What was the name of--

[SRHowen]

that novel about the funeral home dog?

Shawn

[Writing Again]

Is this what you are talking about?

From Yahoo! News
BRISTOL, Pa. - The family of a man who died last week said that when they went to a funeral home to make arrangements for him, they found one mourner already in attendance — a faithful dog.
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On the day that Theresa Crossan was preparing to make funeral arrangements for her husband, someone let Polo out and no one could find him.

When the family arrived at the Wade Funeral Home about five blocks away, they found Polo pacing back and forth.

[SRHowen]

No, this is a book, a children's book about a dog who lives in a funeral home, --dang can't remember the title.

Shawn

[Pthom]

Could it be this?
Each Little Bird That Sings
by Deborah Wiles (http://www.deborahwiles.com/)

or this?
The Secret Funeral of Slim Jim the Snake (http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/FreemansMillES/bookclub/snake.htm)

All I could find, sorry.