The relationship you develop with your pet over their lifetime is unmatched.
There is nothing as exciting as your first meeting with your new buddy - and it is a unique heartbreak when you say that final goodbye.
The Dodo has gone to the trouble of collecting pet tribute photo's shared by Reddit users that sum up this special relationship.
From little puppies and kittens to elderly hedgehogs... you can literally see the love coming through the photographs.
Have a look in the gallery above.
Images courtesy of Reddit via The Dodo.
