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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I am mostly a lurker and rarely post, but I’d like to add to this thread, if I may.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There is a company in MN called Four Flags Over Aspen <a href="http://www.fourflags.com">www.fourflags.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>That sells an item than is very helpful in moving a dog that has passed from one place to another.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It’s called “The Soft Quick Carry Animal Stretcher”. It folds up and has handles on all sides for lifting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I had a beautiful dog leave this world at 5 A.M. one morning, suddenly, and when the crematory arrived to<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pick him up, the operator used this. It was so great that I hurried to get one for myself. The crematory<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I use is called Fond Memories in Conroe, Texas. They also have an onsite pet cemetery. When we brought<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Annabelle there, after she passed suddenly one Saturday afternoon, the owner met us there and we had a “wake”.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>They have a special room just for family viewings, tastefully decorated with lace and flowers. In another room,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There is a selection of memorials you can purchase for the ashes, if you desire something other than the wooden box.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I use the wooden boxes for their collars, pictures, a favorite toy and treat, and buy each dog his/her own special urn.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bypass the trip to the vet and go direct, if you can. Traumatic, either way. I have 10 urns lined up, with their pictures in front.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>