living memory

Harry Sorum · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:43 am Post subject: living memory

losing a pet can be just as painful as losing a special someone or a next of kin. but, how do we keep the good memories of our pets alive? pet cremation or pet preservation?

Ruben Swingler · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:40 pm Post subject: picture

for me a photo of my pet will be just fine..put it in a wooden frame get some wild flowers from the field put them beside the photo o my departed pet and cry a tear or two will do..

Harry Sorum · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:11 am Post subject: pet preservation

for me pet preservation reduces the sanctity of your departed pet, it makes your doggy or kitty just another stuff in the house.

Sasha MacNeille · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:38 am Post subject:

a video and a photograph of my pet is all that I need to remember her by. and I definitely don't want my pet preserved.

Jennifer Trenton · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:07 am Post subject: to remember

yeah! a video and photograph surely helps. i also keep an old favorite toy. but what really makes me remember is being with the puppy my pet had.

Pauline Weiss · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:09 am Post subject:

what's more important are the memories and the good times you two shared when your pet was still alive.

i think cremation is overly dramatic and preservation "cheapens" your pet. with that said, i think i'd just settle with burying my departed pet.

Angela Gellis · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:49 pm Post subject:

I keep photos of my pet in an album, and I even have some digital copies in my desktop and mobile phone, which serves to remind me of my pet wherever I go. I usually look at our photos together 'coz they remind me of our happy and fun memories.

Pet cremation and pet preservation are just not my thing, and I don't intend to resort to any of these things - I think they're just too creepy.

Kenny Bates · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:47 am Post subject: in black and white

yeah, photographs are a sure way to keep the memories of our pets alive, but i suggest black and white photos for departed pets, black and white ones just make the memory twice sweeter..

Libby Bowen · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:21 am Post subject:

i cannot imagine having my pet preserved. as for cremation, i don't like this too. i agree with angela when she said that it's just too creepy.

Douglas Barr · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:35 pm Post subject:

I share your sentiments; I do not want my pet preserved or cremated, too. A photo and some of its toys or possessions will do just fine.

Trish Coyne · Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:46 am Post subject:

i keep a scrapbook for my pets. most of the pictures have little notes saying when the picture was taken, what we were doing. this will be enough to keep my pets alive in my memory.

Alan Pugliese · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:37 am Post subject:

i'll get another that looks and behaves like my departed pet.

Alan Pugliese · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:37 am Post subject:

i'll get another that looks and behaves like my departed pet.

Beatrice Dixon · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:59 pm Post subject:

does anyone here go for pet cloning? 'coz i don't. i think it's just way too creepy.

Liz Munro · Hairball Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 44

personally i don't believe in dog cloning. i don't need to revive a dead pet just to feel better. my memories of my pet are enough to remember him by.

Susie Lefler · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 9:37 am Post subject:

pet cloning won't necessarily "revive" your pet. the thing with pet cloning is that only the pet's looks remain the same. the personality will be different. so it's just like your pet, but not really. does that make sense? Laughing

Beatrice Dixon · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 4:24 pm Post subject:

Makes sense susie. pet cloning is like an insult to your departed pet...i'd rather let my pet rest in peace than resort to this.

Douglas Barr · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 10:38 am Post subject:

A clone of my pet is not my pet -- if you know what I mean. Nothing can replace a dear departed friend Crying or Very sad