What do most people do?

I have been to see a friend today who's little jack Russel passed away last weekend. My friend is getting him cremated. What do most people do bury or cremate their dogs when they've passed away?

WE've buried our smaller dogs and cats - but the Great Dane was cremated.

I have done both, buried and cremated

I got strawberry cremated

Cremate, my OH won't let me bury any of the pets at home

i have buried all my hamsters , rabbits , guinea pigs in my small garden but i dont fancy digging a hole for a dog so i would have him cremated...i suppose it comes down to how the person feels at the time and if it is prsctical for your garden ...and i think pet cemetaries are very expensive ,there is one in godstone which is huge

My smaller animals have been buried in the garden, poppy was cremated. A friend of mine dug a huge hole and buried her old lad in it when he went, they put a few paving slabs on top to prevent the other dog from digging and planted a tree behind it and put a bench there so that he can still be part of the family.

me smaler animals have been burried , iv had one of my dogs crematd the other wasnt wasnt given the option at the time this is going back a while now but still makes me sad

I dont even want to think about it

My first Staff and my most beloved dog i lost due to an unfortunate and horrible accident. When he was killed he was cremated. When i finaly settle in a home i know i will be there for life i will bury him and plant a willow Tree near by for him.

Rubysummer wrote:I dont even want to think about it

I didn't think about it until speaking to my friend today.

dont know wot ill do when that time comes,wich i hope is a long way off yet.......

i had my jessie cremated this year , i must admit the service the company provided was amazing they ecen rang me at home the day jessie died to tell me that she had arrived safely at the home.

staffylover4eva wrote:

Rubysummer wrote:I dont even want to think about it

I didn't think about it until speaking to my friend today.

I know obviously all of our dogs will go at some time and I know charlie is old, I just dont like to think about details. I couldnt even read the end of Marley and Me as I knew what was coming!

Sylar is not going to die, ever! I'm going to forbid it. If he does die I'll lock him in the kitchen until he behaves himself.






... now I just need to believe this

Thats the hardest part of owning a dog, the near certainty that you will be here longer than them. I loved that quote about how they love so much more and so much better than us that they can't be here as long.

my mum has a very large garden, so all our family burries their pets (large and small) at the bottom of it in a sort of pet cemetary, which my mum always makes sure has fresh flowers and reeths at xmas the neighbours must think r family is mad at xmas with all the people turning up with reeths to hang in the back yard. LOL

well my 2 were cremated and they sit in nice wood boxes right now.... I plan on spreading some of the ashes in Cape Cod.... they loved going to the beach

Cremated our first one but the vet we had did something really nice for us, before he cremated her he gave us a little plaster cast of her paw print in the shape of a heart that we keep on display.

Always had mine cremated as they were too big to bury. I'd also be worried about other animals trying to dig them up if they could smell them.