Dog Funeral

While searching for information on Reuben Cook, I ran across a Reuben Cook who loved his hunting dog so much he had a regular funeral when the dog was poisoned and died.  The dog's casket had hunting scenes on it.  Pallbearers were selected, a history of the dog and his pedigree was given, and a hymn was sung.  The dog's grave was completed with a gravestone with his name and age.  The dog's owner offered a reward for information on who poisoned the dog and planned to get a bronze cast of the dog for the grave.  I wonder if the bronze cast was completed and where the dog is buried. Back in the days before all of the regulations and rules, I wonder if the dog is buried in a 'regular' cemetery. 

The story took place in Meriden, Connecticut in 1876 and I read the article in the Chicago Daily Tribune.  Interesting.