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[quote=Anonymous]18:37 again - OP, as someone else said, if he dies at home, you can take him to the vet and they will send him out to be cremated. You will probably be able to choose regular cremation (cheaper but you don't get ashes back) or private cremation (they will put the ashes in a nice small container and give them back to you). We chose private cremation for both dogs and the ashes came back to us in beautiful little wooden boxes carved with a tree of life on top, and their names on brass plates. They're on a shelf in the living room...the boxes were too pretty to bury. I decided when I die and am cremated, I want their boxes put in with me wherever I end up. I want my buddies to sleep on my bed forever.

We took our 60-lb. Lab in after he died (picked up the dog bed with him on it and put it in the back of the SUV). There was no way we could dig a grave that big, and it was winter. They were waiting for us and took him in the side door, not through the main waiting room entrance. I recommend you call your vet and say that while you don't expect this imminently, you are wondering what to do if your dog dies at home and what the options are for dealing with his remains. If they won't take a body, they surely can recommend someone else who will. There may be private pet crematoriums in the area who will pick up as well.[/quote]

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