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One of my loved doggies past away this year and I had her cremated. I made a picture memorial and have her ashes in front of her picture in my bedroom. My original plan was to spread her ashes in her favorite park (Fort Funston). However, I feel good knowing she is in my room, so I haven't done it yet. I would actually like to keep her with me now, but my superstitious side is telling me she might feel trapped. I don't want to be selfish, but at the same time she was happy with me.
I hope this doesn't sound too silly, but what are your thoughts... Do you think it makes any difference in doggy after life?
We lost 2 last year and now their ashes are on a shelf in our family room as a memorial. I would even think of spreading them anywhere.
That makes me feel better. I don't know why, but I had this feeling of guilt not spreading her ashes, but when I get another dog, I don't want her to feel like, oh you got a new dog so you dumped my ashes. I think I just needed to hear it from another dog lover that keeping her in my house is okay. Thanks! lol
I think it's more that it comforts us to do what we feel would have suited them in life. The three dogs we've owned that passed, are all in little urns on a shelf in our living room. But we did take a little bit of the ashes from each and scatter them under a tree they loved to chase each other around. We've since moved from that house, and I'm glad they're with us, as they wanted to be in life. But really, I don't think they are with us because of the ashes. I think they'd be near us anyway, because they're in our hearts.
Get a big planter and some sort of plant that you like, a dwarf tree even. Mix the ashes into the soil and transplant into the bigger planter with the ash/soil mix. I have a mini orange tree and an umbrella plant for two of our past pets.
We were going to put our Hallie's ashes in her food bowl because she was the most amazing chow hound. We nixed that idea. Then Jimmy passed six weeks later, and now we have them both, in the original sealed boxes, on the fireplace mantle, along with their pawprints. We will never spread them anywhere. They will always be with us.
I'm keeping all of my dog ashes around so they can be mixed with mine before my box is planted beneath the 800-year-old oak tree that serves as the family ash place on our ranch.
I'm keeping all of my dog ashes around so they can be mixed with mine before my box is planted beneath the 800-year-old oak tree that serves as the family ash place on our ranch.
That is my plan too, except we will be buried in the plot next to my Mom at the cemetery.
Bear's ashes are divided......a few in a place in his favorite room.......and a few in the woods he played in.
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