A memorial bench scheme is being launched by TV vet Peter Wright to help owners remember their pets.
Mr Wright, who stars on Channel 5's The Yorkshire Vet, helped unveil the first bench at the World of James Herriot museum in Thirsk, with plans for similar benches to be installed across the UK.
Pet owners will be able to add stainless steel memorial plaques to the museum’s memorial area.
Mr Wright said: "What we are going to do in about 10 different locations is put a bench where people can go and sit and remember their pets, in a similar way to what we have done at the World of James Herriot.
"The bench is situated in a lovely walled garden in a quiet area of the World of James Herriot, which used to be our veterinary practice until 1996.
"The walled garden was where we used to turn the dogs out when they were recuperating from procedures.
"Going back in time it was basically part of a Georgian house and it’s where Alf Wight – James Herriot – started and lived during the initial parts of his working career.
"He would walk up and down there with his dogs regularly, so it’s quite fitting to have it where it is."
Mr Wright worked with Alf Wight, the real-life vet behind the James Herriot books.
The scheme is a collaboration with Ifor Williams Trailers, who provided a trailer to transport the first bench to the Thirsk museum.
The trailer was driven by Rob and Dave Nicholson of Cannon Hall Farm, who appear regularly on Springtime on the Farm.
Rob Nicholson said: "Peter comes very regularly to our farm and he had only been filming with Herkules for Springtime on the Farm a month or two prior to his passing.
"They were kind enough to have a bench made in memory of Herkules, who tragically passed away due to colic last summer.
"It was a really lovely thing to do."
The bench was built by Coppice Creations and features a plaque in memory of the Nicholson brothers' three-year-old Shire horse, Herkules.
Mr Wright said: "The bench and the memorial wall is overlooked by a life-sized statue of James Herriot – it’s rather nice."
"A lot of people are reluctant to show grief because some people don’t understand and will say 'it’s just a dog you’ve lost'.
"But there are a vast number, especially nowadays, where pets are very much part of the family."
The launch of the Thirsk memorial was featured on an episode of The Yorkshire Vet.