cremation or burial?

[lute]

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]

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]

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]

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

[BOBS DAD]

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"???

[Jessika]

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

Yes that is exactly what I am referring to lol

[buttercup132]

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

[BOBS DAD]

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.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

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]

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]

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]

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.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

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!!!

All of my past dogs were put to sleep and left with the vet, if one happened to pass before having to be PTS then I'd take it to the vet. I just wouldn't go any further than that as far as burrying and cremating goes. Not sure why, I guess it's because that's how my parents did/do it and it's what I'm used to.

[Glacier]

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.

[binka_nugget]

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.

That's exactly what I've decided to do! I know I'll have a lot of dogs through out my life though... that's A LOT of ashes!