cremation or burial?

[K9soul]

I had Willie and Cody cremated and in sealed wooden urns. I will always do something that enables me to keep part of them with me because I find it a comfort. I don't bury for some of the same reasons as has been mentioned.

And anyway.. your pet isn't there anymore. So what's the point of keeping the body or ashes? He/she's finished with it's body.. his soul is no longer with it. It's with you and God.

Everyone is different and what's "right" to one person may not be to another, and there's nothing wrong with that. There's no right or wrong way, and the point is that whatever you choose to do to memorialize your pet, it is a comfort to your soul and your way of respecting their remains, the same way you would a beloved family member who passed away. I don't think anyone here actually considers the ashes/remains to "be" their pet, we all know their soul has moved on.

[Vela]

Well I think it's very personal to people. I wouldn't leave my family member at the hospital to be disposed of by the hospital staff, so I wouldn't leave my dog to be disposed of by the vet staff. They are all part of my family. I haven't decided what I would do yet but I certainly won't leave their bodies to be gotten rid of by someone else. I want to do it in a way that is comforting to me. They may be gone but that doesn't mean I would want their bodies disposed of like trash, anymore than I would a human family members. That's just me though.

[BC_MoM]

Everyone is different and what's "right" to one person may not be to another, and there's nothing wrong with that.

Exactly. And I didn't say everyone has to believe what I stated. lol I just didn't think I need to say "IMO". It's a little silly.

Well I think it's very personal to people. I wouldn't leave my family member at the hospital to be disposed of by the hospital staff, so I wouldn't leave my dog to be disposed of by the vet staff. They are all part of my family. I haven't decided what I would do yet but I certainly won't leave their bodies to be gotten rid of by someone else. I want to do it in a way that is comforting to me. They may be gone but that doesn't mean I would want their bodies disposed of like trash, anymore than I would a human family members. That's just me though.

I agree. But I was young at the time and was not as into dogs then as I am now. So, it's not my fault and I am allowing myself to use that excuse because it's the truth.

I don't know what I would do still.. I guess I would most likely bury in a pet cemetary.

[K9soul]

BCmom, you seem a bit defensive (or I could be misinterpreting). My intention wasn't to lecture or scold.. you asked what the point of cremation/burial/etc. is so I tried to explain how I see it, explain what the point to me is. There's nothing wrong with someone who doesn't wish to keep their pets' remains with them either, it's all individual. Just for me personally, it's important.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I'm not sure what I will do. When my cat passed away last year, I buried her at my dad's house where she spent some of her time, since it is out in the country. She was buried on the same hill that our family dog was buried about 10 years ago.

You are not allowed to bury your pets in your yard in the city I live in, so I would probably need to cremate the pets if we still live here. Honestly though it's not that important to me because I feel they are gone, and my connection with them will just have to live in me. When Yogi (my cat) died, I was with her when she died and I knew she was no longer there, it was just her poor little body. We buried her right away, and I put together an album of her pictures. It's still hard to think about her being gone, and it's also very hard to think about my pets dying!

[Corinna]

We always buried on the farm , But I had Merlin creamated now awaiting the beautifull box Tim is making that I designed. They did a great paw print in clay.