Pet Memorials

In Loving Memory

Honouring and remembering the pets we have helped transition across the rainbow bridge.
Please send us an email if you would like to honour your pet’s memory.

info@restingpawsvet.ca

2026

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2023

Jasmine

Jasmine, I miss her. Memories are so precious. Thankful, I have lots.

Cool breeze, rustling leaves. Elk Lake, her favorite place to be. She loved fishing there. She loved running there. She made my dad chase her with a towel. Her way of saying “I’m not ready to leave!”.

She gave us something to do. Taking us on walks where she wanted to go. Or a game of keep away with a ball or stick.

She was friendly with cats. They did not always think so. She still tried her best.

When I would open the door, sometimes she would greet me, her tail wagging happily. The clicking of her claws on the floor. Other times she was a princess laying on her bed giving me the ‘sup’ gesture to come to her.

Her flopping onto her side awaiting pets.

The smile on my face growing.

Now when I open the door, it’s too quiet. Sounds play tricks on me. Someone’s missing here. A hard reality.

Glad for all the memories, for I can always find her there.

Cheezie

Cheezie led an eventful life of mysterious duration as he was born feral on the streets of Mesa, AZ and made his way north to Canada with a snowbird, our Granny, who he saved from a dog encounter. He spent the next 10 years as a farmhouse cat but his greatest job was a retirement gig as best friend to his youngest human, Norah, while she attended UVic.

He was so gentle, loved cuddles, acted very silly and made the best biscuits daily. Thank you for being our best friend and loving us with all your nine lives.

Harry and Dinah

DINAH & HARRY 2011 – 2026
They left peacefully mid-afternoon today, June 16, 2026
With the Veterinarian and a Caregiver from Resting Paws
They are now playing together in Puppy Heaven

Tia

Tia was such a wonderful little good/bad dog. Loved the bones of her. Always looking for food and pets. She was my constant companion for 9 years. She was so wonderful with my daughter, always careful. I loved how she took her toys outside and left them, only to go get them hours later – making sure they had a nice time outside too. My sweet girl will be missed deeply.

Domino

We’ll always treasure the memories of his happy, smiling face, love of rear-end scratches, meat treats, long walks, camping, and how much he loved being around his human family. He was the bestest boy in the world, and he’s already deeply missed.

Dug

He was such a good boy. He moved with us from Regina to Ottawa to Halifax back to Ottawa and then here to Vic. He was always so amazing in the car. He’d sniff for a bit and then just lay down and snooze! We loved taking him on adventures and he was always so happy. One of our favourite memories is of when we took him to Parksville last August and let him wander through the water. You could see on his face how happy and excited he was!! It was so awesome I’ll never forget how happy he was 🙂 It makes me cry and smile at the same time 🙂
I don’t know what else to say other than we loved him so much and we were a good pack 🙂

Hope

Hope. I named her this because she came into our lives at a time when we needed to feel hope the most. She delivered that and far more than we could have asked for, and she will keep hope with us forever.

She was best adventure dog around and joined us on so many hikes and trips, especially the snowy ones (as long as there were no flies around — those were her biggest fear and where she’d draw a hard line in her adventuring).

She exceeded all expectations being a Bernese Mountain Dog and graced us with nearly 13 years of pure bouncy joy. Even when her hind legs began to fail, she gave her all to maintain every bit of bounce she had left. It was impossible not to have a smile on your face when around her.

She is greatly missed by us, by all of her many, many animal friends, and many human friends alike. She was one of the most loved dogs around and got to live a wonderful, full, and long life.

Goodbye our little Mini.

Willow

Willow, who did nothing but love us and crave our company, deserved to live forever. If the love any entity gives is their value, Willow was beyond estimable worth. Willow was a very athletic and energetic dog. When she was younger, she accompanied Jodi on mountain bike rides. In this shot, she is taking a break after an energetic run. This shot shows off her unique tongue!

Hamley

Hamley’s biggest love was to hang out at the beach with his two favourite people.
We miss him more than I can express. He dug a hole of love in our hearts where he will always remain.