The Corrigin Dog Cemetery (from my last road trip)

[lab_jazz]

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[spikesgirl58]

Aw, these are so great and my eyes misted over to. A loved one is a loved one no matter the leg count.

[lab_jazz]

A loved one is a loved one no matter the leg count.

Aint that the truth.
And dogs love you unconditionally, something that humans don't generally do.

[spikesgirl58]

Amen to that! They are love personified.

[britalone]

That is so sweet, how kind of Mr Henderson. That last poem has made my eyes leak.
Thank you for posting this.

[lab_jazz]

Thank you for posting this.

I'm happy that you liked the post despite its sadness.

[lab_jazz]

This is beautiful.

It is beautiful in its own way. I think the harshness of its physical environment really fitted the cemetery. It's like the desolation that you feel when you lose a beloved pet.

This post probably appealed to you on account of you owning a beloved dog.

[gottalovev]

oh, how special. I've never seen a pet cemetery, I can imagine it's pretty striking. If it helps dealing with the lost of a loved pet, good for those people.

[lab_jazz]

In all my wandering around Western Australia this is the only pet cemetery that I've ever uncounted.
I didn't know that it existed, I just happened to notice the dog statue as Ray and I were driving along the road. So we did a U turn and went back to take a look.

I was pretty amazed at the amount of dogs buried there, but I guess that quite a lot of dogs die over the span of 40 years even in a little country town.

I think that it is a great concept and it would help dealing with the loss of a beloved dog.
You could go back there and lay flowers.
And also I guess in a way it could be comforting that your dog isn't alone, that his spirit in frolicking around in the dirt with all his buried companions.