Saying goodbye to a pet: More end-of-life options than ever

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A grave marker stands Kozy Acres pet cemetery crematorium Joliet Ill. | Supplied photo

A grave marker stands at Kozy Acres pet cemetery and crematorium in Joliet, Ill. | Supplied photo

Michele Johnsowner Loving Memorial Pet Care which operates out Lain-Sullivan Funeral Home Park Forest. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media

Michele Johnson, owner of Loving Memorial Pet Care, which operates out of the Lain-Sullivan Funeral Home in Park Forest. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media

Loving Memorial Pet Care which operates out Lain-Sullivan Funeral Home Park Forest gives clients fur clipping certificate crematifeaturing their pet's

Loving Memorial Pet Care, which operates out of the Lain-Sullivan Funeral Home in Park Forest, gives clients a fur clipping and a certificate of cremation featuring their pet's paw print. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media

Loving Memorial Pet Care operates out Lain-Sullivan Funeral Home Park Forest. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media

Loving Memorial Pet Care operates out of the Lain-Sullivan Funeral Home in Park Forest. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media

Kozy Acres pet cemetery crematorium Joliet Ill. provides final resting place for animals. | Supplied photo

Kozy Acres pet cemetery and crematorium in Joliet, Ill., provides a final resting place for animals. | Supplied photo

Grave markers stKozy Acres pet cemetery crematorium Joliet Ill. | Supplied photo

Grave markers stand at Kozy Acres pet cemetery and crematorium in Joliet, Ill. | Supplied photo

This dog was freeze-dried by Don's Taxidermy WilmingtIll. | Supplied photo

This dog was freeze-dried by Don's Taxidermy in Wilmington, Ill. | Supplied photo

Donna and Mark Hein have an agreement: Whoever dies first gets the dogs. The dogs’ ashes, that is. The Lockport couple plan to have the cremains of their two beloved canines buried with them when they go. “We did that with our two Dobermans growing …