I wouldn't recommend bury the body in your backyard. Wild animals, such as coyotes, fox, and raccoon might dig it up. If you have to bury the body, find a reputable pet cemetery. At least they will have people professionally clean his grave stone and they would make sure his/her body won't be dug up by wild animals. When my first dog died (cancer - he was on chemotherapy for a year before he felt pain and lose the quality of life), we cremated his body, put his ashes in an urn and took him ho