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As I have been lucky enough not to have had a dog pts sleep yet I have a few questions as I don't think my weimy will recover from his liver disease the day is drawing nearer and nearer
I know you can have a dog cremated and their ashes returned - what are the costs (approx) of this?
Can you bury a dog in your garden, or are there rules around this?
and lastly is it best to bring the other dogs and let them see the body?
Thank you
 
Ive never had one cremated they have all been buried in the garden, there are no restrictions if its your garden.

Ive always allowed the remaining dog/dogs to see the body and they have accepted it very well. I think it would be unbearable to watch your remaining dog watching the door expecting the other dog to come in at any time.

Im sorry to hear your dog is not doing well and I think you are being very wise preparing for his demise.
 
My first stafford is buried at my yard. Still think that was the nicest thing my previous YO ever did for me - volunteered and arranged it for me when I was in pieces.

Very sorry to hear what you are going through - its just awful..
 
I can't offer any help, but my doggie is getting on a bit and I was considering cremation. So I'd also appreciate knowledge.

So sorry to hear what you're going through *hugs*
 
I had my lab Tiggy pts last year and had her cremated. The costs were Home visit £65, Euthanasia £ 70, Individual cremation £ 129. Sorry for all of you having to think about this.
 
Sorry you are facing this, I have had some buried at home, but more recently have had them created. For the first time rather than being cremated through the vets I used a local business when Buffy was pts. She was put to sleep at home, and whilst she was peacefully in her bed, I let Evie see her. I then contacted the lady from the cremation firm who came and she was taken away in lying on a vet bed in the back of a van and covered with a pretty blanket. I know its daft but it was the most lovely way for her to go, the cost of the cremation was £110, I was able to collect her ashes a couple of days later, I didn't have a casket just a scattering tube as her ashes will be buried with her dam, when I am brave enough to do it.
 
All my dogs are pts at home, if at all possible. They are certainly all buried in the garden. The other dogs can see their friends when they have died. I have to say one whippet seemed quite upset when she saw my husband bury her friend - he didn't realise she was watching at that point. But she gave him the cold shoulder for a few days afterwards.

One thing to bear in mind, is that you have a large dog and I know it sounds horrible, but physically carrying a large, dead dog is not easy. So please bear this in mind if you choose to bury them at home. You also need a good, deep hole and again, with a big dog like this, you need a big hole...

Sorry you are facing this, but it comes to them all at some point.
 
Echo Big Red on this. Legend was PTS on Sunday; he was born on a sofa and he died on a sofa. OH dug the grave on the old railway line behind the house, next to his other friends and he was wrapped up in a curtain to be carried to the grave; it's far easier to carry wrapped in something that you can hold the corners of than just the body (sorry if that's upsetting), he was snuggly wrapped in it and buried. Do make sure you dig deep enough, you don't want them being dug up by foxes or badgers and wrapping in something makes it that much harder for them to be damaged. Now it's a trip to a garden centre for a plant to go over him.
 
this is a very informative post and i thank you poster for doing it. My dog has been given 6 months so i guess its good to know these things in advance while your head and your heart are in the correct places. Im renting so i hope that we will have our own place when the time comes.
 
I've sadly just recently had to do this five weeks ago and two days ago for my dogs.

I had both pts at home as they hate the vets, I also had one sedated first as he became distressed, the sedation meant he literally fell asleep and only had to be muzzled for a very short time while the sedative injection was given so I'd always ask for this first for a stressy dog.

The vets took both dogs away for me and I used different cremation firms for them, the first was £138 for a scatter box returned and took approximately two weeks. The second was £105 for a scatter box and took two days, so it is worth looking round in advance to find the best price/service.

The crematorium will collect them from the house if you'd rather.

We let the other dog sniff the body afterwards, but it made him a bit uncomfortable and he wandered off with his tail between his legs, although he was alright afterwards.

Our garden is on old river bed and very difficult to dig a large enough hole for burial, we will put the ashes in a special planter and plant a standard rose in it.
 
Thank u all,going to look into local cremation companys as my oh isnt really up for manhandling a rather large dog and digging a massive hole especially as its likely to be in the dark and we're not exactly going to be in the mood.im glad this post has helped other people as well,its a horrible time
xx
 
Your vet will have a cremation company they use, they wont for a second expect you to 'manhandle' the body.

Chloe was 30kg and cost about £200 for cremation and ashes back.

We let the puppy see the body and it was the best decision we made-he sniffed her bum, licked her mouth a bit, lay his head down on her chest for a minute or two then got up and was ready for playtime again. He has not pined or cried at all, not once. He just understood.

Chloe had organ failure and her PTS was very peaceful, she took a deep breath and slipped away. Very peaceful.

Miss you chlo.

Xx
 
My Sister had to have her boy pts at the vets recently. The Vet arranged everything, the cost was around £150. The ashes will be available for them to collect in a scatter pouch.

We have always buried our dogs and it is hard work!. The last three have been cremated at a local place where they were treated in a lovely respectful manner.

Sorry you are having to go through this but it does help if you have done some forward planning.
 
Sorry, its not a nice thing to consider .My dog died suddenly in the night rather than PTS, his littermate Throp sniffed & licked him and then just went about his business so i think it helped as he didn't pine which we were expecting.

We'd decided long before to go for individual cremation rather than burial as there big dogs and not sure how long we'll live here, it was during cold spell last winter so just as well. We were just going to go with our vets cremation service, but because of the weekly collection time it would of meant a 2 week wait for ashes so the vet nurses recommended a local crematorium that they'd used. It was lucky it worked that way as it turned out to be the better option, we took him to the crem which was on a pretty ex-horse farm and they laid him out in a homely room for us to say goodbye. The couple who ran it were really kind and the ashes were ready the next day, i was glad at the time that i didn't have to collect the ashes from our vets as its busy.

We'd gone with a scattertube and was £180 and i think the vets was about £150 for the same but felt it was well worth the extra.
 
My little one passed away on Monday and I brought him home which has helped.
It was such a shock that he wasn't coming home and in bringing him back, has helped me come to terms with it (a little bit).
Picking him up from the vets was awful but I'm so glad I did it for him. He was only tiny (5months old) so is buried in the garden, wrapped in a blanket and in a strong cardboard-type box to avoid anything getting at him.
We went to a garden centre yesterday and got a lovely shrub called "white dazzler" which flowers twice a year in lovely white blooms (He was a fluffy white bichon frise) and planted it on top, along with a tiddly little shrub which is white all year round.

It's all personal preference and as others say, practicalities with a larger dog.

Hugs to all going through this now or in the near future
 
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