To tell you the truth, it's quite difficult for me to even write this review. But I'm hoping it would be of use for those who may one day go through the same thing I had to endure this past week. This recent Wednesday, I got a phone call from my father that Keekee, our family pet for the past 12 years have passed on. I rushed to the house to see her, and I just immediately fell apart. I couldn't believe she was really gone, and I'm still trying to register it now. She was old and I have made peace with the fact that she may be leaving us any day. But the whole process was still very difficult to cope with. My family and I knew we wanted to get her cremated. But she was my first real dog. And the first one ever to leave me. None of us had any idea what we were doing. I went on yelp and typed in "pet crematory". There were two results that popped up for me. This being one of the two. None had any reviews so that wasn't helpful. I then searched on Google. This one popped up again. So I went on their website to get more information. I was a bit frantic and insane at this point. I didn't even bother sitting still to read anything. I just wanted the contact number for the place. It's a family owned and operated business. The couple are Cindy and Jeff. I called the first number on the site and Cindy picked up. She answered all of my questions like how much it's going to cost and gave me a good idea of how these things work. Basically all of the information I would have if I had looked through their very helpful website. But still, she was patient and nice about it. It was already past 8:00 in the evening and we live quite far from the place. But when I spoke on the phone with Jeff, he told me that it was okay if we wanted to drop her off the same night. I was so grateful! Their place was located in the country side. If Jeff hadn't parked his pick-up truck along the road with his blinkers on, there would've been no way to tell that it was the right place. It just looks like any other house along the dark and quiet road. But it's all right because we got all the help we needed from them. Jeff showed us where to pull up and he lifted Keekee's body from our trunk onto this metal table with wheels. He pushed it into the crematory room and pulled down the garage-like door almost all the way. This was a very quick process. Her body wasn't weighed out like I thought it would be. We then followed him into the house to take a look at the different boxes of urn to pick out the one we wanted for her. There were a couple of different choices. And the ones we were limited to of course depended on the weight of our dog. They also have different types of wood options. We chose the red cherry wood box with a frame slot for Keekee. He gave us some paperwork. It was to fill out her name, birth date, date of death, family's last name, and a few brief words for her along with my contact information. I really appreciate the fact that he was very honest with us. This whole time, since the moment I called them with questions over the phone, I thought Keekee was at least 100lbs. If she was 100-120lbs it would cost $200 (including the urn). When I asked him if it's $200, he told me she doesn't weigh that much and said that it would only be $175. He asked us if we'd like to pay then or the day we pick up her urn. I thought that was weird, but in a nice way how they didn't demand payment right away. We paid him that night and was told that it should be ready on Friday or any day after. My dad picked up her urn yesterday morning, and I finally got to see it last night. The urn was very nice and I love that there was the whole picture slot. We didn't know how to take it out to place the picture in though. I didn't want to mess with it and risk breaking her urn. So I tweaked with the photo and inserted it the ghetto way. (Hey, It works just fine okay...) Afterall, Keekee did grew up in the HOOD. I'm sure she wouldn't mind... Underneath the picture on a golden plate is her name in big print. Above it is the line we picked out. And under it is the date she passed away. We'll love you forever KEEKEE 09/26/12 They gave us the certificate of her cremation, signed and dated by Jeff. They even gave us a copy of the "Rainbow Bridge" poem. It has been really tough lately, but I'm so glad I chose out the right place for Keekee. Losing your beloved companion is truly like losing a close family member. I'd really like to give a big thank you to Precious Paws and Claws for making the whole process a bit easier on all of us. read more

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Jeff, owner, is wonderful!! Hes very understanding and gives you time to figure out what you want. We called him from Loomis Basin on Aug. 23, 2012 around 8 at night. I had to put my horse down unexpectedly and had no idea what to do. He told us that he would be there to pick her up that night and she would be creamated the next day. He did not ask for payment up front and told us to take our time. I spoke to him a few times on which urn, pic, name plates, and color i wanted. When we went to pick my mare up, her urn was perfect!! It turned out better then what i had expected!! Also, what was a huge suprise to me was that he gave he a heart shaped necklace with some of her ashes in it and the rest of her mane that i had not cut off! I could not have asked for a better ending to my girls life except for him to bring her back but we all know that this cannot happen! If you are on the fence on who to take you 4 legged family to, this place is the one to pick!! read more

We recently lost our dog of 14 years, and so naturally for our family it was a very sad time. We got the list of pet cremation services from UC Davis VMTH. After calling all of the area services, Precious Paws and Claws seemed the best: Jeff talked us through the options, answered questions patiently without trying to sell us any additional services, and really did what we would hope from a service in such a difficult time. But this of course was just the first part. The rest of the process was totally hassle free. Jeff picked up our pet with flexibiilty and promptness, kept us informed along the way, and arranged a convenient delivery of our beloved dog in a beautiful cedar urn. While you cannot put a price on a departed loved one, we were on a budget. PP&C was by far the most affordable, and for the range of service and convenience, and most importantly, no additional stress, I was absolutely convinced we made the correct choice. read more

I call all of the numbers shown on the site several times and left messages. Never once did they answer or return my calls. This is a time sensitive matter and you can't even be bothered to return a call on a weekday no less. THEY SUCK!!! read more

I wouldn't wish the situation on anyone, but if you do lose a beloved animal companion, you won't find a better place than Precious Paws and Claws Pet Crematory. I recently lost my partner and equine son, and this facility went above and beyond in their service. They didn't just hand me his urn, but also a certificate of cremation, a beautiful copy of the poem "The Rainbow Bridge", a nicely bound and washed hank of his tail hair, and a pendant with a tiny vial of his ashes encased within. These people truly understand what it means to lose such a big part of your life. Elizabeth Nielsen read more

Worst Possible Experience - I made pre-need arrangements, which included the weight of my dog. An untrained guy shows up in a pickup truck with a bunch of junk in the back and is ill prepared to take my beloved 90 pound dog who died of a spleen tumor rupture and was dripping blood out of my house. We had to help him and he dropped him on the drive way and left a trail of blood all the way out to the truck. When I called to discuss with the owner, he became defensive and abusive and repeatedly called me back to argue and yell at me, while I was crying on the phone. Need I say more? Absolutely no dignity, no respect, no understanding and certainly no sympathy in my time of need. A world class jerk. read more

We have taken all of our kitties to Jeff Vogt ( over ten years) when their time on this planet is over and always felt that he took care of them as we took the best care of them in life - a real comfort when we are experiencing the loss of a precious companion who was deeply loved. Jeff was always good on his word of having the ashes for us when promised, He was easy to work with and most respectful read more