Custom Engraved Pet Memorial Stones
Remembering those we love.

Though our pets' lives are short compared to man, they fill our lives with joy, love, companionship, playfulness and unconditional love. We understand the loss of a pet can be painful. Our beloved pets will be with us forever as long as they are remembered. This beautiful memorial makes remembering thoughtful and inspiring. Cast from an original design by Carruth Studio, these are made of sturdy stone concrete for a lifetime of indoor or outdoor usage.

Custom Engraved Floral Beloved Pet Memorial Stone This elegant oval stone is an endearing design featuring a beautiful floral arrangement framing the center paw print. Measures: 6-3/4"L x 1-3/4" W x 5-1/4" H Personalization Information: 1 line with maximum of 8 characters including spaces. Lead time 3-4 weeks.

Custom Engraved Celtic Beloved Pet Memorial Stone This graceful rectangular stone is very pleasing to the eye, featuring a handsome Celtic design to the left and right of the center paw print. The bottom of the memorial displays smaller engravings featuring a sun and moon with stars. Measures: 9-1/4"L x 2-1/4" W x 7" H Personalization Information: 2 lines (1st line maximum of 9 characters including spaces; 2nd line, dates only, 9 characters including dashes). Lead time 3-4 weeks.

Both Memorial Stones have the choice of two font styles available:

Harrington
(Upper and Lower Case)

GARAMOND
(Upper and Lower Case)

What is it and who makes it?

George Carruth is the quiet force behind Carruth Studio. Since 1983 he has been creating wonderful cast images in stone from completely original designs carved from limestone and clay.

Initially, George's work was 2 dimensional, in the form of illustrations for advertising. This was not the career of choice as the dream was always to sculpt for a living. That's where I come into the picture. Do what makes you happy, has been my philosophy, and so a stone carver emerged. Commissions from the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. , an ornament for the White House Christmas Tree, pieces in permanent collections across the country all indicate George's prolific nature. For more than 2 years, we fed ourselves by selling hand carved originals at juried shows and to fine galleries. When asked to put images into David Kay's catalogue, the first cast piece was born. George's cat birdbath landed on the cover and Carruth Studio made its debut. Mind you, I was the packing, shipping, marketing, and billing department... all from our garage and basement.

There are now over 40 employees at Carruth, each dedicated to providing the best service possible. George is now both a sculptor and art director as we have added sculptors to our team. They have a wonderful time bouncing ideas back and forth and learning from one another. With some 200 original designs and over 3,500 shops nationally, we consider ourselves extremely fortunate. George has explained his motivation for casting his work as a way to take an original carving that is well crafted and make it available to thousands of people. Letters come from all over the world. They tell us that George's work makes them smile, which means they are sharing just a small part of the joy he feels when creating it. The medium has to carry only one message, that the process was a lot of fun and the final piece represents the best of him.