This stepping stone pet memorial is made from lime stone and looks very natural in the garden. We made this one for Meg, quite a while ago now but have made many more stepping stone pet memorials since, including this one here for Nando. Commemorate your cat or dog with a lovely stepping stone pet…
This garden pet memorial for Chrissie is the second one we have made for this family, having made a similar one for another one of their pets, Max, a few years ago. It is always sad when we are asked for a second, or even third pet memorial even when there is a few years…
Bobby’s pet memorial is a sand stone garden boulder that is upwards facing with an unpainted inscription. This lovely stone was finished this week and is going off to Lanarkshire to commemorate a much loved pet; Bobby. Having a pet headstone or pet memorial in the garden can help with the grieving process and provide…
Here you can see a beautiful limestone pet memorial that we made for a much loved pet, Molly. This will be placed in a garden next to one we made a few years ago. These memorial boulders blend really well into a garden setting. They weather very nicely and so continue to look beautiful for…
We made this cobble in remembrance of a much loved cat called Tom. His owners said that they were “so pleased with Tom’s memorial, that it looks lovely under the apple tree were he is buried and it’s a nice reminder that he is there. The stone is almost the same colours as his fur.…
Our memorial stones have a natural look which blend perfectly into a garden setting – We have a wide range of memorials from understated and simple stones, like these limestone memorials shown here; to something a bit more decorative like this rose marble plaque (below) which has stronger colours and patterns – and with many…
My current menagerie These are the animals that I currently share my life with: The 2 fluffy cats (both rescues) Des and Gris, are sisters who don’t actually like each other very much!. The black cat is Chloe (also a rescue cat) who is extremely happy and loves everyone. The hairy Slovakian pointer is Spook;…
The core family business was memorial stone masonry. The business had been established for 70 years and is still going on in a number of different forms with various family members. I am a real animal lover and I wanted to provide natural, boulder type memorials for animals that could be placed in a garden setting…
Here at Running Free, we care passionately about animals; about their welfare and happiness and are against all types of cruelty, neglect and mistreatment. On my website you can find links to the Animal Heath Trust (AHT) who do amazing health related veterinary research and also links to Pupaid, which is a campaign to reduce and hopefully…
This post is to introduce ourselves and to say why we started Running Free and what we are all about. The picture below is of Minnie (my friend’s cocker spaniel) snoozing on the beach at Hengistbury Head in Dorset, and it is included here simply because it’s my favourite dog picture from last year.