That's so sweet! You might make me cry with that last story as well 😭. My dad's dog passed away a few years back. He had him cremated and placed his ashes into a handmade box with a picture of our pup on top that way he could always be with us. Sometimes I think dogs are the best thing that's happened to humans in a long time.
Yeah my dad had Shadow cremated too with a picture and a little poem and put in a nice little wooden box with his collar sitting on the top of it. My dad certainly loved his dog.