Martha's Dead Dog: It's a Good Thing?

31. dont you have anything better to report on than a grieving woman and her dog. If you read the previous story you can tell how beautiful it actually is and your making it into somthing ugly. Knock it off!!

Posted at 11:53AM on Apr 17th 2008 by Vanessa

32. It's ok to love your dog and give him a proper burial but not necessary to post pictures of the corpse. Grieve in private.

Posted at 11:48AM on Apr 17th 2008 by Lucy Phoenix

33. HATE TO TELL YOU THIS BUT...ACCORDING TO VETS, MARTHA HAS IT RIGHT.....When you have multiple animals that live day-in, day-out together; when one passes you are supposed to do EXACTLY what Martha did. In letting the live dogs smell the remains of the dog that passed away, they know the dog died. If you suddenly remove the dog after it dies, the other dogs in the household will continously be "looking" or "wondering" where the dead animal went. By letting the dogs sniff and realize the other dog has passed away, it allows them to mourn and know exactly what happened...very similar to us as humans...if someone in our lives suddenly went absent, we would wonder and not be at ease until we knew the fate of that person. Hate to tell you all this but...as usual, Martha has it right!

Posted at 11:53AM on Apr 17th 2008 by T

34. R.I.P. Paw Paw

People who hate Martha Stewart desire to be remain classless....good manners and creativity are a choice?! She's one of the best domestic and professional role models on behalf of women of ALL economic backgrounds in America and around the world. Even with the painful loss of her beloved pet, she found the creativity to beautifully prepare its body for burial (just as humans are prior to burial).

Before I had my beloved Henry's soul released (due to kidney failure) with the help of the veternarian, I went to the florist and had a special bouquet of tiny pink roses prepared, wrote a love letter from his favorite person (me), included a small piece of artwork from our son, photo of our family, and his favorite toy all created with him. We later had a small ceremony and released his ashes in the Pacific Ocean.

Hopefully, those of you who criticize Martha Stewart will one day have an opportunity to enjoy a loving relationship with a special pet. They teach us about love and it is our responsibility to help their soul's evolve even in physical death!

Posted at 11:55AM on Apr 17th 2008 by lovetheanimals

35. So what she did is creepy to some people. But we all feel different about our dogs. Personally I understand the pretty burial practice as well as posting the photo of it. The thing is, decoration and such is who Martha is and it is what has made her who she is today. That is her "thing", and a big part of her life to the point that that is how she knows best to grieve. She probably felt like that giving her dog a beautiful burial wrapping was the least that she could do. How could she NOT do so? And as for posting the photos, that is just another way of coping. It is not necessarily a publicity stunt, either. If I did something like that, I would post it too, because guess what? DEATH IS A PART OF LIFE. If you ask me, Martha's really rather got a healthy perspective of this fact, and is respecting all aspects of her dogs life, including it's death... you share everything else, why not that? I would share because I would like for people to understand more about what it was really like. So leave her alone.

And for the record, I personally do NOT like Martha, believe it or not. I just think that picking on her after her dog died was a low blow, and everyone is being awfully judgmental about it too. Her dog died, be nice. What is it with TMZ and picking on people whose loved ones die, lately?

Posted at 12:11PM on Apr 17th 2008 by oinkydoodle

36. Maybe the way its wrapped with a carefully tied bow and laid out on the ground. I'm thinking future compost maybe for her garden?

Posted at 12:02PM on Apr 17th 2008 by crazy

37. 33.: It's ok to love your dog and give him a proper burial but not necessary to post pictures of the corpse. Grieve in private."

It WAS private. It was on her website which is visited by her fans who have probably heard about her dog for many years and feel for her loss.

TMZ turned it into a freakshow.

Posted at 12:03PM on Apr 17th 2008 by Gib

38. I lost 2 pets recently and I had both of them almost 20 years. I did not need to see this on TMZ, so all you warm hearted prople do not presume the negative comments here are heartless. Get over yourselves. This is a gossip site not an obituary.

Posted at 12:02PM on Apr 17th 2008 by Kelli

39. As odd as it might seem, it probably will help her other dogs. My 12 year old German Shepherd died Monday and my other German Shepherd has been looking for him...she runs around the house looking in rooms, waits at the door. She is in mourning...dogs mourn the loss of their playmates. This might actually help Martha's dogs. Not sure if I would have posted the picture, though. For me, that'd be a private thing.

Posted at 12:03PM on Apr 17th 2008 by Nursey

40. she is as crazy as everyone says she is, used to live near her in westport, doesn't surpirse me in the least. crazy bi***>>>

Posted at 9:12PM on Apr 17th 2008 by k.d.

41. What the heck???? I know the woman is grieving, but that is just plain weird!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 12:05PM on Apr 17th 2008 by Renee

42. Martha makes me very sick...I watch her and laugh..how can an X Con be so perfect?? Make sure the right and proper ribbon is around your DEAD DOGS NECK..PROPER BURIAL TO for your dead dog...Proper Everything martha..proper toilet paper for your dead dog...proper mouth wash for your smelly breath miss proper..martha makes me puke in a very proper way

Posted at 12:06PM on Apr 17th 2008 by JUANITA'

43. If she'd do this for her dog, you have to wonder what she has planned for her now-dead mom!

Awww c'mon, you knew someone was going to say it lol!

I'll be hell all week....

Posted at 12:12PM on Apr 17th 2008 by gazoo

44. Geez..Who's Crazier. Martha or Juanita..

Posted at 12:16PM on Apr 17th 2008 by Yikes

45. If you take the time to real the blog posting and look at ALL of the photos you'll see that she did a touching tribute to a loving friend. I hope I can pay as much respect to my lab Latte when she passes!
Get a life people, the world is mean enough without your mean comments.

Posted at 12:39PM on Apr 17th 2008 by Stacie