No funny answers please guys!!
2007-03-01 22:24:36 · 13 answers · asked by Chris 5 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I'm really very sorry to hear of your loss. :-(
Forgive me if the info I'm going to give you sounds clinical - I'm trying to keep it that way so I don't start howling about losing my own pets. I hope it doesn't sound cold.
Make sure there is at least three feet of soil between the top of the casket and the ground; this will prevent other animals digging up the grave. It is also a good idea when backfilling to compact the ground at levels of, say, a foot to prevent settlement. A temporary paving slab, or something similar, offers further protection.
The Environment Agency recommends that graves should be more than 250 metres from any well or borehole, 10 metres from ponds or streams and 1.5 metres from underground pipes and cables. Animals buried in fields should be 250 metres from any human-consumption water supply, 30 metres from any other spring and 10 metres from any field drain.
It is best not to bury your pet in a plastic container as the gases may build up - a plastic bag folded at the top and used as a waterproof lining for a casket should allow sufficient circulation of air.
It is a good idea to use a memorial to mark the plot where your pet's remains are laid. Suitable markers are oak memorials, granite or slate headstones, stone animal ornaments, wall plaques, a birdbath or similar garden ornament; or, alternatively, you could plant a tree, a shrub or a rosebush over the grave.
Once again, I am sorry to hear about this, I've been there and I know how you feel.
2007-03-01 22:33:54 · answer #1 · answered by Wildamberhoney 6 · 12⤊ 0⤋
If you are going to dig the grave in your garden dig it good and deep as others have said it keeps other animals from digging it up again. but I think a good reason for digging it deep so as if when some other family moves into your house in time you don't know what the new owner will do perhaps change the garden completely ,so you don't want your pets bones dug up again. Also make sure there is no services like drain pipes or water pipes near as they are also likely to be dug up in the future.
But I am also sorry for the loss of your pet, I know I've been there
2007-03-01 22:49:48 · answer #2 · answered by alex winefly 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Digging Dog Garden Ornament
2016-10-17 03:05:39 · answer #3 · answered by carollo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we had a big GS dog, :(, and we buried him about five feet down so no wild animal dig him up,we also put him in a bag and threw in a couple pictures for him.for the first week we covered it with rocks-to ensure no wild animal dug it up-and then we make a nice grave...but not a tombstone......we are planing to plan some beautiful flowers around it in spring :)I'm sorry about your loss,stay on the safe side when "digging"
2007-03-01 23:20:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When our dog died, we buried him 3 feet down. Any less than that makes it easier for other animals and scavengers to dig up the grave.
You would be very upset if you found the grave undug. Keep a heavy stone on the top for a while until the ground settles.
Sorry for your loss.
2007-03-01 22:32:27 · answer #5 · answered by Dogs'r'us 4 · 8⤊ 0⤋
WildAmberHoney gave the absolute best answer, no doubt about it.
I merely wanted to add my condolences as to your loss. I know from my own experience how devastating it is. Just this past Friday my fierce little Chihuahua went after a coyote he felt he had to protect us from. He gave his life for us.
We rent, so we have our beloved furchildren cremated and kept in cedar boxes. If I ever can bring myself to part with what is left of their earthly remains, I will pour them into the Colorado river, or maybe the ocean, so they can be citizens of the world. Or if we are ever fortunate enough to own property, we may make a memorial garden for them and plant them there.
Again, I send you my deepest sympathies on the loss of your beloved family member.
2007-03-02 01:16:18 · answer #6 · answered by doggzma 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Dig it at least 3 feet deep..any shallower and wild animals will try to dig it up.People are buried 6 ft under for a reason.
2007-03-01 22:37:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I would dig it 12" (1 foot) deep.
Wrap in news paper first.
Plant a rose or some nice flowers on top as a remeinder of your pet.
2007-03-01 22:32:07 · answer #8 · answered by Froggy 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
as deep as you can go. we buried the pet rabbit two foot in plastic box , and a fox dug her up ........horrible. we always put our dogs in wooden box with toys ect picture /note in plastic bag in case years to come we move ,and the new peolpe start to dig ...........sad day but loving owners take care of there own
2007-03-02 01:25:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm very sorry for your loss.
We had to get in a backhoe to dig graves for our Danes. I would prefer to cremate them, but we aren't close enough to that service.
2007-03-02 02:11:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋