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At the American Pit Bull Registry ( APBR ) we recognize the relationship many have with their pets. For our members we offer two types of free Memorial Services located through our APBR Pit Bull Classifieds and Member Gallery where APBR Members can place memorials to their beloved Pit Bulls who have passed on to dog heaven.

On many occasions we have receive requests to post memorials about other breeds of dogs. Because we dedicate our services to our APBR Members and Pit Bulls we can not post these. We however are happy to refer you to others, which may be of assistance. These are others you may find of interest: Critters.com, MyPetPages.com, RainbowBridge.com.

If you are an American Pit Bull Registry Member and would like to place a memorial you may do so using the Member Gallery or APBR Pit Bull Classifieds in the section dedicated accordingly. To sign up for either the Member Gallery or the APBR Pit Bull Classifieds you will need to access the Member Express section of disc provided with initial registration. Simply set up an account in the desired service of choice and place your Memorial along with a picture of your beloved Pit Bull.

Memorials placed in the Member Gallery are indefinite in nature and can be fully controlled at all times by the owner.

Both our Member Gallery and the APBR Pit Bull Classifieds are Interactive services where your Memorial will show up immediately upon completion and are fully editable.

You may also review below some of the samples of Pit Bull Memorials we have placed in the past.

MERCEDEZ II, CEDIE AS WE CALLED HER DIED OF PARVO ON 1-21-05. SHE WAS 5 AND A HALF MONTHS OLD. CEDIE WAS A PART OF OUR FAMILY AND SHE WILL BE MISSED VERY MUCH. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER SISTER, BELLA AND A HUMAN FAMILY WHO LOVE HER DEARLY. CEDIE WAS PURCHASED BY A FRIEND WHO I THOUGHT WOULD TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER. A FEW MONTHS LATER I BOUGHT CEDIE BACK AND SHE SEEMED LIKE A HEALTHY HAPPY PUP. AS IT TURNED OUT, THE SO CALLED FRIEND WHO BOUGHT CEDIE NEVER GAVE HER ANY SHOTS, BUT HER TOLD ME HE DID. SO WHEN I GOT HER BACK, I DIDN'T SEE A NEED IN GIVING HER ANY MORE SHOTS SINCE THIS "FRIEND" GAVE THEM TO HER. SO A FEW MONTHS WENT BY AND WE GOT A CHANCE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH CEDIE ALL OVER AGAIN. THEN ONE DAY, CEDIE BECAME VERY ILL. WE RUSHED HER TO THE VET. THE VET GAVE US LITTLE HOPE, BUT WE INSISTED HE DO WHAT HE COULD TO SAVE HER. SO WE LEFT HER IN THE VETS CARE WITH TEARS IN OUR EYES. I REMEMBER ON THE RIDE TO THE VET LOOKING AT HER LIFELESS BODY. BUT I WOULD CALL HER NAME AND SHE WOULD BLINK HER EYES TO LET ME KNOW SHE WAS STILL HERE WITH ME. I CALLED THE VET ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER AND THEY SAID SHE WAS DOING BETTER. SO NOW I FELT A LITTLE BETTER. I THOUGHT SHE WOULD MAKE IT. BUT A COUPLE HOURS AFTER THAT I CALLED BACK AND THE VET TOLD ME SHE PASSED ON. WHICH HURT EVEN MORE BECAUSE I THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING TO PULL THROUGH. PARVO IS A VERY SERIOUS THING, AND IT TOOK CEDIE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AND THIS ALL COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THE "FRIEND" HAD GIVEN HER THE SHOTS SHE NEEDED. OR IF HE HAD TOLD ME THE TRUTH SO I COULD TRY TO CORRECT HIS MISTAKE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE "FRIEND" ISN'T A FRIEND ANYMORE. BUT HE TAUGHT ME A VALUABLE LESSON, IT'S JUST A SHAME THAT CEDE DIED BECAUSE OF HIS CARELESSNESS. AND THE ONE THING THAT REALLY PUZZLED ME IS, HE PAID TO HAVE HER EARS CLIPPED, BUT WOULDN'T PAY FOR A FEW SHOTS. CEDIE WE LOVE AND MISS YOU! NOBODY SEEMS THE SAME WITHOUT YOU, ESPECIALLY BELLA. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS CEDIE GIRL!!!!!REST IN PEACE SWEETIE!

It all started in late spring-early summer. My baby was having babies. Poor thing looked miserable for 6 weeks. The day finally came and I was sooo happy!! She had 11 pups!!!

I couldn't believe it. I was so proud of her. 7 girls 4 boys. I was full of nervous energy, so I started cleaning the house. I was in the back bed room folding some laundry when I heard this blood chilling scream. I ran into

the living room to find a strange child in my kitchen holding her face & my kids hiding in there room!! The kids were so happy about the puppies, they brought one of their new friends in to see them. That girl was 3 yrs. old. She took 113 stitches in the face. She was only trying to protect her babies. from that point on, the neighborhood started lighting the torches & sharpening the pitchforks. The girls family called the sheriff & animal control. I told them what happened and they went to talk to the girls family. Come to find out the parents of that little girl weren't watching her and SHE WALKED BY HERSELF 7 HOUSES DOWN THE ROAD!!!!!!

3 YRS. OLD BY HERSELF FOR A HALF A BLOCK!!! So the sheriff told me that they were pressing charges on the parents for neglect. In the course of three months or so, every kid on the block would come down the road on there bikes & motor scooters and torment her and throw rocks and sticks at her. Well, one day Little-Bitt had enough of it and literally BROKE OFF HER CHAIN! She bit another kid in self-defense. The sheriff told me I had to quarantine her for 20 days with the local vet & that I had to do so with in 12 hrs.. Well, she never made it to quarantine as the neighbors had other plans for her.

Little-Bit, Daddy Loves you and you're forever missed.

To my best friend; "Pooper"

Hey Pooper, mommy's baby

I remember the day we brought you home. You were only 4 weeks old and so little that you fit in the pocket of my shirt. And for the first time I looked into your eyes, at that moment, you stole my heart. As you were growing up and learning more and more, you got into so much. You chewed my shoes, blankets, and everything else you could get... but you were my baby. You were only 2 years old when you were taken from me because of your breed. But I want you to know that you did nothing wrong. You were a very good boy. And for the two years you were in my life I never received more love and joy from anyone than I did from you. You were always there right beside me. When I was happy, sad, and yes even mad. I miss the way you would tilt your head when I would talk to you. I miss watching you sleep or how you would snuggle up to my back and lay your head on my shoulder as I would fall to sleep. I miss the feeling of being completely safe because I knew you were there. I love and miss you every minute of every day, so much that I could never express. You are my best friend, Pooper. And you will forever be in my heart. Johnny, Nathan and your pup, Zacky, miss you very much. I will see you again, one day. But until then I'll be missing and thinking of you...

I love you Poop, with all my heart.

Your Mommy,

Lee Ann McKeehan

To daddy's baby. Slicc I Really miss you! I hope you can understand the pain in my heart ever since your death I have never had a friend like you and probably will never have another friend as great as you. I hope by divine intervention god gets this message to you. Ever since that day when I was at work and came home and noticed yours and my house was broken into and you were gone I have cried ever since. Why did my house have to be broken into so you could get out! Why does Delaware, Ohio have to hate such a wonderful breed? If it wasn’t for this junk law you would still be with me. You showed me an un-conditional love that I have never felt before. You were my reason to wake up in the morning. Every day at 5:30 am there you were licking my face making sure I was up for work;-) One day we will be reunited and then I can tell you in person how sorry I am for not being able to do more! I am so sorry I couldn’t get you out of the dog pound baby. I am soooo sorry; I just really want you to understand that. You would have killed someone to protect me, and there wasn’t anything I could do for you. I just hope you knew daddy loves you and always will. I still cherish how when I first got you in '98 the times I had to bottle-feed you because you were only 3 weeks old. And all of the times we played tug-of-war with your shoe! I still have your shoe to baby. And your collar I will never get rid of them. You never did anything wrong why did they put you to sleep. WHY DONT THEY CARE! Don't they understand how bad this hurts people when their babies are put to sleep? Why can't we do more about it? Slicc just please understand I will always love you forever and ever and ever! I hope you and all of the other pits that were destroyed because of un-understanding people are all up in heaven playing catch and rolling in the sun together.

I would like for him to know that I love Him and I am so sorry for the mistreat he had to go through alone. I am going to keep his memory living in a rescue shelter for Pit Bull's as well as in my heart. I love You Keino.

Amanda Slater

From the 1st day we met you melted our hearts. You were my 1st child and so much my soul mate! We loved you and you loved us back for 7 1/2 years. Unfortunately you had lots of health problems and we had almost lost you more than once due to them. On Feb 2, 2004 our lives changed dramatically as your health problems became so severe that we did what we thought was the best for you and set you free to meet your creator. We will love you forever and always miss you. Until the day we meet again Kozmo you will forever be in our hearts. We love you!

Zander was the love of our lives from the moment my husband brought him home. He lived with us for only 9 months, but in those months he became more than just a dog. He was our baby. Zander loved to run and play with my parents pit Lexi. Zander filled our hearts and our lives. He was perfect. We could not have loved anything more. Zander and Lexi were let out late one afternoon and shortly disappeared. About an hour later, Lexi returned home frazzled and scared. My dad and I searched for 3 hours. My dad then went door-to-door trying to find someone that had seen him. After a sleepless night, my husband and my mom began calling neighbors, putting up signs and posters, calling the animal shelters, and anything else they could think of to find him. Late that afternoon my husband received a phone call from someone that thought they had seen Zander. He was on the side of our street. By the time I got home from work, Zander was laid to rest in our backyard under a hickory tree. A man down the street had shot him twice, once in the stomach and once in the chest and then thrown him out by the road for animal control to come and pick up. I still lay awake some night and wonder how the man that shot Zander is sleeping, because I am not. I miss my baby. I miss his wit and his charm. I miss his kisses and his lazy ways. I miss the way that he would be so excited when we got home from work. He loved everyone and everything. He was a true friend. I miss him everyday and no other dog in the world will ever replace him. He was one of a kind. For the man who shot Zander; I hope you can live with yourself. You didn't kill a dog, you killed our family member. I hope one day you will know the agony that you have put our family through. I hope that one day I will be able to forgive you, although I will never forget. For Zander, I hope that you are up in heaven, chewing on a 2x4 and enjoying the freedom. I hope that one day I will meet you again in a place where no one will ever harm you. For anyone else that has ever experience the loss of a family member, that just happens to be an animal, I wish you peace. In loving memory of Zander Chaos Lee, friend and loved one forever. All my love, Jessica
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Mrs. Jessica Gwenn Lee

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Luke 12:34

In September of '02 we adopted a 3 year old pit. She was found on the side of the highway by a Vet. We took her home and we all immediately bonded. She was our "baby girl". in October our son was born and her maternal instincts kicked in, she loved him and he adored her if you asked him who his best friend was he would crawl up to her and give her a kiss. She got more kisses than we did. Unfortunately she got sick in July. She started having seizures. Finally in October 29th of '03 we had to but her down, she had pancreatic cancer. Even though we only had her for a year she made our family. She was the sweetest, kindest, most loving dog I have ever known, I just wish had gotten to love her for longer. But I'm so glad we saved her. We gave her a loving happy family and home for the last part of her life.

Roxy, baby girl I love you with all my heart. You will be with me forever, I'll always be your Mommy, and we were meant to find you, you were meant to be with us!!

To Chuckie

From the moment I met you we were best friends,

You shared my life for two whole months,

Why do good beginnings have such bad ends?

You were always such an awesome mate,

Golden eyes so happy and trusting,

A dog if you knew you could never hate.

Although you were only small,

Your heart was so big and full of love,

It made up for it all!

You were such a big teddy bear,

Always so funny and brave,

Everywhere I went you were always near.

Everyone that knew you loved you so much,

But someone had a grudge,

Because you might have got into their hutch,

The coward come and took you in the night,

Left a trail of blood, a collar and a few shells,

Not even the guts to stand and fight.

I'm sorry Chuckie I wasn't there

I wish I could have said goodbye

Wish I could have told you how much I care.

No one knows how much joy to me you did bring,

How your wagging tail and happy barks,

Used to cause my heart to sing.

I LOVE YOU CHUCKIE and hope you are at peace

I hope you are no longer hurting

No one can understand my grief.

Although the silent tears I cry,

Mean so much more they goodbye...

Good bye Chuckie, my greatest friend

May your spirit never die!!!

Our dear baby Chip passed on June 6, 2003 .

He earned a special place in our hearts and we will always remember his sweet disposition and loving heart.

I feel the well spoken words of Will Rogers:

"If there are no dogs in Heaven,

then when I die I want to go where they went."

In Memory of Freddy

He will be missed always and we will always love him.

I would like for my 5 month old Pit Bull puppy, Max, to be remembered. I only had him for 5 months. He was a wonderful happy little guy. He was tied in my yard in the country, and I feel someone stole him. He apparently scratched a woman, not bit, and for a scratch, Max was killed, by our local Sheriff's Dept. Adams Co. Ohio. I know Max wouldn't attack anyone. Dogs who attack, don't scratch, they bite. I feel this situation was handled wrongly. I will miss Max for the rest of my life. David Bennington, Manchester,Ohio,45144

In doing rescue, you always come across the one dog who you love instantly. You want to save that animal at any cost to you. We had a brindle staffshire terrier named Daisy. Daisy has a home ear crop done and had been starved. The dog warden in her county took us and the day she was going to be euthinized we took her. She lived with us for two weeks. Throughout those two weeks, I noticed that she was an emotional mess. She became people aggressive with exception of my husband and I. Her first day at my home, I gave her a squeaky toy. She carried in around and always protected it. She cleaned it and sleep with it. After biting her second person, we took her to the vet and sent to Jesus. I know that in my heart I did the right thing, but sitting here 6 months later, I think about her daily. She held and still does a spot in my heart. I know that when my day comes, Daisy, will meet me at the rainbow bridge. I don't think I will ever rescue another dog, who I'll cherish more.

In memory of Sadie. Sadie was a wonderful Pit and thoroughly loved. Loosing her was like loosing a child. Sadie may you rest in peace.

I had a Pit Bull named Coral, she was so full of energy and happiness at the age of only 4 months. We took her in from other person, she was the best Pit Bull to ever come across. I would take long walks by the river and she walked with me, she was very well-mannered. In the spring of 2001, she became pregnant with a litter of 7 puppies. She didn't really know how to take care of puppies at the time, so I did the work for her as time grew on, she felt comfortable with them. She would always look up at me with big shining sparkling eyes, I could tell she was happy. I knew in my heart she would be a good mother to her kids when she grew older. Well...one day I was getting the trash and Coral was panicking. I ran to her dog house and found that all her puppies had died. I cried with her, she had tried to save them from an unexpected rain storm. Then I watched Coral more careful because I knew she would be depressed about her kids. I kept her busy and not every worrying about her children. She finally got over them when she meant my 3 month old baby boy. She would watch over him while he is sleeping on the couch. My brother was taking care of my son while I went to work one day, he left the baby on the couch while he went into the room to sleep and thing my brother forgot to do was turn off the stove, when my brother woke up, he said the house was in flames. All he did was run out the door and forget about my son. I was very frantic to find out my son and my beloved dog were still in the house. Then I heard a loud crash from the south end of my house and that's when I ran around the house, and found the most incredible thing I have ever seen. There in the bushes lied Coral with my son in her teeth like a puppy. Coral was barely conscious and so was my son. That evening they were both rushed to the hospital, my son was in stable condition, but Coral wasn't. She was in shock and the doctors said there might be a 50-50 chance she'll regain conscious. I prayed to God that both of my babies would be okay. The next day we heard the most unexpected news, Coral had regain conscious. I was so excited I took off from work and went straight to vet center. Coral was already excited to meet me, she was limping around in the parking lot. All I could do was wrap my arms around her and hold her tight. I could tell she was happy because she had those shining sparkling eyes. That evening she was released and free to see my son again, the next morning we got a call that a dog was found on the road fitting Coral's description. We knew it was her because her sparkling eyes was no where to be found in our yard and ranch.
My son is now 2 years old and has a dog who is Coral's last daughter, even though she may not look like her mother, she has those shining sparkling eyes that she did have.
In loving memory of Coral
We All Love You!!

I had a Pit Bull named Kuda. We had him before we had our children, he was 3 1/2 years old when he passed. We had went to my grandparents for the day to do some yard work for them and I left Kuda and his "wife" Sadie in the house (they were new parents of 9 beautiful pups and it was in the heat of the summer. Our dogs being spoiled lead to their death. Our house caught fire in a freak electrical fire and we were called to our home . When we arrived we came to our house with flames coming out of the roof. I screamed that my babies were in there to which I was informed that fire fighters did not go into burning houses after pets. When the smoke cleared my husband went in and carried out my baby Kuda and precious Sadie Mae. We went in to get the puppies and lay them to rest with there mom and dad they had been carried downstairs by their parents trying to save them. They had simply died of smoke inhalation. It was by far the most heartbreaking thing I have ever been through and I pray that everyone will learn from my mistakes and install a doggy door for things like this. May They rest in peace.

All our love all our lives.....The Seely Family

On New Years Day of 2003, Butch passed away we think by choking on Styrofoam we found chewed up all over the yard. I did not get to say good-bye to him before I went to work that day and when I came home he was gone. Butch loved everyone he met and everyone loved him. Since he loved to help me garden, I developed a garden to remember him and show the beauty that he brought into this families life. If you heard the saying that it is better to have love and lost than to have never loved at all. Believe me, it is true.

This is our Walter. Its been 5 years ago this week and I miss him more than ever. He was the center of my life. My husband and I were moving from one state to another, not really sure that we wanted to move and loading our things in a freezing cold day. We finally called it a day and found a motel that would let us have our pits in the room. It was late and my husband took the dogs out for one last time that night. Walter was very well mannered and My other was a runner, had to be on a leash or we'd end up chasing him. He took them out behind the motel and he noticed Walter eating something. By the time he said drop it Walter was finished eating what he found. That is where our nightmare begins. The next morning we went to finish loading the u-hauls, and notice Walter did look like he felt good I watched him that morning and he seemed to get better-playing with his son and romping around. Later that night he started throwing up and wasn't looking good at all. so my husband took him to the after hours pet emergency center. I stayed at the motel with my other pit and my daughter, not knowing when my husband got back he wouldn't be with him. He told me they were going to watch him and put him on I.V.s and to call back in a couple of hours. When we called the vet said he seemed to be doing better but couldn't figure out what was wrong, My Husband went to the center a few hours later only to find that our dear Walter passed away. We couldn't believe it the vet did an autopsy and found that his intestines where splintered by a chicken bone (i never gave my guys bones) Walter must of got it from the alley. To this day 5 years i still hate the fact that my husband or i wasn't with our boy when he passed away, to hold him and tell him we loved him, i wish i could go back in time but we can't. I never saw Walter again, the vet took care of his body cause the ground was frozen solid and it made it impossible to dig. We left that state moving to another and my heart feels empty and feeling like i left my boy behind. We have Walters son still he's 8 now but he's not Walter but i still love him dearly. We love you Walter!

Mom & Dad

The first dog that was ever mine , I was completely in love with. She would never leave my side, and was staying wherever I was for about 3.5 months. On May 6th of 1998, my mom went to let her out, and she sprinted away thinking my mom wanted to play. My mom called to me as I was sleeping, " Matt, your dog's out !" I immediately started outside in my pajamas by the time i had gotten outside, my girl was at least 25 feet away, I sprinted for what felt like forever, and watched as a white Dodge Ram Sped Up (He/She gunned the engine) and hit my baby. I was on top of her before a second passed, and in my arms in less time than that. She shook for about 30 seconds before I felt the oxygen leave her. I never would have thought that my baby would Die before 9:15 am on that Sunday. Her name was GIN, and I have her name tattooed on my right forearm so that I never forget the way that I felt that day, and as a reminder for me to help people line-train Pit Bulls that i breed in the same way that hunting dogs are trained. Now I have 2 Pits that I breed (Brahma-Bull, and Choca) and they won't go further than 15 feet from my side.

I don't have a pic of him, but I do have a story to tell of a pit with courage. Me and a buddy of mine went camping about June of last year, and we kept my dog Bates in the car while we went to go get some dry logs for a bon-fire. I don't know exactly what happened, but someone came up behind my buddy Gary who had one of his pit puppies with him, in his arms, and hit him with a rock. He started to bleed. His pit puppy had been snagged, the guy then hit me too, but with fists, not a rock. My dog was going crazy. he had never even barked at anyone. He then somehow busted through the rear window, and charged at the guy. The guy began hitting my dog to get him off. I went crazy on him. I was swinging, and my dog had a hold of his arm. He started bleeding really bad. Every time the guy hit me, or my dog, Bates would bite harder. The guy managed to pick up a rock with his right hand, and beat my dog with it, then cracked my in my chest with it. I got de-winded, and sat there trying to breath, while I was watching my dog get beat, finally, he got my dog off, and my dog lay there breathing, looking at my dog lay there helpless, and I was crying. That dog was my buddy. I sat there, and cuddled my dog while Gary was sitting there not knowing exactly what happened. The guy had Gary's Pit, and was struggling to get away. My dog then got up one last time, and brought him down. I started swinging, not knowing what I was doing. He dropped the pup, and I noticed my dog laying there motionless. I stopped, Gary had grabbed his dog, and was sitting next to my dog. I had never seen Gary with a tear in his eye until then, and he still denies crying. I sat with my arms around my dog until he passed on, and we then buried him up there. It was hard for me to drive back home. I really miss this dog, and hope that any other Pit out there will do this to their owner. This guy did this all for a Pit Bull puppy. I lost my dog with him defending me. I am thankful he was my buddy.

Has someone got a toothpick? It appears I have a brick stuck in my teeth.

This photo is dedicated to Jaco. Long will his memory live.

Jaco lived a long happy life of 11 years but cancer finally got to him.

 Shortly after getting Sugar as a pup, she came down sick, so we rushed her
to the vet. He informed us that Sugar had Parvo, said that very few dogs
survived it, and asked what he wanted us to do? Save her I told him.
 The vet said that the only thing he could do was hook her up to an
IV, feed her, and wait.
 Two weeks later we got to bring her home.
She grew into a big, strong dog (over 80 lbs.), and did some of the
strangest things I'd ever seen (like leap up on our refrigerator!).
 Un-trained she would follow us around with her empty food, or water dish
in her mouth when she was hungry, or thirsty, and knew the difference
between the bowel's.
 She loved our children, and grandchildren, and got along with other dogs
fine.
 For 11 years we got to love her, before she came down with cancer( a
blood type), refused to eat, and in the end had to be put to sleep.
That was 5 years ago, and my wife, and I still feel her loss.
 Today there is a new pit puppy in the house (bought 3 days ago), but I
know he will never take the place of Sugar.

Richard W. Christian

Dedicated To My best Friend and Service dog Spott Nov,2001.

Spott was a shining example of what true character a Pit can have and showed his love and dedication through his loyal service. Spott you will be missed and never forgotten.

This picture is dedicated to the memory of Montana a much loved and missed member of the Humfleet family.

One night my house was on fire the only ones home were my father and I. I was awaken in the middle of the night by Trixie my Pit Bull she was telling me my house was on fire. As soon as she found out I was awake she went to get my father. Thanks to Trixie we both made it out unhurt and I was able to save my house. I WISH THAT EVERY ONE HAD A FREIND LIKE TRIXIE. She was my best friend (she pasted away 8 years ago and I still Love her).

Sincerely: Dusty Stanley

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