Yes, if there's land to spare, I'd prefer burying them. Our pet dogs thru the years were buried in and around our house yard in Negros. And marked by paving stones with their names on it. At least that is how my mother wants it to be.

Our yellow lab here in Manila is around 10 years old na, I will be bringing him to the farm in Batangas this coming weekend.

Free to roam around, I'm pretty sure he'd appreciate the change of pace in his life.