has anyone buried their deceased dog in their backyard?

Question

i have to make plans for my dog who will be euthanized soon i have a big yard and thought about burying him i need to find out stuff like how deep the grave should be the pros and cons of burying the body vs creamation.

it is my understanding if you have your dog creamated it is usually put in a freezer and creamated with other pets and you dont get just your pets ashes same thing goes if your dog is euthanuzed at the vets and you leave the body. for extra money, at the pet creamatorium i can just have my dog creamated alone and watch the dog go into the oven im sorry if i grossed anyone out

Answer 1

Sorry about your dog.The pros of burying your dog would probably be that it's a lot cheaper than cremation.I would go ahead and bury him in the backyard.That way you can talk to him whenever you want.I'm not sure how deep you should go.Once again sorry!

Answer 2

I have buried 4 dogs in the backyard, 2 were when I was younger and were buried at the family home. When my parents sold the house it didn't bother me to leave them, as it had been so many years. I also felt that was there home and that is where they belonged. The soil was easy to dig. Then I moved to a part of the city where the soil is awful, need a jackhammer to dig. I paid someone to do it, which was still cheaper than creamation. although that was not my reason for burying her at home. She died at home and it was shocking and I couldn't take her somewhere to be creamated, I needed her at home to honor her. We only went down 3 feet after it settled we put flagstone on top of it. Later I put a large pot on top of it, you can change flowers. I also put a dog statue on it. She has a sister and my mothers dog was living with me at the time and neither one never tried to dig it up. However, I know people who have land and put lime in grave. Now a few days ago her sister died and I was going to bury her sister on the other side of the tree so they would be together, couldn't do it because main roots to tree were there. Had to find another location in yard and soil is hard, I was adamant about wanting to bury her in yard because sister is buried in yard and it was creating problems. I'm glad I did it, however, I said that is the last pet I am burying in my yard. They were med. sized dogs husky mix. It is so much easier to creamate them and you can get a special urn and put what you want on it, you can take them with you if you move, and like the previous post said, while he's on the computer he sees his dog and the picture. So it really is an idividual decision on what you emotionally feel good about. Good luck.

Answer 3

I have not buried my dog in the backyard. I could have, but I chose cremation. The cremation option was great. I know this may not be what others want to read about, but the ashes came in a very nice box, which was sealed, and a great velvet bag to keep the box in. We put a picture of our daughter with the dog when he was still in good shape on top of it. It's not this showy conspicuous urn or anything, it doesn't jump out at you, it's just there. You would just think there was a picture of the dog on top of a box if you didn't know better. I like that I can look up when I'm at the computer and see his photo and I think that feels better than him being buried out back, but who knows? I would think you'd have to dig pretty deep if you do. Probably less than 6 feet, but more than 3. (?) I'm sorry about your dog. I know that is a very difficult decision and process.

Answer 4

I have both cremated a dog as well as buried them in my back yard. If you choose to bury him I would dig down 3 feet and leave a mound of dirt on top of the grave so that the when the ground settles it doesn't dip down. Though you always hear that people are buried 6 feet deep its important to note that the top of the casket in really only three feet down. Our dogs grave site was never dug up by an animal and it has been 14 years.
I truthfully think cremation is the best form of disposition. I love the fact that my other dog sits in a wooden box on my bookshelf where I can see it and remember him. Not to mention that you can take his remains with you if you move. Whats even better is that you can bury half the ashes in the ground and keep the other half in a box or urn of some sort.
if you do decide to cremate look on line for a dog funeral home near you. They are much better with cremation. Also some funeral homes will cremate your dog for you.

Answer 5

We have a pet cemetery in our back yard where i grew up b/c i had so many pets over the years. Some cities/counties have regulations against pet burials, but what they don't know won't hurt them. There are so many ways, it depends on the area you live in... this biggest thing is that you do not want any other creatures to find your pets remains, so keep that in mind and decide whether you should have a wooden box made or something else. Most vets will offer some sort of cardboard option (everywhere I've worked has had cardboard coffins, not just boxes). the other option is to cover the grave-site with rocks which sometimes looks nice and gives you a place to visit, an actual grave not just a place in the yard. Either way I'm sorry for what you are going through, but as you already know euthanasia is something wonderful that we can offer our pets so they do not have to suffer in this world unnecessarily. Thank you for giving him that gift. The pain of the loss will get better over time.

As far as cremation goes most of the time the pets are put in the a freezer until the cremation service can come pick them up. Most places offer some sort of private cremation where your pet is cremated alone and you get the ashes back, the other options are to have them cremated with other pets (this costs less) sometimes you can get ashes back in this case as well someitmes not, it depends on the place. I really don't know if you want to watch your pet be burned, but every one i different and need differnet things for closure.

Answer 6

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has anyone buried their deceased dog in their backyard?
i have to make plans for my dog who will be euthanized soon i have a big yard and thought about burying him i need to find out stuff like how deep the grave should be the pros and cons of burying the body vs creamation.

Answer 7

Here's a site with info about this:
http://www.pet-loss.net/funeral.html
I have a friend who buried his dog in his backyard and put a nice stone over it with a brass plaque on it. I don't know how deeply the pet was buried. I'd think about 3 feet would be enough to keep away wild animals digging there.
Here's another site with suggestions:
http://www.drdog.com/bereavement.htm

Answer 8

Some places have laws against burying animals in the city. I'd check into that first. My vet has a little animal cemetary back behind their office, maybe yours does too.

We buried my dog in a box with a soft blanket probably about 4-5 ft deep. I'm sorry about your loss.

Answer 9

I live in a rural area. Part of my back yard could be considered a pet cemetery because of all our pets there.
I dug the graves for our dogs about waist deep. Good thing I don't have close neighbors because I was crying each time. My wife, kids, and I had a kind of funeral both times speaking of the fun we had while crying over the loss. I planted a flowering dogwood over the graves to mark them. Both our dogs died at home so we didn't even think of cremation, but it would be easier to bury cremated remains instead of a large dog like our collie.

Answer 10

2yrs ago I had to put my Rot/Chow mix to sleep. . he weighed 106 lbs and I buried in my backyard but then again I live in the country. . .watch out for your neighbors if you live in the city,some people can get really up in the air about this sort of thing.
All my life we always buried our animals in our yard. We continued to feel as though we had them close to us.
As time goes by,the grief we felt lessened so when it was time to move we were healed over the loss of our pets.
When you bury the animal make sure the depth of the grave is about twice the size of the animal.
This keeps predators such as other dogs or cats that can get in your yard from disturbing the grave.
I always wrap a blanket or sheet around my pet. . kinda makes me feel as though I have just put them to bed.(And in my mind,that is where he is......asleep.)
I always mark the grave and visit it ocassionally and think of the good times we had together.
Cremation does cost and for me,though I know I need to go through the grieving process,I don't want to hang onto it and I am afraid I would do that if I had ashes around.
Some states have laws the govern spreading human ashes but I am not sure about animal ashes so if you consider cremation,you might need to check this out.

Answer 11

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I'm sorry to hear you lost you dog. It takes a long time to get over it. There should not be any problems having your dog buried in the backyard. I think you have been hurt enough by loosing him.