cremation or burial?

**lute** · 03-22-2006, 02:41 PM

when your dog(s) die are you going to cremation or bury them?

i HATE thinking about my babies passing on, but it will happen sometime and i want to be prepared. i'm going to cremate Gracie so she can be with me forever.

**BOBS DAD** · 03-22-2006, 02:43 PM

Bury. I have always buried our pets somewhere in our yard(s). Somewhere where they used to roam. Sad, but they are dead. And you are only burying the body - and not the memories.

**Chilli** · 03-22-2006, 02:43 PM

I'm seriously thinking about cremating my boys after its their turn to pass on.... I'm unsure why, though.... hopefully I'll have plenty of more years to decide.

**Jessika** · 03-22-2006, 02:44 PM

I will probably cremate my pups. I have had BAD experiences with burying pets.. especially in your yard...

**BOBS DAD** · 03-22-2006, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by Jessika

I will probably cremate my pups. I have had BAD experiences with burying pets.. especially in your yard...

Jessika, do you mean, "you end up seeing them again"???

**Glacier** · 03-22-2006, 02:49 PM

Unfortunately, I've already had to make this decision several times. All my bridge kids were cremated, the rest of them will be too when the time comes. I have shelf in my bedroom with all the urns along with pictures and other mementos. I wear a small portion of Hoodoo's ashes in a pendant pretty much every day. It is in my will that when my time comes, my pets' ashes are to be mixed with mine and scattered in a particular spot.

**Jessika** · 03-22-2006, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by BOBS DAD

Jessika, do you mean, "you end up seeing them again"???

Yes that is exactly what I am referring to lol

**buttercup132** · 03-22-2006, 02:51 PM

Cremation. I think by burring a pet some animal could come and dig them up....and well not nice experience..

**Tollers-n-Dobes** · 03-22-2006, 02:52 PM

I don't do anything like that. I'm not into cremating or burrying my dogs at all, I'd rather have the real dog or nothing at all but that's just me. IMO you don't even really know for sure who you are getting back when you cremate them, there could be some of your dog mixed in with a bunch of other pets...

**BOBS DAD** · 03-22-2006, 02:56 PM

I can appreciate your concerns. Everyone expects their final Goodbyes to be FINAL - at least in this life. I have never had a "bad experience" (aka Jessika) as described, but I do make sure that I dig deep (approx 4 feet) and then lay to rest with a wrapping of some sort (blanket they liked or something). I know this is rather morbid and all... but I find this final act to be less detached and more therapeutic.

**BOBS DAD** · 03-22-2006, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by Orangutango

I don't do anything like that. I'm not into cremating or burrying my dogs at all, I'd rather have the real dog or nothing at all but that's just me. IMO you don't even really know for sure who you are getting back when you cremate them, there could be some of your dog mixed in with a bunch of other pets...

OK Orangutango...

but you do/will have to do something. Cause when they die, unless you do something... they will just continue to hang around - in the same spot. The only resurrection I know of was Jesus Christ!!!

**beeniesmom** · 03-22-2006, 03:10 PM

Actually.... niether.
I read somewhere that, for a substantial sum, you can have your dog or cat remains turned into a precious gem. It's similar to cremating and it is very expensive.

http://www.lifegem.com/secondary/whatisLG2006.aspx

**Kfamr** · 03-22-2006, 03:12 PM

Cremate.
If I burried one of my pets here, they will be stuck here forever.. what if we moved?

I have different places where I want to spread the ashes, and different ideas of how I want to keep them.

**caseysmom** · 03-22-2006, 03:15 PM

My husband and I buried our RB kitty about a year ago. I got a nice headstone for her and its nice knowing she is there. We plan on being in this house for a long time.

It was very hard burying her though, not sure I could do it again, especially with a larger animal. I also had nightmares the first week that she crawled out covered in dirt...sorry to be so graphic but they were disturbing dreams.