Dog buried in garden help (sorry)

Akahotpot

You wont need to dig it up ,it will drooling at your back door soon if Stephen King is to be believed

sheepy21

Personally, out of respect I'd avoid digging the area of garden you think it's buried in. Not very nice to dig up someone's pet and throw it in the bin, deserves it's resting place, imho.

moneyistooshorttomention

sheepy21 wrote: »

Personally, out of respect I'd avoid digging the area of garden you think it's buried in. Not very nice to dig up someone's pet and throw it in the bin, deserves it's resting place, imho.

Huh????

The dog is no longer living in its body so to say - its spirit will be happily romping around elsewhere (occasionally coming back to check on family members). That I know - because one of our family dogs comes back at intervals checking on one or other of us and three of us have been aware of her doing so one way or another.

The previous owner of the house didn't show much "respect" to bury an animal (their pet or otherwise) in the garden of a house she knew very well someone else would own at some point and might find the "remains".

molerat

Akahotpot wrote: »

You wont need to dig it up ,it will drooling at your back door soon if Stephen King is to be believed

With your user name I am dubious of the reasons for your interest in this thread

AdrianC

AndyPix wrote: »

A "lab cross" kind of indicates it's a lab, with a bit of something else in it

So it wouldnt be too much of a stretch to assume this dog is labrador sized

It takes two parents, each contributing half of the cross, y'know.


If one parent was a Lab, and the other parent was a Great Dane, it's a Lab cross. It's also a Great Dane cross.


If one parent was a Lab, and the other parent was a Chihuahua, it's a Lab cross. It's also a Chihuahua cross.


Obviously, both conceptions are going to involve a stepladder (and perhaps gaffer tape), but they're also both going to result in a Lab cross. They will almost certainly not result in dogs of the same size. Cross a Lab with something else of a similar size, and you're going to end up with something Lab size, though.

Slithery

DCFC79 wrote: »

Is it something you can stomach?

For a horrible second I thought you were going somewhere else with that...

[Deleted User]

I don't think its as big a problem as you are supposing. If you find something suspicious (and you may not, it may be rotted away except for bones) just back off, fill the hole in again while removing what brambles you can. Most bramble roots won't go too far down anyway. You will be using a spade/fork so its not like you have to touch it or anything.

You don't have to dig over every square inch of ground, we aren't talking a mammoth here. Just put a ring of bricks round the area and plant something shallow or let it be a wild area. No biggie. Lots of benefits to having such things in a garden.

sheepy21

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Huh????

The dog is no longer living in its body so to say - its spirit will be happily romping around elsewhere (occasionally coming back to check on family members). That I know - because one of our family dogs comes back at intervals checking on one or other of us and three of us have been aware of her doing so one way or another.

The previous owner of the house didn't show much "respect" to bury an animal (their pet or otherwise) in the garden of a house she knew very well someone else would own at some point and might find the "remains".

We're all entitled our own beliefs, but for me when someone or something's had been laid to rest they should be left. The area the dog has been buried could surely be lightly dug over so as not to dig it up, but still make the garden nice.

My parents garden is full of all our deceased pets; dogs, rabbits, cats etc. For us we love our pets and like them buried in our garden so they're still with us, I don't think that's disrespectful because you never know when you'll be leaving your home :think:

G_M

Ah! Found it!


https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2636903

AdrianC

G_M wrote: »

Ah! Found it!

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2636903

I was wondering how long...