Daisy was a dog that could not bear to be away from me, even for a moment. I think that our great love for each other was one of the things that kept her alive way past her life expectancy. (She died just before her 12th birthday despite a liver defect that was likely to kill her before she was 3 or 4). I think that she didn't want to leave me and just stayed on as long as she could. But, finally she had to go. That is one of the things that made me feel really badly - that she didn't want to leave me, but couldn't stay any longer. How could she be happy anywhere without me?

This question upset me until I realized that she was with God. Knowing that God's love and care is so much greater than any human's, I realized that it was ridiculous to worry about whether she was happy. How could she be anything but happy in God's care? Yes, she probably misses me, and can't wait until I arrive, but there is no pain, suffering or unhappiness as she waits. Hopefully, even though I have not been as good or perfect as she was, I will go to the same place as her. After all, what human can be as pure in spirit as a dog or cat?


Daisy's Mommy

Daisy's mommy,

I'm glad you see this basic question the same way I do. If anyone deserves continuing life, it's animals! Someone recently told me that according to their particular RC teachings, animals don't have immortal souls, as we are supposed to have and this angered and upset me so much that I dropped him as a friend ( he also refused to apologize for the way he'd put this to me ). I later found some sites that debated such issues within their own religions and came across many Christian supporters of eternal life for animals ( some other religions never make such a distinction in the first place ), but one idea in particular struck me as good enough all by itself, that being the point that animals, although affected by the consequences of what befell Man, they never did lose their own 'innocence' and so never have/had to 'prove' themselves worthy of entering Heaven ( if you believe in the idea of sin, etc. ). In other words, they never 'sinned' at anything, so this 'rule' doesn't even apply to them, and never did.

But despite what I think of as Mothergod being so loving, etc., I still pray every night that She take care of my kidlets at LEAST as well as I think I did, and make sure they are still receiving and feeling all my love for them, just in case they're missing their good ol', non-furry Mom!

Daisy's Mommy,
I feel exactly the way you do. My beloved dog always just wanted to be with us and didn't even care about other dogs. It was always just "us." I had a true vision about a day after he died--I know it was real. It was a picture in front of my eyes. He was in a sunny, flower filled field all young and healthy. He looked SOOOOO happy. Telepathically, he spoke to me and thanked me for taking such good care of him (I rescued him from the pound and he was abused before that.) I told him back that he was welcome and I was so happy I could rescue him, etc.
He didn't look like he missed me. He looked complete and in perfect joy. When he looked at me, it was kind of like Jesus looks at you--with complete love and acceptance and peace. And thankfulness, as in my dog's case. Anyway, I don't think your beloved dog is missing you in the way we think of it. So don't worry about that. He's happy and waiting for you with joy and bliss.
God bless.

You know this is so weird because I had this same discussion with my cat Misty last night. I told her that God would take her in and she will be with all of the other furbabies and that someday we would meet again at the Bridge.

I tried to explain to her that for everything there is a reason and that she was sent to me for a reason but now she has done her job and it is time for her to move on.

I also told her that my love for her will never die and that I would cry when she had to leave but that she wouldn't be in any pain and she could play and eat whatever foods she wanted and that all the babies there will play with her until we can meet again.

Am I crazy for talking to her this way? To be honest she laid in my arms and let me love her and talk to her for a very long time last night and she actually purred.

I have been keeping her in our bedroom, with a litter box in our bathroon so I know if she is still urinating and so the other cats won't bother her.
This morning she had some Alley Cat canned tuna and I keep a big bowl of ice water by her so she can drink whenever she wants.

I also got a very good pic of us together laying in bed and kissing her check just buy holding our digital camera far enough away.

I guess I have babbled on alot but I think these people who say that animals don't have souls don't know what they're talking about.

Thanks for listening...again
Denise aka Emily's Mom