what do you do when your dog dies?

NWRA · 12.15.2008, 10:26 AM

I've never had a dog, and neither has my friend. Yesterday we got into a drunken argument about what you do when your dog dies.

He said that you have to tell the Police which seems bizarre to me; would you tell them if you're goldfish had died? Someone else overheard us and said that you just bury it in your garden, but then their friend got involved and said that you're not allowed to bury it - something to do with a new law after the foot-and-mouth-crisis. I wasn't sure about this, but I did wonder what someone who lived in a flat would do - they can't bury it anywhere, anyway. Surely you don't put a dead dog in the bin?

Can anyone on here solve this mystery for me/us? I'm from the UK but I'd be interested to see if there are cultural variations.

ploesj · 12.15.2008, 10:28 AM

here in belgium you can't just bury him too, you have to take it to the vet and they take care of it (read: cremate)

terriblecanyons · 12.15.2008, 10:38 AM

Yeah, you just take it to a vet and they cremate it.

noisereductions · 12.15.2008, 10:39 AM

I cried, skipped the Melvins show I had tickets for and drank a lot.

gualbert · 12.15.2008, 10:47 AM

In the bin, if he's not too big.
Or in a pet cemetary.

Savage Clone · 12.15.2008, 10:58 AM

No one who actually loves their dog like a family member puts in the bin, for chrissakes.

You get your friend cremated just like you would if s/he were your mother, and then you grieve for a very long time.

For fuck's sake, people.

Savage Clone · 12.15.2008, 11:45 AM

I don't think you are technically allowed to bury pets on your urban properties here in MN, but lots of people do it anyway. I'm sure the laws on this vary widely in different states/municipalities.

!@#$%! · 12.15.2008, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by noisereductions

I cried, skipped the Melvins show I had tickets for and drank a lot.

sounds about right

shentov · 12.15.2008, 12:57 PM

noisereductions: i'd go to the Melvins show and drink myself out of reality, kind of agressively grieve for my pet while enjoying the gig.
sorry, may sound not right at all to you, but dude, its the fucking Melvins.

i'd go nuts if Yoda the cat dies though. but he's so young and small and cute I hope we'll live together for a long long time anyway.

PS never had a dog.

afterthefact · 12.15.2008, 12:59 PM

I hear that local Chinese restraunts will give up to $50 bucks for them. More if they are already skinned.

shentov · 12.15.2008, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by afterthefact

I hear that local Chinese restraunts will give up to $50 bucks for them. More if they are already skinned.

you want to say Vietnamese or at least Korean.
not sure about Korea though. maybe they were eating cats, i may be wrong. it's the Vietnamese that have dog meals in their cuisine (sp?)

floatingslowly · 12.15.2008, 01:23 PM

I'd have it stuffed and mounted.

and by that, I mean, have sex with it.

✌➬ · 12.15.2008, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by floatingslowly

I'd have it stuffed and mounted.

and by that, I mean, have sex with it.

Damn you are harsh with girlgun.

max · 12.15.2008, 01:37 PM

I'll bury my cat in my yard. If I happen to outlive her.

floatingslowly · 12.15.2008, 01:38 PM

girlgun is feline.

dogs suck.

✌➬ · 12.15.2008, 01:40 PM

I prefer a pussy over a bitch.

Rob Instigator · 12.15.2008, 01:56 PM

when my dog had to be put to sleep it was horrible. the vet had a disposal fee.

pantophobia · 12.15.2008, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by noisereductions

I cried, skipped the Melvins show I had tickets for and drank a lot.

pretty much, including the shock the night of, the day after sleep all day, then the next 3 day total haze of drunkiness

max · 12.15.2008, 03:53 PM

what do you do when your mom is a skinhead?

greedrex · 12.15.2008, 03:56 PM

you write a song about it

12.15.2008, 10:26 AM	#1
NWRA children of satan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leeds Posts: 367	I've never had a dog, and neither has my friend. Yesterday we got into a drunken argument about what you do when your dog dies. He said that you have to tell the Police which seems bizarre to me; would you tell them if you're goldfish had died? Someone else overheard us and said that you just bury it in your garden, but then their friend got involved and said that you're not allowed to bury it - something to do with a new law after the foot-and-mouth-crisis. I wasn't sure about this, but I did wonder what someone who lived in a flat would do - they can't bury it anywhere, anyway. Surely you don't put a dead dog in the bin? Can anyone on here solve this mystery for me/us? I'm from the UK but I'd be interested to see if there are cultural variations.
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ploesj invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: antwerp. Posts: 2,901	here in belgium you can't just bury him too, you have to take it to the vet and they take care of it (read: cremate) __________________ blog flickr
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terriblecanyons invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: the land where large fuzzy dice still hang proudly like testicles from rear-view mirrors Posts: 5,949	Yeah, you just take it to a vet and they cremate it.
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noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	I cried, skipped the Melvins show I had tickets for and drank a lot.
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gualbert the end of the ugly Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,088	In the bin, if he's not too big. Or in a pet cemetary.
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12.15.2008, 10:58 AM	#6
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	No one who actually loves their dog like a family member puts in the bin, for chrissakes. You get your friend cremated just like you would if s/he were your mother, and then you grieve for a very long time. For fuck's sake, people.
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12.15.2008, 11:45 AM	#7
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	I don't think you are technically allowed to bury pets on your urban properties here in MN, but lots of people do it anyway. I'm sure the laws on this vary widely in different states/municipalities.
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12.15.2008, 12:57 PM	#9
shentov expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 1,223	noisereductions: i'd go to the Melvins show and drink myself out of reality, kind of agressively grieve for my pet while enjoying the gig. sorry, may sound not right at all to you, but dude, its the fucking Melvins. i'd go nuts if Yoda the cat dies though. but he's so young and small and cute I hope we'll live together for a long long time anyway. PS never had a dog. __________________
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afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	I hear that local Chinese restraunts will give up to $50 bucks for them. More if they are already skinned. __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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floatingslowly invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 21,165	I'd have it stuffed and mounted. and by that, I mean, have sex with it.
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max expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: sardinia, italy Posts: 1,262	I'll bury my cat in my yard. If I happen to outlive her. __________________ A Dance Of Shadows - Kingdom Of Night
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floatingslowly invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 21,165	girlgun is feline. dogs suck.
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✌➬ invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: ιλ Posts: 5,754	I prefer a pussy over a bitch.
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,991	when my dog had to be put to sleep it was horrible. the vet had a disposal fee. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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