MMD: Should I let them bury the dog?

leeparkinson

Let the bereaved family bury their beloved dog. They will be more likely to complete the sale and it will be less likely to fall through.

Even if the sale falls through, who cares - you're selling the house. The hole will not be that obvious.

Also, come on have a heart - just let them bury it!

Dogmad

The answer is a definite 'NO' - a great dane is a huge dog to bury and it would mean digging a big hole in the garden!
I faced a similar dilemma with my first dog when I was about to move. I paid to have the dog cremated individually and was really surprised at the beautiful casket that came back. The best thing to do then is to bury the casket in a plant pot (with plant, of course!) and the plant pot and dog can move with you...
I guess I have to ask the question that if they do bury the dog in the garden and then decide to move again are they going to dig it up...........?!?l

miaggi

I'd consider it. It would certainly be a bargaining tool if any problems crop up with the sale, give your buyers a very good incentive to not pull out of the deal at the last minute.

anggrrr

They're not daft: £200 for a cremation vs. free in your garden. I'd say no and suggest that they store it until the move goes through.

EDITED TO ADD: I am a pet owner, by the way. I certainly wouldn't bury my animal in a garden until I knew the house was going to be mine. In fact, having buried one cat it's really sad and stressful digging the hole. The next is being cremated.

MattLG

Definitely yes.

You are moving out regardless of what happens.

If the dog is buried in your back garden, they will definitely buy.....even if you put the price up afterwards ;-)

Once it's buried, they can't back out.

MattLG

JennyBratz

One of our Great Danes died in her sleep while we were on holiday last year but our housesitter contacted the vet and they put her body in their freezer until we got home. Yes, we did bury her in our garden - with the aid of a JCB! I would suggest to them that they ask their vet to put their dog in cold storage until they exchange contracts on your house.

Julie_Albon

Its a bizarre request for a house that although they want to buy they might not end up with (speaking from experience here).

I think its a very personal thing, but you are within your rights to say no, (I'm sure I would), and if they are considering leaving the other house, they are probably not wanting to upset the layout of the garden for their prospective buyers, nothing to do with not wanting to leave it behind!!!

It may seem a bit harsh saying no, but if they dont end up with the house, do you fancy having the dog dug back up, to be reburied wherever they end up?

tbs624

Don't take it too seriously guys. Check out the original thread on the HBRS board and you'll see that the OP has a definite skill: he has made many people smile.

It's likely that few of us will see peg bags, Bags for Life, pond liners, koi carp or Great Danes, or indeed in-advance-of-completion requests from house buyers, in quite the same way again.:D

Littlemissteapot

Short version = No

Longer version = The sale of the house can still fall through even if they are 100% committed such as, one of them could lose their job, their buyer (if they have one) could pull out etc and you'll end up with a dead Great Dane in your yard and the disruption of them retrieving it. It might not be so nice digging up remains?

Decline their request but suggest they have their pet cremated. They can either buy a plot in a pet cemetry so that they visit their pet anytime in the future (including when they eventually sell "your" house) or they can bury the urn when the purchase is successful.
If they don't want cremation, their veterinary practice will cold store their pet for them.

If they are 100% committed in buying your house, this request would not put them off. If they refuse to buy your house because of this then they weren't that committed in the first place.

You could ask your estate agents (if you are using them) to negotiate this for you because you are probably paying them quite abit of money.

Evilm

tbs624 wrote: »

Don't take it too seriously guys. Check out the original thread on the HBRS board and you'll see that the OP has a definite skill: he has made many people smile.

It's likely that few of us will see peg bags, Bags for Life, pond liners, koi carp or Great Danes, or indeed in-advance-of-completion requests from house buyers, in quite the same way again.:D

It was a brilliant thread wasn't it?

Having read that thread my answer would be "No!" from now on!