Pet Crematorium features in new Dog Book

Pet Crematorium features in new

Dog Friendly Gardening Book

Dog-friendly Gardening: Creating a safe haven for you and your dog

I readily admit that I receive a regular stream of calls that other people would consider strange or bizarre and it is rare that I admits to an enquiry ever taking me by surprise, but when Karen Bush contacted me to ask if I would contribute to her book on gardening I was left lost for words!

I am not the world’s greatest gardener and so luckily for me the book in question was called “Dog-friendly gardening – creating a safe haven for you and your dog” and Karen’s request was for some expert advice on pet cremation and burial, as well as information on ways to remember your much loved pet after their death. 

Although I have been asked to contribute to articles before this is the first time I have been involved in a book on gardening!  Karen’s book is a must read for dog lovers as it gives easy to follow advice on, amongst other things, how to make your dog’s environment safe, stimulating and fun for them. 

 

I was really flattered when I was asked to help in the chapter entitled “Goodbye, dear friend” and there is a lovely photograph of my wonderful dog Mikey included in the book.  I still have Mikey’s ashes beside me in my office since his death in 2007 but plan to scatter them in the gardens at Dignity Pet Crematorium when I’m ready.  I can even join him when my time comes now we have permission to also scatter human ashes in our grounds!

Pet death is a taboo subject that many pet owners do not want to think about until their pet is either diagnosed with a life limiting illness or they are faced with the decision to put them to sleep.  This means people are often rushed into making a choice as to what to do with their pet’s body immediately after their death.  Many owners just go with what their vet suggests; and with most vets contracting to weekly collection firms this can lead to their pet being frozen then taken away like waste rather than receiving the dignified send-off that the owner would have perhaps preferred. 

Thinking about it in advance means that people can do their own research and choose a more personal service at a specialist individual pet crematorium or cemetery if they wish.  Alternatively they can opt to bury their pet in their own garden, although they must always consider beforehand what they will do if they move house.

The Author, Karen Bush, has written regularly for leading national magazine Your Dog since its inception and has authored 18 other books to date.  Covering safety, planting (and what not to plant), garden projects and much more Dog-friendly gardening is packed with helpful and innovative ideas to help both owners and their dogs enjoy their garden.   Following the death of her rescue dog Boris, Karen chose to take him to Dignity Pet Crematorium to be individually cremated.  When writing her book she felt that it should also provide owners with help and advice on pet loss. 

 

 

Published in July 2012 and priced at £12.99, the book is now available from the publisher (HubbleandHattie.com), Amazon & other good bookstores.  For media enquiries please contact the publisher Jude Brooks on 07870 623980

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