National Pet Memorial Day
Honor a pet who has crossed the Rainbow Bridge and help their legacy live on with a memorial donation to support our life-changing work.
Once you submit your gift, you’ll be directed to a form where you can share your pet’s photo and story for our virtual Memory Wall. Their memorial will remain viewable for 12 months.
Memory Wall
To see an example of how your photo and story will be presented, check out Jamie’s loving tribute to his sweet dog, Hawk.
Hawk
Born: 2011
Adopted: 2012
Passed: June 9, 2026
I’ll never forget pulling up to the Border Collie rescue in Alpine, San Diego. Dozens of rambunctious pups running around barking, except for one lil guy sitting patiently at the gate, wagging his tail. “You must be who I came here for,” I said.
Hawk wasn’t just my dog. He was everybody’s dog. A coworker. A star in Bissell Vacuum commercials. A fantastic brother for Lambeau and Whiskey.
Hawk was there for every ‘adult’ decision I made: starting multiple businesses, meeting my wife, moving to Oregon, getting married, buying a house, having a child. He was in the center of it all.
On 6-9-2026, we had to say goodbye.
And while sad, we sent Hawkers to the Rainbow Bridge on one of his better days, surrounded by friends, eating hamburgers and pup cups, and getting more pets and love than I’ve ever seen a dog get.
Hawk loved music. He’d fall asleep to the punk rock we played in San Diego or the softer songs I’d write in Portland. In his last moments, I got to play Hawk a song in the soft grass he loved.
Everyone says their dog was the best. Hawk was. Because he was everybody’s dog.
Naiya
Born: 2012
Passed: October 3, 2022
Naiya would slink on to our bed every morning and sit between my wife and I. She would very gently bend down and place her head on my chest. She would wait a few seconds, and then drop her entire 85 pounds on top of me. For 10 years I had the craziest alarm clock imaginable, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Our neighbours loved to see her on walks, because she always had a stick in her mouth, and no stick was too big. Sometimes the sticks were more like logs than sticks, but she made it work.
When she was 6 we added a puppy (Noomi) to the mix, and she was immediately in love. She was the perfect parent, and they were inseparable. As Noomi grew, they were the best of friends, and partners in crime.
When the end came, we only had a week to say goodbye, but she is always in our hearts.
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