Custom Dog and Cat Urns from Your Photo: See the Likeness

Updated November 2026.

Can you make an urn that looks like my pet?

Yes. Every White Doe portrait urn is a cast stone piece shaped from the photographs you send us, so the place you keep their ashes carries their face, their ears and the way they held their head. Below, you can see a photo beside the finished urn it guided.

See our custom pet urns from your photo

Your photo, their urn: more examples

Each urn pictured is one of our own cast stone pieces, photographed as it is. The pet photos beside them are examples to show how a photograph guides the portrait; they are not customers' own pets. Your urn is guided by your own photographs, not by the animal in the example.

What owners say about the likeness

These are the words of people we have made urns for, quoted exactly from their reviews.

"You captured his little underbite, floppy ears, beard, and sweet expression so perfectly. It truly looks like him."

— Jacqueline

"It captures her likeness extremely well, and is absolutely what we needed in what has been the most difficult grieving process so far."

— Aaron

"The urn is beautiful and it does my beloved cat justice."

— Keane

How ordering works, in three steps

1. Choose the urn and size. Pick a design below. Most designs have a pet-weight guide of up to 15, 30 or 40 kg; our urn size guide helps you choose, and we can confirm the size if you tell us the volume of ashes.
2. Add your photos on the product page. Upload one to five clear photographs before you add the urn to your basket, and tell us the features you most want to see: an ear that always flopped, a grey muzzle, a particular tilt of the head.
3. See the likeness, then we make it. For our portrait urns we prepare a digital preview before making; each product page says what is included for that design.

Which photos help most?

A clear face-on photo shows the eyes and the set of the ears. A side view shows the length of the nose and the shape of the forehead. For a long-haired dog or cat, add one that shows the outline of the chest and cheeks. Ordinary daylight photos work better than ones with strong filters. Our urns are in a chalk off-white or a painted finish, depending on the design, so the portrait carries their shape and expression rather than a copy of their coat colours.

Choose a dog or cat urn from your photo

• Dog portrait urn: a seated dog shaped from your photos.
• Cat urn with photo: a seated cat portrait.
• Pet portrait head urn: the face and head, for a dog or a cat.
• Pet urn with collar: a portrait that wears their own collar.
• Wrapped pet urn: their portrait held in curved, overlapping forms.
• Canopic jar pet urn: a portrait lid above a name panel.
• Modern cat urn: a fixed abstract cat, for those who prefer a simpler shape.

Browse all custom pet urns from your photos or every design in pet urns and keepsakes. For help choosing, read our dog urns and cat urns guides, personalised cat urns and how to choose a pet urn.

Frequently asked questions

Can you make an urn that looks like my dog or cat?

Yes. Our portrait urns are personalised using the photographs you supply, so the urn follows your pet's face and features.

How many photos can I send?

You can upload one to five photographs on the product page before adding the urn to your basket.

Will I see the likeness before it is made?

For our portrait urns we prepare a digital preview before making. Each product page says what is included for that design.

Are the pets on this page customers' pets?

No. The urns are our own pieces; the pet photos beside them are examples for illustration.