An Australian family has come to terms with the loss of their dog in an unusual way. They turned the animal into a carpet.
To preserve the dog’s characteristics, such as skin, coat and size, they subjected the golden retriever’s body to a stuffing process the same process used on bears turned into decoration.
The Melbournebased company responsible for the filling process shared a video on Instagram with the result of how the carpet turned out. “A beautiful Golden Retriever being kept as a fur for his family. Finally ready to go home,” the profile wrote.
The post drew mixed reactions from social media users. One woman said the rug was beautiful but said: “I couldn’t take the pain that the dog I lost was no longer with us. I lost my dog earlier this year and couldn’t imagine seeing him every day.”
Others were more direct. “This is scary,” wrote one user. Another man was bolder and shared a desire to do something similar, but with his grandmother.
“I want to do this to grandma when she dies. It would be so nice to pet her while I remember her,” he said.