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A keepsake book

While You're Still Here

A living tribute, made while they're still curled up beside you.

An 8-page personalized keepsake for a pet who is still with you: a senior companion, or one facing a hard diagnosis. While You're Still Here celebrates your pet and your bond in the present tense, while you can still hold the book beside them. Illustrated from a photo of your actual pet (their real coat, their real grey muzzle, their real face) in soft watercolor across every page. Customized with your pet's name, the ordinary rituals that are only yours, and the small things only they do. Written gently, honestly, and with love, for the time you have, not the time you're afraid of losing. Delivered as a print-ready PDF, lovingly hand-finished, within 24–48 hours.

  • Price$32
  • Illustrations7 painted from your photo
  • FinishedBy hand, in 24–48 hours
Order this bookSee the full book (PDF)

You'll check out first, then tell us about your pet (about 5 minutes).

A few gentle questions and a photo. We paint it and send you a print-quality PDF.

After checkout

The questions you’ll answer

After checkout we’ll ask about your pet (about five minutes, with one good photo ready). Here’s everything we’ll ask, so none of it is a surprise; or simply read the example we used to paint the sample above.

01

Your pet

  • Their nameRequired
  • What kind of animalRequired
  • How they lookRequired
  • Where they are in life right nowRequired
  • He, she, or theyRequired
  • Illustration styleRequired
02

The tribute

  • Who is this book dedicated by?Required
  • Something you still do togetherRequired
  • A ritual that's the best part of the dayRequired
  • What does your pet still love?Optional
  • A quirk or two that are only theirsOptional
  • The spots that are theirsOptional
  • Where do they love to sleep?Optional
  • A line for the dedication, if you'd like oneOptional
  • NicknamesOptional
  • Together since…Optional
03

Tone & options

  • How should the book hold this time with your pet?Optional
  • Are there other pets at home?Optional
04

One last thing

  • Anything else we should know?OptionalSomething the questions didn't cover. We read every note by hand.
Required to start Optional, degrades gracefully if left blank