Remains

[Duetsche_Doggen]

Sorry, I've been pretty much a Debbie Downer lately. I got Thor's ashes back a few weeks ago ( yeah that didn't go well) anyway.........I'm just curious for those pets that leave us. Do you keep the remains?

PS I wasn't sure where to post this, so if it needs to be moved mods do your thing.

 

[OwlSong]

yeah, our old dog Star has a place on the mantle for her ashes

 

[AKBull]

My ex wife keep the ashes of our previous dogs in urns.

 

[Smart_Family]

Both our senior cat and our older shepherd passed within the last year and their ashes are on my mantle with my willow tree angels.

 

[sissie20]

when i moved here to alaska i was going to be bringing my pitbull with me she was actually ther family dog but she bonded with me the closest but before i could have her shipped up here she ended up passing away i paid for her to be cremated my brother gets half and i get half i can say daphne deff filled the void i had but she will never replance her

 

[ruthcatrin]

We put down my older cat a couple weeks ago, once it warms up we're going to scatter her ashes in the back yard. Where we are we could actually bury her body if we were so inclined, but I wasn't going to stash her in the freezer till spring.....

 

[Geisthexe]

Debbie .. its hard but remember the great times Thor brought you ....

I personally have all my dogs in my closet so when I pass away .. OK dont think I am strange .. oh wait you already do LOL
I have 9 of them and when I pass I have something I want done with them and my ashes ...

Love n Light

 

[Duetsche_Doggen]

I know I know I try, the only healing is time, and it still "too soon"

My family pretty much think its strange just want to be sure its a "normal" process.

 

[AKBull]

I know I know I try, the only healing is time, and it still "too soon"

My family pretty much think its strange just want to be sure its a "normal" process.

When they are the main thing in your life, it takes that much longer to heal.

 

[raechiemay]

My parents have all the ashes of previous pets. Even though I no longer live with them I couldn't stand the thought of not bringing them back home. I wanted them in the home they knew. Sounds silly bc they are gone now. The desk I use for work at my parents house has Jessie's ashes, paw print & her collar on the top shelf.

 

[Geisthexe]

I know I know I try, the only healing is time, and it still "too soon"

My family pretty much think its strange just want to be sure its a "normal" process.

Sweety we all take our own pace on healing ... It is not strange to keep a pets ashes nor is it strange to keep a humans .. NO DIFFERENCE..

The love you show for an animal just shows the passion you have in life.. pure love!

 

[Kate Williams]

Hell yes it's normal. You lost your best friend. I will be cremating mine when they go and keeping their ashes or scattering them on the farm. I still grieve for mine even after years. It's gets easier but you never forget them. And you always compare future ones to them first.

 

[Dakota Kid]

I know where each one of my past animals are buried, but I may be cremating in the future. My in laws have had many dogs but only kept the two Great Danes ashes who have passed. They have a characture drawing of each Dane, their collar and their urns in the dog room. Little shrines to remember them by. I will just say, they are never forgotten and always talked about fondly.
I did meet a cab driver in Phoenix area who wears three of his cat's and one dog ashes around his neck, each in little vile.

 

[chinabelle]

I have cremated every single one of mine and have them on a special shelf in my bedroom. I picked my favorite picture of each pet, printed them and glued it to their boxes. It's nice to see them in my room every day.

 

[Ben Curtis]

We had big plans of planting a tree in Ruen's favorite place, and doing a remembrance plaque and so on. We thought it would be a good way to introduce my daughters to funerals and memorials, but the vet sent his ashes home in such a nice decorative box. A box that was way to nice to bury, so Ruen sits on our dresser in our bedroom. It matches with our furniture, and for me it's just a nice reminder of him every time I go by it.

 

[chuckorlando]

Budda is on our mantel with a pic of him on the front of the box. He will go with me no matter where I end up in life and maybe even through the old boy in my gasket

 

[motolyn]

When our labs passed away one just 7 months after the other, we took their ashes and buried them under a tree in our backyard with a memorial stone. They loved laying there in the shade and to us when we're out there and we see that tree we can picture them taking naps under there.

I'm sorry for your loss, and I hope in time memories of Thor will bring a smile to your face and not sadness to your heart.

 

[Smokeycat]

I chose not to get the ashes when my cat died last year. To me the body wasn't her.

 

[Duetsche_Doggen]

That's what I feel somewhat to, I'm not sure if I will do this for every animal I have cat, snake, or even some dogs I may own. I kept the collar from my last dane but not the ashes.

 

[DennasMom]

We had our first dog cremated so we could spread his ashes at his favorite dog park... but they're still here with us. We also put together a "shadow" box with his collar, tags and some pictures. The ashes of our second dog are now in a box next to the first. One of the best memorials we have of him, came from our friend's mom, who did a pencil sketch of him from a photo - it means a lot when you know other people loved your dog as much as you did yourself. It's a beautiful portrait of him... Sure doesn't get any easier, does it?? But, I can't imagine life without a dog. They really are a gift, no matter how short the time we have together.