I read a book a few years ago called "Dogs Who Know When Their Owners are Coming Home." The book talks about cats and birds also. There were several studies done in which observations were made about how dogs react when their caregivers are on their way home. An observer would stay in the home to make sure there weren't any cues such as a family member putting the kettle on or starting dinner, and another stayed with the absent caregiver to make sure there weren't any phone calls home etc. They found out that the dog got excited when the caregiver "thought" about coming home. For instance, if the caregiver got in the car to come home but had errands to run, the dog didn't get excited until the errands were complete and the caregiver got back in the car and "thought" about coming home. Animals are so much more spiritual than us. We unlearn our natural spirituality in childhood and then get so busy trying to make money, feed our families, watching TV, etc. that we lose it entirely. There are forces in this world that we no nothing about. Very few animals were killed during the tsunami because "something" told them to head inland. If it's going to thunder, Robert (my found-in-the -woods lab mix) will let me know before any weatherman can. We need to open up our minds and listen to our animals. I don't see any reason that this psychic bond stops just because the physical body has gone. Have a look at the website below. It's very interesting.


http://realityshifters.com/pages/articles/...gsthatknow.html

I know I can't hold and cuddle my Sandy P physically anymore, but I still feel like she is close by. I had to teach a group of new nurses today, and I was afraid I was going to burst into tears but I was okay. I still can't talk about it with anyone at work yet. I still cry every day, but not all day. This website had helped me so much--I'm just so sad that there are so many of us suffering, but I'm glad we can come her to talk.

Christine

A very interesting website! I certainly have no doubts about animal telopathy. Like you said, I too believe it doesn't stop when our furbaby passes on.

I think I may have missed your first post about Sandy P. I'd just like to say I'm so sorry for your loss. It took me about 5 months before I could talk about Shiloh without tearing up...even at 9 months I still tear up. What's been really hard for me lately is I just lost another furbaby 3 weeks ago...my kitty Hobbie...such a sweet, sweet girl. I sure miss her...I sure miss them both.

You and Sandy P are in my thoughts.
Kathleen

I really related to this information.

All of their lives, Saki, Freyja and Electra would gather at the door when Tim was coming home. Saki and Electra were cats (well, saki was Siamese, so she was half cat/half dog). But they were not responding to Frey's going to the door. They would gather there together and wait. There were MANY times when Tim would come home early -- but I would know he was coming bc they would gather at the door. Same with him being late-- if they were not gathered at the door at a certain time, I'd know he'd be late. Of course, I have no idea if they did it for me (as I was not home to watch!!). But I always thought it was so funny that they would do that for Tim.

I have not noticed this with our current fur babies. But they are young yet (all around 2) and plus the dogs are often outside when Tim is on his way home, so I am not watching what they do.

Thanks for posting this.