Rainbow Bridge Quotes for Dogs

The 'Rainbow Bridge' prose poem has been circulating among pet owners for decades, and while its exact origin is uncertain, its comfort is real. These quotes draw on that tradition without reproducing any specific copyrighted text.

Original rainbow bridge quotes for dogs

Somewhere past where we can see, they're running still — warm ground under their paws, no pain, just the meadow and the light.

Over the bridge, at a run. That's how I picture it.

They crossed the bridge first. We'll find them there.

The rainbow bridge is a kind idea: that the ones who loved us wait for us without sadness, somewhere bright.

Using rainbow bridge quotes

These quotes work well for memorial cards, social media posts, headstones or plaques, and the caption beneath a photograph. They're also kind to include in a message to someone who has recently lost a dog and who you know finds the rainbow bridge idea comforting.

You don't need to hold any particular belief to use them. The rainbow bridge is an image, and like all images it works through resonance rather than claim. If it feels true enough, it is.