Landlady wants to bury dead dog in the garden

Beetlemama

jjlandlord wrote: »

....it's up to OP to decide.

But it is her property, and she can choose to not have him there. It's not worth losing the house over.

jjlandlord wrote: »

A bit over the top, isn't it?

I said if he wanted to....

DiscoCat54

I wonder if she has any idea how long it will take to big a hole that big??? She'll be there all night if she wants to do it properly! If it's shallow you'll need a couple of paving slabs over the top for a few months to stop any scavenging...

G_M

I would let her bury it and then dig it up.

I had dog stew in China.... delicious!

faerie~spangles

Check with animal control / your local council. Some council's do not allow you to bury pets in the garden.

UnitedSum

DiscoCat54 wrote: »

I've been on the other end of this issue so I woud start by saying that whatever you say or do, please do it with sensitivity. I lived in a rental house that was in a row or three with a communal garden. One of my cats was killed by a car and I asked my neighbours if they would mind if I buried her in the garden (yes, I know I should have asked the LL but I wasn't really thinking) they all agreed however with a compromise on the position (area closer to compost heap rather than under the apple tree).

I came back home at lunchtime the following day and found a cardboard box in my kitchen with a note from my LL saying 'you should have asked'. Inside the box was my poor cat - following a tip off from one of my neighbours he had exhumed her and deposited her in my house.

Opening that box was the most horrific moment of my whole life....

OMG, how horrible. I'm very sorry that happened to you. Asking for permission from the landlord, as you say, would have been better, but what he did was way out of order. And how nice a neighbour that they couldn't be upfront. Geez...

UnitedSum

As others have said, I think legally you don't have to accommodate this.

If it makes any difference in putting your fears to rest as to whether or not it will attract bugs, etc., I had my small dog buried in my garden many years ago. He was placed in a wooden box, and the hole was at least 3 feet deep. We planted a garden on top, and, unless you were to install a pool later and dig up the earth, you'd never know it was there. :-)

Please be sensitive to the lady though. Losing a dog hurts, and she might not even intend to encroach on your rights and not be thinking clearly.

katepnlo

I will go against the grain here.
If I was in the op situation I wouldn't be fighting it.
I would see it as I was borrowing her home, regardless of rent. The owner has lost a beloved pet who she obviously cares deeply for.
I wouldn't think twice about it. Dig the turf up carefully. Lay it back down. Won't notice after too long. It's coming towards winter time gardens don't tend to be used very much in our wonderful winter season.

I don't see what harm it will do...It's not like the space will be cornered off with a headstone. It will become part of the garden again

UnitedSum

katepnlo wrote: »

I will go against the grain here.
If I was in the op situation I wouldn't be fighting it.
I would see it as I was borrowing her home, regardless of rent. The owner has lost a beloved pet who she obviously cares deeply for.
I wouldn't think twice about it. Dig the turf up carefully. Lay it back down. Won't notice after too long. It's coming towards winter time gardens don't tend to be used very much in our wonderful winter season.

I don't see what harm it will do...It's not like the space will be cornered off with a headstone. It will become part of the garden again

Yes, for what it's worth I would allow it also. (Unless the landlady has been horrible to me in the past.) I guess it's more whether or not he's obligated to allow it...

robpw2

DiscoCat54 wrote: »

I've been on the other end of this issue so I woud start by saying that whatever you say or do, please do it with sensitivity. I lived in a rental house that was in a row or three with a communal garden. One of my cats was killed by a car and I asked my neighbours if they would mind if I buried her in the garden (yes, I know I should have asked the LL but I wasn't really thinking) they all agreed however with a compromise on the position (area closer to compost heap rather than under the apple tree).

I came back home at lunchtime the following day and found a cardboard box in my kitchen with a note from my LL saying 'you should have asked'. Inside the box was my poor cat - following a tip off from one of my neighbours he had exhumed her and deposited her in my house.

Opening that box was the most horrific moment of my whole life....

i hope you had your landlord done for unauthorised entry , to both house and garden

bouicca21

It'll be very difficult to accomplish. I'd be suggesting cremation and either a doggy urn for the ashes or scattering them in a favourite place for walkies.