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re: Should kids participate in dog burial?
Posted on 7/1/19 at 1:21 pm to Forty Arpent
Posted on 7/1/19 at 1:21 pm to Forty Arpent
Sounds like this is more for you than your kids. What does a 5 and 2 year old care?
Dig a hole and move on. Just tell your kids the dog is gone to doggy heaven. Why complicate it?
Dig a hole and move on. Just tell your kids the dog is gone to doggy heaven. Why complicate it?
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Posted on 7/1/19 at 1:22 pm to Forty Arpent
Of course they should. Stop sheltering your kids from the realities of life. Kids are strong enough to handle it.
This is a big mistake that parents make today that has negative psychological consequences.
This is a big mistake that parents make today that has negative psychological consequences.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 1:23 pm to Forty Arpent
Can't wait for this day, pets 
Posted on 7/1/19 at 1:25 pm to Michael Hayes
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I wouldn't at those ages. Just bury the dog and tell them it went to dog heaven.
Better yet, build a catapult and launch it as high as you can and tell them you sent it to dog heaven
Posted on 7/1/19 at 1:27 pm to Demshoes
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Plowed her roast beef,
Posted on 7/1/19 at 1:31 pm to Forty Arpent
don't lie to your kids. teach them to handle their own emotions and that sadness and death are important parts of respecting the love and loyalty that a pet gave your family.never too early to start that, it gives you more well-balanced kids.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 1:31 pm to Forty Arpent
"Should kids participate in dog burial?" he asked gravely.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 1:32 pm to High C
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Plowed her roast beef,
yeah, I think I would have kept that part to myself
Posted on 7/1/19 at 1:38 pm to Forty Arpent
My dad once said he thought that kids should have a pet to grow up with so they could learn about life, including the loss of. This is just my opinion, but I don't think there is a "too young" in this situation. The 2.5 might not really understand yet.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 1:38 pm to Demshoes
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Plowed her roast beef
Everyone has their kinks but you are one sick frick!
This post was edited on 7/1/19 at 1:39 pm
Posted on 7/1/19 at 1:55 pm to Forty Arpent
Why don’t you go ahead and have the dog put down (when it is time) and bury him. Then bring the kids to the grave and explain what has happened in ways they can somewhat understand. I think it might be a bit traumatic to see the dead dog being thrown in the ground and covered in dirt. I’m not sure they can fully understand at their age that he is gone and not being buried to death and stuck in the ground forever.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 2:02 pm to Forty Arpent
Kids gotta learn about life and death sometime. Maybe not the 2 year old, but the 5 year old is old enough to know what's up.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 2:07 pm to Forty Arpent
yes if they want to but not guilted into it or told they should
its their pet and dealing with death and moving on is what funerals are for and part of growing up and learning about
its their pet and dealing with death and moving on is what funerals are for and part of growing up and learning about
Posted on 7/1/19 at 2:26 pm to SUB
Posted on 7/1/19 at 2:30 pm to BigB0882
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Why don’t you go ahead and have the dog put down (when it is time) and bury him. Then bring the kids to the grave and explain what has happened in ways they can somewhat understand. I think it might be a bit traumatic to see the dead dog being thrown in the ground and covered in dirt. I’m not sure they can fully understand at their age that he is gone and not being buried to death and stuck in the ground forever.
This. I don't think they need to "see" their dog dead.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 2:32 pm to Forty Arpent
Just keep your story straight. Our dog was euthanized when son was two, we told him he went to live on a farm. Then recently my wife referred to him as being dead, two years later, and my now-four year old was like "Dead? Dafuq you say?" It has been a week and now he's still asking all these death questions.
So tell whatever lie you want, but don't frick it up.
So tell whatever lie you want, but don't frick it up.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 2:34 pm to Demshoes
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Plowed her with roast beef,
Posted on 7/1/19 at 2:39 pm to Forty Arpent
Buried one while the kids where at school. When we told them, they were very upset. I had to hide my shovel because my 5 year old little girl wanted to dig him up, so that she could look at him.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 2:41 pm to Forty Arpent
We went through this just a couple years ago with the exact same aged kids, except it was with one of our cats. We ended up putting him down but before we did, we brought the girls to the vet and they allowed them to spend a little time with him and tell him they hoped he got better soon. We ended up telling them later that night that he was just too sick and he went to heaven with all of the other animals they knew about from other family members. I did however bury him when they were at school and had everything done by the time they were home.
One thing that the vet recommended to us, and I really think it helped alot, was that we leave a small toy for each child (we got them a stuffed animal kitten) with a note from the deceased pet at the front door. It basically just said he missed them but that he felt so much better and was having so much fun playing with all the other animals. The smiles on their faces made it all worth it bc they definitely took it hard since they had grown up with him since they could be around him.
Interestingly enough, they are 9 and 7 now and theres yet to be a night they haven't slept without those stuffed animals in their bed.
One thing that the vet recommended to us, and I really think it helped alot, was that we leave a small toy for each child (we got them a stuffed animal kitten) with a note from the deceased pet at the front door. It basically just said he missed them but that he felt so much better and was having so much fun playing with all the other animals. The smiles on their faces made it all worth it bc they definitely took it hard since they had grown up with him since they could be around him.
Interestingly enough, they are 9 and 7 now and theres yet to be a night they haven't slept without those stuffed animals in their bed.
This post was edited on 7/1/19 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 7/1/19 at 2:45 pm to Forty Arpent
My oldest is 6 and has been to three grandparents funerals in that time. Your kids can handle the burying of an animal. Your 2.5 y/o won't understand but it's a teachable moment for your 5 y/o.
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