question about pet burial

[WaturMama]

One of my beloved dogs died yesterday. The arrangement I made with the vet's office is for her body to be cremated and we would get the "cremains." It is supposed to go to the place where that will happen tomorrow. But I keep feeling drawn to putting her body in the earth. We live in a rental house and are planning to move soon. The only pet cemetery around here is 45 miles away and they would put her body in a plastic bag or casket, which I don't like. She was 50 lbs, so not small. Do I have any options? I don't even know who to ask about this, so I'm hoping to tap some wisdom here.

[Katie T]

If it were me Id keep her cremains till I bought a home & bury her there. Sorry about your dog Hugs to you & your family.

[Minky]

I agree with Katie; if you have the money for the cremation, bring her cremains to your permenant house when you find it.

I've had two foster cats die, and not really had the money for cremation. One of them, the vet disposed of, which was the rescue's decision and not mine, and my heart still aches about that, and the other I buried under a cherry blossom tree in my mother in law's back yard. It is their permenant residence, so I can go visit her when I want to.

I think you have to do what feels right--if you really don't want her cremated, choose a special place you can continue to visit.

[North_Of_60]

I buried one of my cats behind our horse pasture, which was technically crown land. And when Kali passes I'm going to take her ashes up the mountain that she hiked with me for the past 10 years. However, if we still lived there I'd hike her body up there and bury it myself. Unfortunately I'll be traveling 3000 miles with her ashes so bringing the body won't be an option.

I know several people who have taken beloved pets out into the woods in their favorite places and buried them. It's pretty common where I come from.

[WaturMama]

Thanks all, I ended up having her cremated. I like the idea of burying her cremains with my other dog's when the time comes. I put a note with her about how much we all love her to be with her when she was creamated and that was comforting to me--she loved being with our other dog and us so much.