A Pet Memorial and Tribute to Merle
The book Merle’s Door by Ted Kerasota is a tribute to Merle, his beloved dog found in the wilderness of Wyoming. It is not only a wonderful biography, but also offers readers well-studied tips and facts about the evolution of dogs and human relationships.
This heartwarming book is also one of the highest tributes to a dog ever published. Not just a pet memorial, Kerasote’s story takes place in Kelly, Wyoming, where he and Merle enjoyed nature together every day, hunting, fishing, or just hanging out. Merle was not only the author’s best friend, but he was a teacher about why it’s important to let a dog be a dog.
Merle’s Door tells readers about the origins of dogs, how dogs think, and the human to dog relationship. Many dog owners don’t let their dogs be dogs, and even today’s popular dog trainers advise owners to be strong alphas to our pets, however Kerasote has proved otherwise.
Kerasote talks about giving Merle his own dog door so that he could come and go as he desired. The result was that he achieved the ability to solve problems on his own. The biggest lesson of the book is that we should replace our dog’s leashes with trust and respect for them to be truely happy.
Merle passed on at the age of 14 on June 10, 2004, and Kerasote and friends celebrated his death, remembering him by telling stories. Merle was not cremated and placed in pet casket or urn, but his life was celebrated in the tradition of Tibet, buried near two Tibetan prayer flags on Kerasote’s property with a golden “kata” around his neck. The kata is a silk scarf used by Tibetans as a symbol of good luck upon their departure.
Today, new and unique ways to celebrate the death of our pets include tribute art, and other very personal pet memorials. The Loving Hearts Tribute Series includes hand finished, signed and numbered, limited edition, giclee pet memorials. The paintings on gallery wrapped canvas can hang framed or not.
Unlike urns, pet grave markers or other traditional pet memorials, Loving Heart Pet Memorials allow you to celebrate the spirit of the life of your beloved pet every day, joyously. Loving Heart Tribute Pet Memorials are embedded with a portion of your pet’s ashes in tribute to your loved one. The ultimate obituary in celebration of Merle’s life is the book, Merle’s Door. For more about Ted Kerasote, go to http://www.kerasote.com/.
