory of her dog, or all the ways you could tell she loved her dog.



Our Cooter died unexpectedly last week - I know how she feels! I miss him a lot. It was really nice because a couple of people got us cards.
Reply:Actually, reminding her of her dog will make her feel better. Maybe you should get a picture of the dog blown up and framed for her. That would be heartfelt and comforting.
Reply:When our dog died, a friend of ours took a photo of our precious doggie in his little coat and framed it for us.



years ago, another dog and another friend - she made a wall hanging picture of yard of our dog who had died.



the best gift you can give is just being there when your friend cries over losing her furry friend.
Reply:I would get her a card, maybe put some money in it. you could look at pet memorials for her to help greive, just being a freind and letting her greive should be allot. remember the good thing s about her dog and be there for her. grief can be difficult time.
Reply:Get her A New Dog Dat Looks Agzactly Like The One She had...

Then Say u Put it baCk 2 LiFe =]

Shee Will Love u Then
Reply:Aren't you a great friend!!! She is lucky to have you as a friend!



I think the best thing you can do is listen to her and be an understanding friend.



People who really love their dogs grieve when they die, and what makes it worse sometimes is that their friends who are not into dogs don't understand and make cracks like "get over it, it was just a dog." If she is really upset then flowers and a friendly shoulder to cry on will be plenty. There isn't a gift in the world that will replace her doggy. If you want to get her something totally unrelated to make her smile (like a CD or a DVD) I'm sure she'd like that.
Reply:My vet sent me a little shadow box with my beloved pets strand of hair and a nice poem. Not much but a great thought. Flowers are wonderful!.
Reply:How about a really neat or pretty dog/friend picture frame for her fave pict of her dog?!



That, and be a good listener... do you have any special memories of her dog that you could tell her about? (maybe not today, but when she's ready to hear them)
Reply:when i had one of my dogs put down i was really upset. I think flowers would just be fine becuase my friends got me a little something, but i mainly wanted there support.
Reply:I know you've said you don't want to give her memories of her dog but trust me, she'd appreciate that more than anything else! Have you got a favourite photo of her with her dog? If you have then buy a beautiful frame, have the photo enlarged and get two or three tea-light candles and a few special flowers, dark red roses are lovely then go over to her house, tell her you need to go to the toilet but go into her room - put the framed photo on a small table, arrange the flowers in a vase and light the tea-light's just in front of the photo, turn the lights off and go and fetch her, tell her you want her for something, to talk or whatever then just open the door to her room and let her go inside. She will remember it for the rest of her life i promise you - it was done for me and i can still recall that feeling of sadness but love that someone did that for me! Write her a sympathy card too and place it on the table - mind the tea-lights though - telling her that you understand what she's going through and should she need to talk then you're right there for her. I think she know's that already, what a wonderful friend you are, best of luck with whatever you choose to do.
Reply:How about a pet sympathy card? They have sympathy cards for people who have lost pets.

Just be a good listener and let her cry on your shoulder if she needs to.
Reply:Is she going to bury her dog. One idea would be flowers to plant where the grave is they would come up each spring. Another would be some places have garden stepping stones that have sayings on it, in our hallmark store they have one where she could place on the grave. Or you can buy a stepping stone and paint something on it.
Reply:umm make up, accessories,hand bag
Reply:A memory of her dog wouldn't be such a bad thing, maybe you could get hold of a photo of the dog and have it nicely framed, just because the dog died doesn't mean she'll want to blot it from her memory. Yes it will be raw right now but in time she'll have a beautiful reminder and best of all? it was her best friend who did it for her.



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Theres also this that I've just actually posted somewhere else, you could maybe type it up nicely, put your own special touch to it and frame it.



Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.



When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.

There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.

There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.



All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.

The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.



They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.



You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.



Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
Reply:What a nice friend you are. Do you have any pictures of her dog? If you do, get a nice frame and give her the picture. She will feel sad now, but will treasure the picture later on.



I have also heard that For Every Dog an Angel is a sweet comforting book