What do I do????

[tommygirl6760]

I know my dog is dying we have to put her to sleep tonight she is showing signs of suffering and we won't have that. She even looks at me with embarrassment when she accidentally pees in the house it is so sad.

My question is do I have her creamated in a private way not as a group creamation? Or is that just not right?
Cause when I die I want her buried on top of me.

[JoJo]

You ask your vet to have her cremated and that you want her cremains returned to you. You can purchase an urn or leave her in the container that she is in when returned to you.

I'm sorry that you are going thru this but helping your dog pass on to the Bridge is the most humane and loving act that you can do.

[moz205]

Oh how sorry I am. I have my Rommels ashes in an urn on our mantle. Our vet asked if I wanted burial, group or private cremation. I opted for private and picked his ashes up three weeks later.

[warrior1]

I also had my Warrior individually cremated. I took him there myself. His final resting place is next to my bed, just where he always loved to be.

[Jaan]

I have had all of my Rotties cremated privately. When my time comes, we will all be mixed together and scattered in a remote and beautiful area.

I am sorry to hear of your impending loss. Know that you are doing the right thing and that you will be reunited in your love at some point in the future. God Bless you both.

[rottcrazed]

Both of my deceased Rottweilers were cremated separately, I paid more, but now they sit on my desk looking down at me (maybe weird, I don't mind it).

I wanted them to go out with dignity, and in my opinion, throwing my dogs' body in on top of other deceased animals in a mass cremation in just not right .... to me.

I feel your pain, just try to remember the good times.

Kristi

[hokisteph5]

Originally Posted by rottcrazed

I wanted them to go out with dignity, and in my opinion, throwing my dogs' body in on top of other deceased animals in a mass cremation in just not right .... to me.

I feel the same way. All of my animals have been given private cremations and I bring their ashes home. There's just something about getting their ashes back that eases the pain slightly.

[observer]

I have done the same... Annie is still with me in the house. I like it that way.

[EmmysMom]

I did the same w/Baron. He sits on the shelf in our living room, where we spend the most time, along w/his last collar and his favorite squeaky toy - a dark pink rabbit that looks posessed, so we called it his "rabid rabbit", he sure loved that thing.

[Kawakaze]

This is always a horrible decision to make, you have our sympathies. You already know what you want, why else would you have the idea that group cremation is wrong, and if you do that you wont be able to fulfil your wish of sleeping together forever.

[harleychik66]

This is the hardest part of having a pet. All of ours are in urns around the house. That way they are around when I still need to "talk" to them. We've always opted for the private cremation. I want my dog and only my dog with me.

When our GSD Niko died I ordered a keychain amulet for hubby. He had him before we met and this was the first dog he had ever lost. Now we have the ashes at home and wherever hubby goes Niko still gets to go to.

It's so hard but it does help to know that you still have a part of them with you.