Golden Retriever Urns
These golden retriever urns are for the dog that met you at the door with something in its mouth and the family that still finds golden hair in the car. Cast aluminum pieces, available in painted or hand-applied enamel finishes, feature an engraved Golden Retriever design. A name and dates can also be engraved, offered as an option.
Available in a large size for a dog up to 120 pounds and an extra-large size for a dog up to 200 pounds, both made to hold a dog's full remains.
A Golden Retriever often greets a homecoming with a gift, whether it is a sock, a toy, or a shoe carried gently to the door. Water was never optional, whether it was the lake, the creek, or the one muddy puddle on the walk, and the bath afterward that nobody enjoyed. For the family, every return meant a wagging back half and every outing promised a splash.
Even after they are gone, the physical traces of a Golden Retriever linger, found on the sofa or caught in the fibers of a coat pulled from the closet. As the years pass, the muzzle turns white long before the spirit slows, and the family remembers the old golden as clearly as the puppy.
The design on these pieces features the likeness of the breed itself, engraved into the metal. Each piece is crafted from aluminum and is available in various painted colors or in a hand-applied enamel finish accented by silver bands.
The large size is made for a dog up to 120 pounds and the extra-large for a dog up to 200 pounds, and both hold a dog's full remains.
To make the piece a more personal memorial, we can engrave a name and dates directly into the surface in a two-tone engraving, offered as an option. The laser cuts through the finish to the bright aluminum beneath, so the lettering reads in silver against the color.
The breed began at Guisachan, an estate in the Scottish Highlands. In 1868, Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks, later Lord Tweedmouth, bred Nous, a Wavy-coated Retriever, to Belle, a Tweed Water Spaniel. From that first litter, two yellow females, Primrose and Cowslip, were kept. These Guisachan dogs were bred to be strong working dogs, hunting grouse, partridge, and deer on the hills around the estate.
Tweedmouth recorded every litter in the Guisachan Record Book between 1865 and 1890. For a family, the design on the urn is a working dog from the Highlands that came home and became the gentlest member of the house.
Source: Friends of Guisachan, Guisachan Dogs
If the dog was the steady, cheerful center of your household, then this design will recall them. For a family, ten or twelve years was not very long.
You may find yourself picturing them at the edge of the creek, waiting for the next splash.
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Holds all of an adult's remains, the same full-size memorial a funeral home provides. Choosing one urn for one person? This is the one.
Holds a meaningful portion of the remains, measured in cups, not all of them. Choose this when dividing ashes between households, or keeping some close after scattering the rest.
Holds a small token: a few spoonfuls. A personal remembrance: one for each family member, or something small to keep on a shelf or bedside table.
Keeping our sizing simple allows for worry-free shopping and a consistent canvas for your special engraving. Each cremation urn has a max size listed in its description. Contact us with specific questions regarding which cremation urn best fits your needs.
Choosing the right size
Every design comes in the same three sizes. Here's how families use each one.
Individual
Full size · Approx. 10" highHolds all of an adult's remains, the same full-size memorial a funeral home provides. Choosing one urn for one person? This is the one.
Sharing
Mid size · Approx. 6" highHolds a meaningful portion of the remains, measured in cups, not all of them. Choose this when dividing ashes between households, or keeping some close after scattering the rest.
Keepsake
Pocket size · Approx. 3" highHolds a small token: a few spoonfuls. A personal remembrance: one for each family member, or something small to keep on a shelf or bedside table.