What do you do with your pets remains after they cross the bridge?

[Jessiewessie99]

Max & Simba are buried in our backyard. I wish I could have cremated them because I was so close to them.

[WarrantsWifey]

I haven't lost a dog yet. However we lost two cats. Buddy the vets dealt with his remains. We were too upset to really decide at the time. When we lost Binx, I knew I wanted his remains, to bury him in the property where he loved to spend all his time, however. I can't find myself to do it. Having his remains in this house, helps me, when I miss him. I have his collar ontop of the urn so I'll always have a piece of him with me....

[Pattycakes]

I have Alexi's (GSD) ashes in an urn in my family room. And I will do the same when its Uschi's time as well.

I'm not sure what my plans are for Alexi's ashes. She loved to play in the water no matter where it was. I have thought of taking her ashes to the last place my boyfriend and I took her before she wasn't able to travel anymore (she had DM). We had taken her with us to visit my boyfriend's family in Oregon. She loved it there. She got to run and play in Lake Wallowa and that is where I would spread her ashes if I decided to do that. Until I decide...she is with me at home.

[Heagler870]

Originally Posted by selzer

I believe that dogs have a spirit. And when they go, that spirit passes to what lies beyond. The shell is only a shell, you can see that the spirit is gone from them when you look in the eyes. it is sad.
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So true and I believe the same thing. When I was walking my first dog Marshall and he had a heart attack and passed on the look in his eyes right after he passed gave me utter disgust in my stomach. There was nothing there.


Burying seems like the most logical answer to me. I love and have loved all my dogs like they are like my children but I could not keep their ashes. To me there is no reason to keep something that is just ash/dust/dirt. I can remember the memories without a constant reminder in a jar that that was my once living breathing dog.

[hattifattener]

i have buried two GSDs on my property already... my best friends.

i guess,i will have a nice animal graveyard some years later...

[Stella's Mom]

Rio passed last December. I took one of her younger pictures from her prime and had it framed in an 8x10 and put it on top of her ashes in my living room.

[peturns]

I have only one GSD and my daughter loves him very much... we do not want to loose him...

[mjbgsd]

On April 16th 2012 I put my sweet baby boy down, he would have been 9 on April 21....I still cry everyday.. He was my first dog, my soul dog, my heart.. I miss him so much. I had him cremated in a private burial and he's on our mantel with his collar around it. I also had a neckless done with his ashes placed inside it and his name on it.

All of my dogs will be cremated so they're with me forever.

[sashadog]

I haven't been in this position with my dogs yet but when my cat died, we donated his body to our local teaching hospital. We took a little imprint of his paw to keep and have many years of pictures and memories but once their spirit is gone, I'd rather their body go to help others. I'll probably do the same with my dogs. Plus I would hate to bury them and then move

[Meeko'smom]

My sweet Meeko was only 18 weeks old and died last Friday. She was creamated and her ashes spread on a mountain valley near our farm.