I am sorry Old E, my sympathy to you and your family. I like Caniche's suggestion of planting a tree, a little ceremony with maybe candles and flowers. Children want to feel that they have contributed something special. The tree will give them a place to go and remember, the circle of life philosophy! Good Luck and our prayers are with you!
Olde, Our thoughts are with you and your family in this most unfortunate time. I hope I have the strength to be able to tell my wife when our GSD crosses the Rainbow Bridge. I feel your lost.
Olde; I'm so sorry. The passing of a loved one is terribly difficult and explaining to young children makes that even more difficult.
When I was a young child (about 5); my father came to me and explained that my dog "Judy" had been called home to be with God. God needed her to help him with all the other dogs in heaven. I remember crying as we buried her that I would be so lonely without Judy and Dad then assured me that I would always have Judy in my heart and whenever I wanted to "talk with her..all I had to do was close my eyes and touch my heart and Judy would be right there. And ya know..she still is.
I want to thank everyone again. All the advice is greatly appreciated. My daughter, in addition to being an avid gardner, also makes stepping stones with stained glass and ceramics, so the tree and stepping stone ideas sound real nice. My wife is digging up old pitctures of dogs I had as a kid, and dogs my daughter had growing up. Having always been a multiple dog house hold, we have lots of photos to show the grandkids the "family" Nate now has. This never gets easier. I just never realized it would be harder with grandkids. Those of you lucky enough to have grand kids know what I mean. The support you get from people you know only thru typed messages is something special. Thanks again. Good night.
I agree that having some sort of ceremonial burial/funeral thing is a very healing and helpful thing to do. We've always done this with our pets. I remember when our St. Bernard died when I was a kid, and how having a funeral for her gave me a chance to say goodbye. When my last dog died, we buried him in the ground and planted a cherry tree on top, while passing around a bottle of Black Dog Ale in the pouring rain; the night before Thanksgiving.
We lost my kids' favorite kitty to a car, and my kids, who were 7 and 9 at the time, were so heartbroken. I had them make a grave marker out of a piece of wood, decorated with crayon drawings of birds and things that the kitty had liked. We had a little burial in the back yard with flowers and everything. It really seemed to help the kids deal with their grief. Funerals are not for the dead, they are for the living, to help them cope with the loss.
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