Update on Dog Death and Funeral.... Pictures for those who care

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

Thanks for all the good thoughts in http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=1247592&mesg_id=1247592

I make sure the kids know that other people care. It helps them.

At sunset we laid Casey to rest next to China, our cat who was killed last week. I am pretty sure we buried the stray dog we found dead in our front yard 6 years ago near here, but am not sure. Anyway, fortunately, I did not strike any previous graves.
Casey's casket is a 20 gallon Tupperware-type container. This is the biggest pet I have ever buried, and since she was waaay over 25lbs, illegally at that. Who cares?


So, as you can see, a deep hole was required.
I think I struck oil. Is there oil on LI? Yeah, from the leaks at the gas stations.
Anyway, we read various bible passages, laughed at some of her tricks and remembered her 13 years of fun-filled life.
This dog wanted nothing more than to be near us, and us her.
So, now we have our little graveyard, or Peace Garden, as the kids have dubbed it, and our pets can stay near us.

On EDIT:
Cat is between the fat cat statue and little temporary wooden headstone, dog is behind, under the dog statue.

The future of pets and this household is still up in the air. I am all for it, the wife is not sure she can do it again. The kids have not mentioned it.

Again, I would like to thank each and every one of you who bothered to PM, IM, Email and respond to my posts about our twin tragedies.
God bless you all.

[dolo amber]

1. Awww, WJMS

Bless. :hug:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

2. Thanks for sharing them

I hope you know you are loved and appreciated, scooter...and again...I'm just real sorry...that's a lot of loss in a very short time...I am certain in time, you will all want another animal and another animal will also choose you and your family...it's a given.

[northofdenali]

3. Scoot, it is so very sad to lose a companion of so many years.

My condolences to you and your family. Thank you for the pictures and the wonderful memories on Casey's casket. Her resting place is beautiful. :hug:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

4. kick before I go away for 2 days

don't want to, family don't want me to, but I have to...

fucking work.

[commander bunnypants]

5. thanks for sharing friend

Peace

DDQM

[peacefreak]

6. Dear WJS & family,

In the attics of my life
Full of cloudy dreams unreal
Full of tastes no tongue can know
And lights no eye can see
When there was no ear to hear
You sang to me

I have spent my life
Seeking all that's still unsung
Bent my ear to hear the tune
And closed my eyes to see
When there were no strings to play
You played to me

In the book of love's own dreams
Where all the print is blood
Where all the pages are my days
And all my lights grow old

When I had no wings to fly
You flew to me
You flew to me

In the secret space of dreams
Where I dreaming lay amazed
When the secrets all are told
And the petals all unfold
When there was no dream of mine
You dreamed of me

Casey & China were lucky to have you as family.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

9. thanks for that....

China Cat Sunflower and Casey Jones have a new meaning in our house. obviously we liked them before, now they are requiua, requiems, requiae (?) for our pets.

What the hell is the plural of requiem?

[kodi]

7. Tribute to a dog (George Vest)

"The best friend a man has in the world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name may become traitors to their faith. The money that a man has, he may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it most. A man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us, may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon our heads.

"The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog. A man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer. He will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounters with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wings, and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens.

"If fortune drives the master forth, an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him, to guard him against danger, to fight against his enemies. And when the last scene of all comes, and death takes his master in its embrace and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by the graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad, but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even in death."

George Vest

Scooter, Casey had a damn fine two-legger of a friend in you and i am sure he knew that.

geeze, i have 6 dogs and my old one Kodi is 11 and slowing down rapidly. each time i look at her i try to hold her image in my mind's eye for i know she won't be with me much longer.

[RebelOne]

8. You have gotten me all choked up.

May Casey rest in peace. I am an atheist, so don't believe in heaven. But, if by chance, there is a doggie heaven, I'm sure she is there.