What to do with a dead dog
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Neilperryman said:
Our dog is getting on a bit, in good health but he's had a good innings.
When he passes on, what do we do with him.
In previous houses, we've buried pets in the garden but my soil here is very hard to dig.
Any ideas what to do with him.
Sorry to hear that. Exactly the same predicament we are facing. Is there a relative who's prepared to offer up their garden for a burial?When he passes on, what do we do with him.
In previous houses, we've buried pets in the garden but my soil here is very hard to dig.
Any ideas what to do with him.
Neilperryman said:
Our dog is getting on a bit, in good health but he's had a good innings.
When he passes on, what do we do with him.
In previous houses, we've buried pets in the garden but my soil here is very hard to dig.
Any ideas what to do with him.
Our Vet offered a cremation service, which wasn't hugely expensive by 'normal' vet bill standards. It's worth asking your own vet.When he passes on, what do we do with him.
In previous houses, we've buried pets in the garden but my soil here is very hard to dig.
Any ideas what to do with him.
I you don't want him disturbed either by yourselves or by a subsequent owner of the house then you have the choices:
1. Accept a bit of hard work & dig a suitably deep hole.
2. Find a suitable plot elsewhere.
3. Cremation.
We've always gone for option 1.
Can't say I like the idea of the shallow grave & raised bed as its likely it will be dug up by future occupants.
1. Accept a bit of hard work & dig a suitably deep hole.
2. Find a suitable plot elsewhere.
3. Cremation.
We've always gone for option 1.
Can't say I like the idea of the shallow grave & raised bed as its likely it will be dug up by future occupants.
We had our last two cremated, which saved a lot of hassle and an amount of distress: it's not terribly nice to shove your beloved into a hole with the dignity it deserves. Make sure you ask the vet for the ashes if you want a memorial (so to speak) as the crematorium will need to cremate the dog separately, rather than in a batch of other animals.
I hope, when the time comes, your pooch has a peaceful and pain free exit; knowing just when to let them go is the hardest part.
I hope, when the time comes, your pooch has a peaceful and pain free exit; knowing just when to let them go is the hardest part.
RDMcG said:
SIne I have no desire for a memorial to myself, but just a cremation and no useless gravestone, I have the same view of my dogs, who are of course mourned when they leave, but they are cremated and I do not ask for the ashes. The memories are enough.
+1My parents' grave has a headstone (it cost a small fortune to add Mother's details to it last year), but that was because my father was a vicar in the parish where he is buried (he retired to the parish).
Mother's father died in a plane crash just after the war and he had always been against headstones, so there is a sounding board above the organ in Ormskirk church that was dedicated to him - a much more practical memorial (and grass doesn't grow around it!)
I'm not being entirely serious, but not entirely frivolous either ... http://www.lifegem.com/secondary/beloved_pets_main...
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