The Bottom Line
Paws of Endearment is a wonderful way of preserving your pet's most memorable traits in an attractive three-dimensional plaque, and also makes a welcome gift for other pet owners.
Pros
- Product is easy and quick to work with
- Attractive personal keepsake or gift
- Friendly, helpful staff
Cons
- Molding impression required multiple tries
Description
- 9" wide by 7" high wood veneer plaque in three woodgrain choices
- 3-dimensional bronze-like paw casting from your own cat's paw
- Black enamal one-line name plate with gold-like engraving
- Harmless, stainless molding compound that doesn't stick to cat's paw
- The company will "enhance" the claws if they didn't penetrate the molding compound sufficiently
- Selected by American Pet Product Manufacturer's Assn.as one of the best new gift items for pets.
Guide Review - Paws of Endearment
Paws of Endearment is such a simple concept that one wonders why no one thought of it earlier. You purchase a kit (by Internet order or in local stores). The kit contains a harmless molding compound and an order form. You press kitty's paw into the molding compound. If you aren't satisfied with the first results, knead it back to a smooth surface and try again. (It took us two or three tries with Bubba.) Let the mold dry overnight, and then fill out and mail the form and the mold in the pre-addressed box. You'll receive your beautiful plaque in as little as two weeks.
An upgraded version is available in solid wood with a larger name plate; also a personalized leash hanger.
Although it wasn't really at the front of my mind when I ordered our Paws of Endearment for Bubba, since his passing to the Rainbow Bridge in December of 2005, this plaque had become a wonderful memorial reminder of him, and we all treasure it even more than we did originally.
