the years go too fast
It happens so slowly you almost miss it. The puppy who couldn't sit still. The walks that got a little shorter. And then one morning you reach down to say good morning, and there's grey around their muzzle, and you realise how much of the story has already been written.
We never think we'll forget the small things — the exact shape of their paw, the weight of it resting in your hand. But time is quiet, and it takes those details first. FOREVERPAW is for keeping one of them, exactly as it is right now, before the moment's gone.
one gentle press
There's no ink, no mess, and nothing that could ever hurt them. You press their paw gently onto the inkless pad, lift it onto the clean card, and a crisp, perfect print appears — every pad, every line, exactly as it is.
It takes a minute, and it's completely safe: 100% non-toxic and gentle enough for a nervous senior or a squirming puppy. What you're left with is a keepsake you can frame for the hallway, tuck into a card for someone who loves them too, or carry to an artist to wear as a tattoo — their paw, kept forever.
a piece of them, always
Some people frame it beside a favourite photo. Some make one for every child, so each of them has a piece to keep. Some press a paw in the last gentle days, and are so grateful, later, that they did.
Whatever it becomes, it's the same quiet thing: proof that they were here, that they were loved, that a part of them is still within reach. Long after, you'll still be able to rest your hand over their paw.
I did Bella's paw on an ordinary Sunday afternoon, just because. She's healthy and I hope we have years left — but I've learned not to wait for the 'right' time. It was so easy and she didn't mind at all. Now her paw sits on my desk and it makes me smile every single day.
It's framed on the shelf beside his photo now. Max left us in March and I would give anything for one more walk — but having his paw, the actual shape of it, sitting where I see it every morning has helped more than I can explain.
I took the print straight to my tattoo artist and now Rosie's paw is on my forearm, exactly as it was. The lines came out so clean he could trace every pad. She's been gone two years and now she's with me everywhere I go.
We made one for each of the kids so they'd all have a piece of Cooper to keep. My youngest sleeps with hers tucked by her pillow. Worth every penny to give them something real to hold onto.
Our girl is fifteen and slowing down, and I wanted to capture her before I couldn't. She dozed through the whole thing. The print is perfect — every little pad. I'm so glad I have this while she's still here beside me.
We lost our cat suddenly and I always regretted never doing a keepsake. I ordered this the same week for our other cat, and I finally feel like I've stopped that from happening again. Simple, clean, absolutely no mess.
I gave one as a gift to my sister after her dog passed. She rang me crying — the good kind. She said it was the only thing that felt like him. If you know someone grieving a pet, this is the gift to send.
The inkless part sold me — no worry about anything getting on his paws or him licking it. He's a wiggly puppy and it still came out crisp and clear. Framed it right next to his 'gotcha day' photo.
I did both of my dogs side by side on one card and framed it for the living room. Fifteen minutes, zero mess, and something I'll have long after they're both gone. I catch myself looking at it all the time.
We pressed Bailey's paw in his last week. I was scared it would feel sad, but it turned out to be the gentlest, most loving thing — just us, his paw in my hand one more time. I have it framed now and I'm forever grateful we did it before we said goodbye.
