Re: Pet Cemeteries

Of all the renovation shows, few get the negative feedback that “Flipping Vegas” receives.

When I bring up the show to a few friends I heard these descriptive replies:

“I *&$#ing hate that show.”

“Garbage TV.”

“Unbearable.”

“It’s everything wrong with America today.”

Calm down a minute already. It’s not that bad.

When it comes to that “special type of acting required” for reality TV that we mentioned in our post about the Flip or Flop couple – well, this cast takes it to a whole new level.

“Overacting” might be a better way to describe the show.

Everything is a major catastrophe.

I did a quick search to find what the broader internet audience thinks of “Flipping Vegas” – I will spare you the bitterness. Let’s just say the feedback amongst my flipping friends was not far off the internet consensus.

Here is a clip from the Cat House episode where Scott Yancey talks about “hemorrhaging” money. (As he does on every episode.)

You get a taste of his special type of acting skills.

However – if you watch the episode you will also find a take-a-way from the episode. My discovery was that it is possible to respectfully deal with a previous owners love of their pets.

Specifically, dealing with a home-made pet cemetery.

I am a pet lover. I grew up with pets. I have owned pets. I think they are valuable and can help teach our kids responsibility and compassion.

That said – the previous owner of the “Cat House” obviously took things too far.

That house was really in bad shape. When you have to remove up to 4 feet of drywall from the pet “debris” – things have gotten out of control.

For a few hundred dollars they had a local “licensed” professional deal with the remains of the few cats buried and memorialized in the back yard.

Now, after a thousand renovations, I have seen pet memorials on properties.  Numerous times.  We usually just ask the previous owners if they have a desire for the memorial if we thought there might be any value. Otherwise, we have been reluctant to due much of anything.

Now I know it is actually possible to exhume the remains and have them properly cremated. Which perhaps is safer for the environment and respectful as well.

Maybe this was a little gory topic for the weekend? Maybe. But now you are equipped with something to talk about that doesn’t involve the weather.