Hi, my name is Allicia. I had a Yorkie named Montgomery, he was my first pet. He became very ill during the last week of October of this year, 2009. I had to have him put to sleep on Nov. 30th, it was the hardest thing I have ever had to do.
I feel so much guilt, saddness, and despair. I cry almost every day, I miss him so much. He was such a big part of my life
and now my life seems so empty. But at the same time, I feel bad because it was very difficult at times taking care of a dog. It was so much work. But what he gave to me, the unconditional love made up for it. Now that he's gone I feel that I took him for granted. I should have done some things differently. I hope to find some comfort in talking with others who have lost a pet.
Thank you,
Allicia
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Hi Allicia
I was so sad to hear about your dear Montgomery. The loss of our dear pets is heartbreaking and my heart goes out to you. I found comfort on this website when My Noushka left me at the beginning of October. We have all suffered the loss of our beloved soulmates and fur/ feather friends and you will find many compassionate wonderful people here to help you in whatever way they can. I couldn't have managed without them.
It is still early days for you, only a few weeks. Even at almost 4 months now, I still cry at some time every day, but I am slowly finding that I can now laugh about Noushka's sweet little ways and think of her and talk about her without breaking down all the time. It's almost 4 years since Tasha left me and I think about her every day.
I found it helped me to talk about my girls on here and also post pictures of them.
When you feel able we would love to hear more about your Montgomery, and yourself of course.
Thinking of you
Jan xx and my Angel girls Tasha and Noushka xx
I was so sad to hear about your dear Montgomery. The loss of our dear pets is heartbreaking and my heart goes out to you. I found comfort on this website when My Noushka left me at the beginning of October. We have all suffered the loss of our beloved soulmates and fur/ feather friends and you will find many compassionate wonderful people here to help you in whatever way they can. I couldn't have managed without them.
It is still early days for you, only a few weeks. Even at almost 4 months now, I still cry at some time every day, but I am slowly finding that I can now laugh about Noushka's sweet little ways and think of her and talk about her without breaking down all the time. It's almost 4 years since Tasha left me and I think about her every day.
I found it helped me to talk about my girls on here and also post pictures of them.
When you feel able we would love to hear more about your Montgomery, and yourself of course.
Thinking of you
Jan xx and my Angel girls Tasha and Noushka xx
QUOTE (janika @ Dec 26 2009, 05:42 PM) 
Hi Allicia
I was so sad to hear about your dear Montgomery. The loss of our dear pets is heartbreaking and my heart goes out to you. I found comfort on this website when My Noushka left me at the beginning of October. We have all suffered the loss of our beloved soulmates and fur/ feather friends and you will find many compassionate wonderful people here to help you in whatever way they can. I couldn't have managed without them.
It is still early days for you, only a few weeks. Even at almost 4 months now, I still cry at some time every day, but I am slowly finding that I can now laugh about Noushka's sweet little ways and think of her and talk about her without breaking down all the time. It's almost 4 years since Tasha left me and I think about her every day.
I found it helped me to talk about my girls on here and also post pictures of them.
When you feel able we would love to hear more about your Montgomery, and yourself of course.
Thinking of you
Jan xx and my Angel girls Tasha and Noushka xx
I was so sad to hear about your dear Montgomery. The loss of our dear pets is heartbreaking and my heart goes out to you. I found comfort on this website when My Noushka left me at the beginning of October. We have all suffered the loss of our beloved soulmates and fur/ feather friends and you will find many compassionate wonderful people here to help you in whatever way they can. I couldn't have managed without them.
It is still early days for you, only a few weeks. Even at almost 4 months now, I still cry at some time every day, but I am slowly finding that I can now laugh about Noushka's sweet little ways and think of her and talk about her without breaking down all the time. It's almost 4 years since Tasha left me and I think about her every day.
I found it helped me to talk about my girls on here and also post pictures of them.
When you feel able we would love to hear more about your Montgomery, and yourself of course.
Thinking of you
Jan xx and my Angel girls Tasha and Noushka xx
Hi Janika,
It's nice to meet you, and thank you for responding to my posting. It's really nice to be able to talk with others who
share and understand how much are pets mean and meant to us. Do you have any pets at present? Montgomery was only
8 1/2 yrs old. I always thought I'd have him until he was 12-14 yrs old. He was such a loving little dog, very much a people dog. I had him since he was 8 weeks old. When he became sick it started out as nausea and vomiting, that went
on for a day or two. One night we were sitting on the floor and I noticed him having difficulty breathing. I took him to the
vet and found out that he was loosing his albumin through his GI tract which was causing fluid to build up around his lungs
which was causing him not to be able to breath properly. He was in the hospital for 3 days and afterwards doing well.
About 2-3 weeks later it started again. He had to have the fluid drained off, but it kept coming back. He was back in the hospital for a week. I visited him every day. Finally, after talking with the vet, I knew that he probably wasn't going to get better, so I brought him home to be with me. He was very sick, but I didn't want to let him go. I prayed and asked the Lord to help me and he placed it on my heart to let Montgomery go. I mourn for him in a way that a mother mourns for her child, that's what he was to me, my baby. I miss him so very much, I can't imagine my life without him. So many things remind me of him, it's difficult to walk past the pet toys, etc. when I go to the store. Do you believe that pets have
eternal life? How have you coped with the loss of your beloved pets?
Allicia
Hi Allicia--
I am so sorry to hear about Montgomery and his passing. It sounds like he was a wonderful, joyful little guy!
I believe in "Doggie Heaven," where all of our buddies go to play with each other and have a terrific time. That's where I want to go when I pass--to Doggie Heaven--because that's where all of my best friends are!
A first pet is a really, really big deal. I've had nine dogs now--approximately three generations--and losing any one of them was always incredibly painful. I'm facing the eventual loss of my 15-year-old Ladywolf, and the recent loss of my Labrador, Poppers (two weeks ago now), and it's painful beyond belief. But what I and a lot of us around here have is the prior experience of losing one or more pets, and knowing that eventually the pain eases, bit by bit, and we can begin to think of them with pleasure instead of sorrow, guilt, sadness, etc.
The circumstances of Montgomery's death make it especially hard, that he was in the hospital for a week before he died. Thank GOD you decided to take him home! That's where both you and he wanted him to be!
Are you young, and that's why he was your first pet? Or are you an older person facing the loss of the first pet? I ask because I am almost sixty, and having lost eight dogs and countless cats to illnesses, accidents and old age, I've become kind of philosophical about it by now--though the idea of Ladywolf's death just totally freaks me out, because I've NEVER had a bond like this one, much as I've loved all of my pets.
Blessings to you, darlin'. Cry when you need to, but keep on truckin'!
Hugs--Margi and Ladywolf
I am so sorry to hear about Montgomery and his passing. It sounds like he was a wonderful, joyful little guy!
I believe in "Doggie Heaven," where all of our buddies go to play with each other and have a terrific time. That's where I want to go when I pass--to Doggie Heaven--because that's where all of my best friends are!
A first pet is a really, really big deal. I've had nine dogs now--approximately three generations--and losing any one of them was always incredibly painful. I'm facing the eventual loss of my 15-year-old Ladywolf, and the recent loss of my Labrador, Poppers (two weeks ago now), and it's painful beyond belief. But what I and a lot of us around here have is the prior experience of losing one or more pets, and knowing that eventually the pain eases, bit by bit, and we can begin to think of them with pleasure instead of sorrow, guilt, sadness, etc.
The circumstances of Montgomery's death make it especially hard, that he was in the hospital for a week before he died. Thank GOD you decided to take him home! That's where both you and he wanted him to be!
Are you young, and that's why he was your first pet? Or are you an older person facing the loss of the first pet? I ask because I am almost sixty, and having lost eight dogs and countless cats to illnesses, accidents and old age, I've become kind of philosophical about it by now--though the idea of Ladywolf's death just totally freaks me out, because I've NEVER had a bond like this one, much as I've loved all of my pets.
Blessings to you, darlin'. Cry when you need to, but keep on truckin'!
Hugs--Margi and Ladywolf
So sorry for the loss of your precious Montgomery Allicia. I know that awful sadness you feel and my heart goes out to you. Please don't feel guilty, we all do the best we can at the time. We are not God, we are only humans who take care of God's precious creatures for him to the best of our ability and he knows that.
It will take time for you to heal Allicia, I couldn't have healed without this forum and it's wonderful people and they will help you too, I'm so sure of it. Hugs to you.
I believe animals have souls just like us, they are beautiful souls in a different body shape to ours that's all. Souls never die, so they have to move on like ours.
madi xx
It will take time for you to heal Allicia, I couldn't have healed without this forum and it's wonderful people and they will help you too, I'm so sure of it. Hugs to you.
I believe animals have souls just like us, they are beautiful souls in a different body shape to ours that's all. Souls never die, so they have to move on like ours.
madi xx
Hi Allicia
I'm so glad that you had Montgomery back home, those days together were precious for both of you. Your decision to end his suffering was the kindest thing for your darling, but the saddest hardest thing that us 'mummies' ever have to do.
We all feel guilty and wonder , if it was the right time. You are not alone in having all these thoughts and worries.
I do so really strongly believe that our pets are still with us in 'spirit' and that we will all meet up again some day. I believe that certain 'signs' and happenings are their way of letting us know that they are watching over us and never far from our sides.
As for coping with their loss, well that is so hard, for me and for us all. I think the best thing is to recognise and not ignore all the feelings and work through them, cry when you need to , don't hold back, and don't take any notice of people who don't understand , they say some stupid things sometimes, but out of ignorance. They mean well , but unless they have shared precious lives with fur/feather babies, themselves, they just can't comprehend, that for us it is like losing a precious child.
As for the guilt, it is a very normal feeling to have. I'm sure there's not one of us on here that hasn't felt that. We feel we have let our darlings down, and that maybe if we'd done something in a different way, they would still be here. As Madi so rightly said, we're only'human' and these thigns are beyond our control. The main thing is that our pet babies know that we love them as they love us, unconditionaly and absolutely.
I have to take each day , one at a time, some are better than others. I miss them so much, but know in my heart that they are still and always will be with me, just can't see or touch them, that is the saddest thing we have to come to terms with.
Time will ease that pain, I'm sure, but it can take quite a while. I have had many darling pets in my life of 58 years. I still think of each and everyone of them, but that dreadful , overpowering, desperate feeling does eventually fade, and you can breathe, eat, sleep again and carry on with the precious life that we are given, just as our darling pets would want us to. They would never in a million years want to see us 'unhappy'.
I wish I could help you more. I am sending a massive HUG to you , and thinking of you. Pleas keep posting , and sharing on here. It has been so massively helpful to me, and many others on here.
God bless you and your darling Angel Montgomery.
Love
Jan and my Angels xx
I'm so glad that you had Montgomery back home, those days together were precious for both of you. Your decision to end his suffering was the kindest thing for your darling, but the saddest hardest thing that us 'mummies' ever have to do.
We all feel guilty and wonder , if it was the right time. You are not alone in having all these thoughts and worries.
I do so really strongly believe that our pets are still with us in 'spirit' and that we will all meet up again some day. I believe that certain 'signs' and happenings are their way of letting us know that they are watching over us and never far from our sides.
As for coping with their loss, well that is so hard, for me and for us all. I think the best thing is to recognise and not ignore all the feelings and work through them, cry when you need to , don't hold back, and don't take any notice of people who don't understand , they say some stupid things sometimes, but out of ignorance. They mean well , but unless they have shared precious lives with fur/feather babies, themselves, they just can't comprehend, that for us it is like losing a precious child.
As for the guilt, it is a very normal feeling to have. I'm sure there's not one of us on here that hasn't felt that. We feel we have let our darlings down, and that maybe if we'd done something in a different way, they would still be here. As Madi so rightly said, we're only'human' and these thigns are beyond our control. The main thing is that our pet babies know that we love them as they love us, unconditionaly and absolutely.
I have to take each day , one at a time, some are better than others. I miss them so much, but know in my heart that they are still and always will be with me, just can't see or touch them, that is the saddest thing we have to come to terms with.
Time will ease that pain, I'm sure, but it can take quite a while. I have had many darling pets in my life of 58 years. I still think of each and everyone of them, but that dreadful , overpowering, desperate feeling does eventually fade, and you can breathe, eat, sleep again and carry on with the precious life that we are given, just as our darling pets would want us to. They would never in a million years want to see us 'unhappy'.
I wish I could help you more. I am sending a massive HUG to you , and thinking of you. Pleas keep posting , and sharing on here. It has been so massively helpful to me, and many others on here.
God bless you and your darling Angel Montgomery.
Love
Jan and my Angels xx
Hi Allicia...I am so sorry for your loss of Montgomery. We all know too well the emotions you have...denial, guilt, anger, sadness...I swear sometimes I go through all the emotions in one day. Time will help ease the pain, but I'm not sure it ever totally goes away. I will be praying that your good memories will take over all the pain and give you comfort.
...and absolutely animals go to heaven...they will all be waiting for us when it's our time.
Hugs,
Brutus' Mom
...and absolutely animals go to heaven...they will all be waiting for us when it's our time.
Hugs,
Brutus' Mom
Hi Allicia, I had the same question about our babies really going to heaven. When my smokey left me over three years ago I was so upset reading things that dogs dont have a soul and that they dont go to heaven I right away was a basket case. I called my Aunt who is a pastor and I talked to her for a long time about it. She had told me that god would not have gave them to us to love to only take them away from us forever. She said that absolutley dogs have a soul. After I really have thought things out NO ONE will ever convience me other wise. Dogs know and sense things that not even us humans can. I also remember to spell god backwards to me that tells me all I need for my comfort. If they didnt have a soul how could they be so in tuned to us. They knew when anything was wrong with us. They have saved so many people they can smell human cancer. I sure wish god would have givin us the same ability then we might have been able to save them. They are gods creation and remember god ask Noel to built the ark to save the aniamals. I know it is so hard to comprehend that they are not here I am having a really hard time with the guilt. So I know the pain you are feeling.I have searched the web for the same answer and there are so many good sights out there. If you need to search does animals go to heaven and you will find the many that I did. They are as innocent as a baby, they give and gave unconditional love so how could there not be a place in heaven for them. I do alot of questioning myself if you read my last post on a poem for us I express your same feelings. Here is anice web site
http://www.dogheaven.com/reflection1.htm
There has to be a place for our Angels
Anna
http://www.dogheaven.com/reflection1.htm
There has to be a place for our Angels
Anna
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Hi Margi and Ladywolf,
Thank you so much for responding. I'm 52 now, I got Montgomery 8 1/2 yrs ago. I had just gotten my first house, so
a dog was what I thought I needed. I too am so glad I bought him home before he died, he was my life. I still feel his presence in a way. At this point I don't think I could get another pet, the loss has been unbearable. How do you cope with it. Especially having had a number of pets.
Allicia
QUOTE (ladywolf @ Dec 26 2009, 10:24 PM)
Hi Allicia--
I am so sorry to hear about Montgomery and his passing. It sounds like he was a wonderful, joyful little guy!
I believe in "Doggie Heaven," where all of our buddies go to play with each other and have a terrific time. That's where I want to go when I pass--to Doggie Heaven--because that's where all of my best friends are!
A first pet is a really, really big deal. I've had nine dogs now--approximately three generations--and losing any one of them was always incredibly painful. I'm facing the eventual loss of my 15-year-old Ladywolf, and the recent loss of my Labrador, Poppers (two weeks ago now), and it's painful beyond belief. But what I and a lot of us around here have is the prior experience of losing one or more pets, and knowing that eventually the pain eases, bit by bit, and we can begin to think of them with pleasure instead of sorrow, guilt, sadness, etc.
The circumstances of Montgomery's death make it especially hard, that he was in the hospital for a week before he died. Thank GOD you decided to take him home! That's where both you and he wanted him to be!
Are you young, and that's why he was your first pet? Or are you an older person facing the loss of the first pet? I ask because I am almost sixty, and having lost eight dogs and countless cats to illnesses, accidents and old age, I've become kind of philosophical about it by now--though the idea of Ladywolf's death just totally freaks me out, because I've NEVER had a bond like this one, much as I've loved all of my pets.
Blessings to you, darlin'. Cry when you need to, but keep on truckin'!
Hugs--Margi and Ladywolf
I am so sorry to hear about Montgomery and his passing. It sounds like he was a wonderful, joyful little guy!
I believe in "Doggie Heaven," where all of our buddies go to play with each other and have a terrific time. That's where I want to go when I pass--to Doggie Heaven--because that's where all of my best friends are!
A first pet is a really, really big deal. I've had nine dogs now--approximately three generations--and losing any one of them was always incredibly painful. I'm facing the eventual loss of my 15-year-old Ladywolf, and the recent loss of my Labrador, Poppers (two weeks ago now), and it's painful beyond belief. But what I and a lot of us around here have is the prior experience of losing one or more pets, and knowing that eventually the pain eases, bit by bit, and we can begin to think of them with pleasure instead of sorrow, guilt, sadness, etc.
The circumstances of Montgomery's death make it especially hard, that he was in the hospital for a week before he died. Thank GOD you decided to take him home! That's where both you and he wanted him to be!
Are you young, and that's why he was your first pet? Or are you an older person facing the loss of the first pet? I ask because I am almost sixty, and having lost eight dogs and countless cats to illnesses, accidents and old age, I've become kind of philosophical about it by now--though the idea of Ladywolf's death just totally freaks me out, because I've NEVER had a bond like this one, much as I've loved all of my pets.
Blessings to you, darlin'. Cry when you need to, but keep on truckin'!
Hugs--Margi and Ladywolf
Hi Margi and Ladywolf,
Thank you so much for responding. I'm 52 now, I got Montgomery 8 1/2 yrs ago. I had just gotten my first house, so
a dog was what I thought I needed. I too am so glad I bought him home before he died, he was my life. I still feel his presence in a way. At this point I don't think I could get another pet, the loss has been unbearable. How do you cope with it. Especially having had a number of pets.
Allicia
QUOTE (madi @ Dec 27 2009, 12:19 AM)
So sorry for the loss of your precious Montgomery Allicia. I know that awful sadness you feel and my heart goes out to you. Please don't feel guilty, we all do the best we can at the time. We are not God, we are only humans who take care of God's precious creatures for him to the best of our ability and he knows that.
It will take time for you to heal Allicia, I couldn't have healed without this forum and it's wonderful people and they will help you too, I'm so sure of it. Hugs to you.
I believe animals have souls just like us, they are beautiful souls in a different body shape to ours that's all. Souls never die, so they have to move on like ours.
madi xx
It will take time for you to heal Allicia, I couldn't have healed without this forum and it's wonderful people and they will help you too, I'm so sure of it. Hugs to you.
I believe animals have souls just like us, they are beautiful souls in a different body shape to ours that's all. Souls never die, so they have to move on like ours.
madi xx
Hi Madi,
Thank you. I too believe our pets have souls. I'm really happy I came across this site, I've been having a really difficult time. I mourn for him deeply, and know that time heals all wounds.
Allicia
QUOTE (madi @ Dec 27 2009, 12:19 AM)
So sorry for the loss of your precious Montgomery Allicia. I know that awful sadness you feel and my heart goes out to you. Please don't feel guilty, we all do the best we can at the time. We are not God, we are only humans who take care of God's precious creatures for him to the best of our ability and he knows that.
It will take time for you to heal Allicia, I couldn't have healed without this forum and it's wonderful people and they will help you too, I'm so sure of it. Hugs to you.
I believe animals have souls just like us, they are beautiful souls in a different body shape to ours that's all. Souls never die, so they have to move on like ours.
madi xx
It will take time for you to heal Allicia, I couldn't have healed without this forum and it's wonderful people and they will help you too, I'm so sure of it. Hugs to you.
I believe animals have souls just like us, they are beautiful souls in a different body shape to ours that's all. Souls never die, so they have to move on like ours.
madi xx
Hi Madi,
Thank you. I too believe our pets have souls. I'm really happy I came across this site, I've been having a really difficult time. I mourn for him deeply, and know that time heals all wounds.
Allicia
QUOTE (janika @ Dec 27 2009, 04:20 AM)
Hi Allicia
I'm so glad that you had Montgomery back home, those days together were precious for both of you. Your decision to end his suffering was the kindest thing for your darling, but the saddest hardest thing that us 'mummies' ever have to do.
We all feel guilty and wonder , if it was the right time. You are not alone in having all these thoughts and worries.
I do so really strongly believe that our pets are still with us in 'spirit' and that we will all meet up again some day. I believe that certain 'signs' and happenings are their way of letting us know that they are watching over us and never far from our sides.
As for coping with their loss, well that is so hard, for me and for us all. I think the best thing is to recognise and not ignore all the feelings and work through them, cry when you need to , don't hold back, and don't take any notice of people who don't understand , they say some stupid things sometimes, but out of ignorance. They mean well , but unless they have shared precious lives with fur/feather babies, themselves, they just can't comprehend, that for us it is like losing a precious child.
As for the guilt, it is a very normal feeling to have. I'm sure there's not one of us on here that hasn't felt that. We feel we have let our darlings down, and that maybe if we'd done something in a different way, they would still be here. As Madi so rightly said, we're only'human' and these thigns are beyond our control. The main thing is that our pet babies know that we love them as they love us, unconditionaly and absolutely.
I have to take each day , one at a time, some are better than others. I miss them so much, but know in my heart that they are still and always will be with me, just can't see or touch them, that is the saddest thing we have to come to terms with.
Time will ease that pain, I'm sure, but it can take quite a while. I have had many darling pets in my life of 58 years. I still think of each and everyone of them, but that dreadful , overpowering, desperate feeling does eventually fade, and you can breathe, eat, sleep again and carry on with the precious life that we are given, just as our darling pets would want us to. They would never in a million years want to see us 'unhappy'.
I wish I could help you more. I am sending a massive HUG to you , and thinking of you. Pleas keep posting , and sharing on here. It has been so massively helpful to me, and many others on here.
God bless you and your darling Angel Montgomery.
Love
Jan and my Angels xx
I'm so glad that you had Montgomery back home, those days together were precious for both of you. Your decision to end his suffering was the kindest thing for your darling, but the saddest hardest thing that us 'mummies' ever have to do.
We all feel guilty and wonder , if it was the right time. You are not alone in having all these thoughts and worries.
I do so really strongly believe that our pets are still with us in 'spirit' and that we will all meet up again some day. I believe that certain 'signs' and happenings are their way of letting us know that they are watching over us and never far from our sides.
As for coping with their loss, well that is so hard, for me and for us all. I think the best thing is to recognise and not ignore all the feelings and work through them, cry when you need to , don't hold back, and don't take any notice of people who don't understand , they say some stupid things sometimes, but out of ignorance. They mean well , but unless they have shared precious lives with fur/feather babies, themselves, they just can't comprehend, that for us it is like losing a precious child.
As for the guilt, it is a very normal feeling to have. I'm sure there's not one of us on here that hasn't felt that. We feel we have let our darlings down, and that maybe if we'd done something in a different way, they would still be here. As Madi so rightly said, we're only'human' and these thigns are beyond our control. The main thing is that our pet babies know that we love them as they love us, unconditionaly and absolutely.
I have to take each day , one at a time, some are better than others. I miss them so much, but know in my heart that they are still and always will be with me, just can't see or touch them, that is the saddest thing we have to come to terms with.
Time will ease that pain, I'm sure, but it can take quite a while. I have had many darling pets in my life of 58 years. I still think of each and everyone of them, but that dreadful , overpowering, desperate feeling does eventually fade, and you can breathe, eat, sleep again and carry on with the precious life that we are given, just as our darling pets would want us to. They would never in a million years want to see us 'unhappy'.
I wish I could help you more. I am sending a massive HUG to you , and thinking of you. Pleas keep posting , and sharing on here. It has been so massively helpful to me, and many others on here.
God bless you and your darling Angel Montgomery.
Love
Jan and my Angels xx
Jan,
Thank you and know that you too and your baby angel's will be in my thoughts and prayers.
QUOTE (Brutus @ Dec 28 2009, 04:02 AM)
Hi Allicia...I am so sorry for your loss of Montgomery. We all know too well the emotions you have...denial, guilt, anger, sadness...I swear sometimes I go through all the emotions in one day. Time will help ease the pain, but I'm not sure it ever totally goes away. I will be praying that your good memories will take over all the pain and give you comfort.
...and absolutely animals go to heaven...they will all be waiting for us when it's our time.
Hugs,
Brutus' Mom
...and absolutely animals go to heaven...they will all be waiting for us when it's our time.
Hugs,
Brutus' Mom
Hi Sonya,
I too have gone through all those emotions in one day. Sometimes I don't want to feel anything, but I know that
it has to be. In time I do believe it will be better. Thank you and God bless.
Allicia
QUOTE (smokey/lady/max @ Dec 28 2009, 09:32 PM)
Hi Allicia, I had the same question about our babies really going to heaven. When my smokey left me over three years ago I was so upset reading things that dogs dont have a soul and that they dont go to heaven I right away was a basket case. I called my Aunt who is a pastor and I talked to her for a long time about it. She had told me that god would not have gave them to us to love to only take them away from us forever. She said that absolutley dogs have a soul. After I really have thought things out NO ONE will ever convience me other wise. Dogs know and sense things that not even us humans can. I also remember to spell god backwards to me that tells me all I need for my comfort. If they didnt have a soul how could they be so in tuned to us. They knew when anything was wrong with us. They have saved so many people they can smell human cancer. I sure wish god would have givin us the same ability then we might have been able to save them. They are gods creation and remember god ask Noel to built the ark to save the aniamals. I know it is so hard to comprehend that they are not here I am having a really hard time with the guilt. So I know the pain you are feeling.I have searched the web for the same answer and there are so many good sights out there. If you need to search does animals go to heaven and you will find the many that I did. They are as innocent as a baby, they give and gave unconditional love so how could there not be a place in heaven for them. I do alot of questioning myself if you read my last post on a poem for us I express your same feelings. Here is anice web site
http://www.dogheaven.com/reflection1.htm
There has to be a place for our Angels
Anna
http://www.dogheaven.com/reflection1.htm
There has to be a place for our Angels
Anna
Anna,
Someone I worked with a few years ago told me that she believed dogs have souls. Recently another co-worker said dog is God spelled backwards. I believe also because God's love for us is un-conditional and so is their's.
Thank you and I will look into that website.
Allicia
Allicia--
You asked me how I coped with having a succession of dogs (GODS!), and the way has been this: I have never gone out and tried to "replace" a dog quickly, because each one has been irreplaceable. Rather, I have waited until the right dog or dogs found ME. All but one have been adoptees/rescue animals, and some have just shown up in my driveway needing a home. I've rescued other dogs I couldn't keep and found good homes for them too.
So I wait until a new beloved soul comes along who really needs me, and at that point, I realize that I need him or her too. I've always had two dogs, and usually three, in a kind of rotation. But I've also had probably a total of five dog-less years too, and believe me, they were very hard for me. (I was in graduate school for one of those stretches, and just never home, and living on the road for another stretch...)
I got my first two dogs at 19, and I have not forgotten my love for, nor sorrow over the loss of: Stonewall Lewis, Poco-Loco, Diva Dane, Luna(tic), Katy, Caesar, Brown Dog, Sweet Pea, Poppers, and my living adoration for Ladywolf, and I never will. But I think of "past" dogs more with pleasure than I do with sadness, especially those who died "easy" deaths at home. (The others were much, much harder, but I still managed somehow to "recover" and move on.)
I know that all of my dogs love each other now somewhere and play together all the time, and that's what keep me truckin' on!
Big Hugs to you--
Margi and the Wolf
You asked me how I coped with having a succession of dogs (GODS!), and the way has been this: I have never gone out and tried to "replace" a dog quickly, because each one has been irreplaceable. Rather, I have waited until the right dog or dogs found ME. All but one have been adoptees/rescue animals, and some have just shown up in my driveway needing a home. I've rescued other dogs I couldn't keep and found good homes for them too.
So I wait until a new beloved soul comes along who really needs me, and at that point, I realize that I need him or her too. I've always had two dogs, and usually three, in a kind of rotation. But I've also had probably a total of five dog-less years too, and believe me, they were very hard for me. (I was in graduate school for one of those stretches, and just never home, and living on the road for another stretch...)
I got my first two dogs at 19, and I have not forgotten my love for, nor sorrow over the loss of: Stonewall Lewis, Poco-Loco, Diva Dane, Luna(tic), Katy, Caesar, Brown Dog, Sweet Pea, Poppers, and my living adoration for Ladywolf, and I never will. But I think of "past" dogs more with pleasure than I do with sadness, especially those who died "easy" deaths at home. (The others were much, much harder, but I still managed somehow to "recover" and move on.)
I know that all of my dogs love each other now somewhere and play together all the time, and that's what keep me truckin' on!
Big Hugs to you--
Margi and the Wolf
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