MMD: Should I let them bury the dog?

Riant

Big dog, but if there is room in the garden do a deal. Suggest dog owners pay either £5,000 or % of house price up front (with a minimum of £5,000) Then if the sale falls through - you have at least £5,000. OK £5k might be a bit steep, but it's a starting point

Sublime_2

I would suggest that they cremate the dog, and bury him in the garden, when they move in.

lutzi1

Yes - as soon as they've exchanged contracts. You do want to sell it don't you? Sounds like a great way to get them to sign on the dotted line. (I speak as one with a dear departed pooch in the back garden).

pineapple

Of course it is legal to bury your dog in your garden. But would I let someone come and dig a dirty great hole in my garden and dump their pet in it before exchanging contracts? No way!
While it might well be an inducement to proceed, you never know what last minute problems there might be - on either side.

Errata

pineapple wrote: »

Of course it is legal to bury your dog in your garden. But would I let someone come and dig a dirty great hole in my garden and dump their pet in it before exchanging contracts? No way!

It's a bit of a stretch. A Great Dane is the same size as an adult human being and would need a hole the size of a grave ! Probably need a box the size of a coffin as well.

katieowl_2

TBH I'm surprised they even asked!!! It's not your usual pre-sale request is it?

It's a big dog and I would have thought most people would go down the cremation route if they wanted to keep him. Supposing they need to move in a few years anyway?

I had my dog cremated when he died BECAUSE I couldn't bear the thought of leaving him behind when we moved (which we were planning to do in a couple of years...)

But I did warn the guys who bought our house that my son's pet rats were buried in the garden :rotfl:

Kate

sassy_chick_2

What a Dilemma, I myself own 2 Dogs, and have 2 of my much Loved Dogs who died along time ago buried in my back Garden. How sure are you that they are going to buy your House. Could be awkward if Sale Falls through. Just use your Gut Instint.:eek:

pippitypip_2

Seriously, the original thread was sheer genius, brilliantly entertaining!

pippitypip

redglass_2

And I thought I was paranoid! Some of the replies here are hilarious - like 'it could be something they've run over and they want to conceal it' - in that case, why didn't they just leave it in the road and drive on? Unless the implication is that they've run over a person, which is more or less what some of the other responses are implying. The person who thought they might be in cahoots with another couple should be writing thrillers....lighten up! If you are really concerned, you can be there when it's buried and check that it's a dog. I don't understand all the hoo-hah and hysteria and 'OMG I couldn't bear to think about it' about having a dog buried in your garden. If it's deep enough, which you can specify, you need never know any more about it and needn't tell prospective buyers (and you're leaving anyway). Most gardens have pets buried in them. Death is a fact of life... The chances are that your buyers are sincere and will be more likely to buy the place where Fido is buried. Have a heart. The worst that can happen is that you'll be left with a dog's grave in your garden. If the house is an older property, how do you know you haven't got several dogs buried in there already?


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akarnold

Freeze the dog. Get the vet to do it.
Let them bury it when they move in.
I came back from holidays; the cat was dead and waiting at the vets, frozen.
They asked me when I was coming round to pick it up (and pay the bill), so that they could thaw it out.
But it was still frozen.
The hole that I had dug would not accommodate the stretched out cat so I enlarged the hole at two bottom diagonal corners and the cat fitted.
To the house owners, and the dog owners, I hope that all ends well.