A Pet's Ashses

[Redrum]

How many of you still keep your beloved pet's ashes ? I have kept mine from my beautiful labrador boy and I feel it is time to actually let go of him now and go and scatter them in some memorial spot...is it weird to hang on to them this long, its been 4 years now...

[China Doll]

People deal with grief differently regardless of whether it's a pet, friend, family member or partner. If you now feel you'd like to scatter them then do so. There's no need to feel weird about it one way or another.

[lankeela]

I know people who have kept them for many years, taking them with them if they move. Personally I don't ever have them back, once they are cremated that is the end as far as I am concerned. The only one that was buried went back to her breeder as she died on Christmas Day and I was working at her kennels, so took her back and buried her where she was born sixteen years before. If you feel like scattering them then do so somewhere that he loved to run.

[lardhelmet]

We buried all my daughter's pets in the garden. There used to be little wooden crosses all over the place. Now she's working abroad, I've pulled all the crosses out & had the lawn re-turfed. Think she'd got over it if her last visit was anything to go by

[hippyhoppy]

I've still got my dogs ashes sitting on the lounge table and she popped her paws 3 years ago. I was going to bury her in the garden, but because she died in the February I felt that it would be too cold in the ground (daft I know!). I expect when Perry the Puss dies I shall keep him too!!

[brenda]

I have scattered all my pets ashes at the edge of the sea--where we used to walk. Go along there each day with my latest pet and can still remember them all.

[jules77]

I had my last dogs ashes back, and it was the original intention to bury the casket, but I worried the casket would rot in the ground and we couldnt take him with us if we moved house, so he will stay where he is on the fire place.

[Meg]

First time I had a dog cremated (18 years ago) I bought a shrub and buried the ashes under it. The casket they came in is still in the lounge. I lost another last May, her ashes are still sitting on a shelf over her duvet in the kitchen, I do still have another old dog so the duvet is still used!! Maybe when Meg goes I will decide what to do with the ashes and put them both to rest together.

[woofgang]

DH and I feel we have no need to keep the envelope that housed the spirit. Our gone befores never leave us.

[LoftyLottie]

Hello Woofgang :o). I agree with you.

[cherrypoker]

Hi,

I lost my beloved lurcher Rocky on 17th september 2008. I have his ashes and keep them on my bedroom window sill where i see him every morning when i get up and last thing at night before i go to sleep.
I too don't like the idea of him being in the cold ground so i will always keep him with me, where he would want to be anyway.
I don't think there is a right way or a wrong way, it's just a personal choice and it has to be one that you're happy with x

[Redrum]

Thank you all for your responses, I don't feel so 'weird' now, and have actually decided to keep my 'boy' with me, I did try and make the break to scatter him, but to be honest the house would feel 'empty' without him there...I do know the exact place I would like to scatter him and its a lovely, peaceful place where he had the most fun as a growing dog...but for now I cant quite take that step...bless him

[lankeela]

Found this, expensive but a lasting reminder:

http://www.ashesintog...uk/memorialglass.html

[boxtops]

It's not weird at all - we kept our little cat's ashes for a few months and when we were ready, we buried them in the garden - back to the soil. You have to be ready, I wish you well with it.