Dog Coffins

[BringbacktheP&P]

Unfortunately, a friend of mine is shortly going to have to have her dog put down.

Her plan is to then have him cremated and she then wants to bury the ashes in the garden. However, if she moves at some point in the future she would like to be able to dig the ashes up and replant them in the new garden.

Does anyone know of somewhere that sells relatively ornate (nothing ott though) boxes that wont degrade?

Thanks.

[Toyless]

Im sure the ashes come in some form of urn. If she has it mind to move, why not just keep the ashes with her, and maybe spread some on a favourite walk ?

[bexVN]

Ask the pet crematorium that he will be cremated at (the vets will have details). They should have a selection. To be honest most may be wooden but I'm sure I have seen stone caskets/urn.

[BringbacktheP&P]

Thanks for the replies.

She's very keen on the burying idea rather than the scattering (I guess she want's to keep him close by ) or keeping the urn elsewhere so its going to have to be a casket of some type.

Stone is probably a good option if there is a way of sealing it. Good idea of trying the crematorium - I shall call tomorrow.

[condor]

Have you thought about a biscuit tin?

[MudSkipper]

There is a place in Portishead, Nr Bristol which specialises in urn etc for pets, I can try and get the contact details for you but it won't be until tomorrow

[BringbacktheP&P]

condor said:

Have you thought about a biscuit tin?

No, it'd work but I'm not going to suggest she buries her beloved in a box of Peek Freans.

[BringbacktheP&P]

MudSkipper said:

There is a place in Portishead, Nr Bristol which specialises in urn etc for pets, I can try and get the contact details for you but it won't be until tomorrow

That'd be appreciated. Thanks

[condor]

[quote=BringbacktheP&P]

condor said:

Have you thought about a biscuit tin?

No, it'd work but I'm not going to suggest she buries her beloved in a box of Peek Freans.

But you can get some nice biscuit tins from kitchen shops - not branded ones.

[davepoth]

Can I make a suggestion you could try with her? When we scattered my father's ashes we did it at a place that was special to him; perhaps there was a place that the dog loved that the ashes could be scattered at?

[akita1]

When i had to have my first dog PTS I took him home and buried him in my garden and planted a rose bush,when the time came to move i was gutted that we would be leaving him there sounds stupid i know i now have my first akita buried under our apple tree and i wont be moving!Bill.

[K77 CTR]

Why doesn't she get a plant in a pot and bury him in the pot, then when she moves she can take the plant and the dog with her.

[Jasandjules]

The crematorium will have urns for sale, but mainly they are wooden - at least the ones I saw. And the ashes are sealed in a bag inside the Urn IME (had to have one of our cats PTS earlier this year).

Why not just keep the Urn in the house for now?

[Funk]

This may sound odd, but how about people actually 'moving on' from the death of a pet? As a youngster, I grew up with dogs and both had to be put to sleep through old age illness. Yes, it was sad. Would I dig them up to move them to a new 'resting place'? No. It seems a very odd thing to do imo.

[Jasandjules]

Funk said:

This may sound odd, but how about people actually 'moving on' from the death of a pet? As a youngster, I grew up with dogs and both had to be put to sleep through old age illness. Yes, it was sad. Would I dig them up to move them to a new 'resting place'? No. It seems a very odd thing to do imo.

Well, for some of us the dog is a member of the family, so popping it in the garden and leaving it when you move home isn't on. Now when a human family member dies you get a graveyard to go to whenever you wish. Though I do believe you can now get doggie burial sites as well.

[Funk]

Jasandjules said:

Funk said:

This may sound odd, but how about people actually 'moving on' from the death of a pet? As a youngster, I grew up with dogs and both had to be put to sleep through old age illness. Yes, it was sad. Would I dig them up to move them to a new 'resting place'? No. It seems a very odd thing to do imo.

Well, for some of us the dog is a member of the family, so popping it in the garden and leaving it when you move home isn't on. Now when a human family member dies you get a graveyard to go to whenever you wish. Though I do believe you can now get doggie burial sites as well.

My dog was a member of my family too, I'm simply saying I don't quite 'get' the mindset that's been outlined in the OP. If you wish to take your pet's ashes with you, why bury them?

I'm not being insensitive - as I say, I've lost loved pets over the years too, so I know exactly what that feels like.

[Superficial]

We unfortunately had to have a couple of dogs cremated over the past few years, both were done by the Pet Cremation Service who offer both caskets and urns http://www.pcsonline.org.uk/page112.asp

[Mrs Grumpy]

Both of my old girls had individual cremations. Both had a lovely hardwood casket. I hadn't asked for them, but that's standard it seems.

[MudSkipper]

[quote=BringbacktheP&P]

MudSkipper said:

There is a place in Portishead, Nr Bristol which specialises in urn etc for pets, I can try and get the contact details for you but it won't be until tomorrow

That'd be appreciated. Thanks

The place my stepdad went to was... Companions Haven

[scirocco265]

Funk said:

Jasandjules said:

Funk said:

This may sound odd, but how about people actually 'moving on' from the death of a pet? As a youngster, I grew up with dogs and both had to be put to sleep through old age illness. Yes, it was sad. Would I dig them up to move them to a new 'resting place'? No. It seems a very odd thing to do imo.

Well, for some of us the dog is a member of the family, so popping it in the garden and leaving it when you move home isn't on. Now when a human family member dies you get a graveyard to go to whenever you wish. Though I do believe you can now get doggie burial sites as well.

My dog was a member of my family too, I'm simply saying I don't quite 'get' the mindset that's been outlined in the OP. If you wish to take your pet's ashes with you, why bury them?

I'm not being insensitive - as I say, I've lost loved pets over the years too, so I know exactly what that feels like.

I concur with you both. A dog is a member of the family, no way would I leave him/her behind.... however, surely a resting place is a resting place. I know that it is hard to know what to do with pet ashes sometimes; my mum has kept her dog and her horse in the bottom of the wardrobe so she can be scattered with them. As much as it pains me, I think my two will be scattered on the hill in their favourite walk.