I want to thank all the people who replied about me losing Cody. It is nice to know that I am not crazy and other people grieve as much as I have. Things are getting better day by day. I still miss him so much. Some days are better than others. Angel has been a big help she keeps me busy. It is sort of funny she has taken on some of the traits that my beloved cody did that made me so happy. She even hugs me when I'm sad. She will be a good dog too. I just hope I can love her as much as I did my buba.

What is your oppinion on Life after Death. Do you believe we will see our departed animals again someday. I sure hope so because that is all that is getting me through this who ordeal. I just keep telling myself that someday I will be with him again.

Thanks again for all your love and support. I appreciate it.

Yes- there has to be life after death... and truthfully, I am not a very religious person- I am spiritual however. We all are so much more than our bodies- There is so much more to everything- imagine the universe having no end- can you really even imagine something like that- something so many people know as fact and are taught in schools with scientific backing? Look to the stars- you know there is so much more that we can't see... just like life after death. Our spirits- and those very very lively spirits of our pets most certainly do live on... in what kind of form? Well... I have many thoughts on that- but I am certain that our loving pets- our little angels have the most happy reunion when they pass on.

-Rebecca

The way I feel about it, if Heaven doesn't have our furkids there I'm not going.

Ditto with Ken, Can't imagine an afterlife without animals. I'm not sure about an afterlife either but I sure do believe they have souls. They are so capable of endless love.

I to believe that when I die I will be reunited with all my precious furbabies, as that also is the only thing that keeps me sane after I have loss my babies. I can't believe that God would be so cruel as to bring these special creatures into our lives and then not allow us to be together in the afterlife. I would have to agree with the other person that said if our babies are not waiting for us in heaven, then I to would rather be were ever they are, then in heaven, because heaven truly couldn't be heaven without them.

LouAnn Needham
Mother to: Jacob - doggy angel (08/1982-05/1999), Smokey - kitty angel (12/1987-09/2004), Quinton - doggy (07/1998), Phoenix - kitty (03/2003), Tyler - kitty (04/2004) & BobCat - kitty (07/2004)

God I hope so!!! I'll be honest, I am struggling with the same thing. You hear all these people saying that they feel their babies with them after they pass and that they see signs. I don't feel him with me, and I haven't gotten any signs. Nor have I dreamed about him. I feel like if there was an afterlife, that he absolutely wouldn't let me go through this alone. Is that being selfish??? Just like a human aye?!! I am just so miserable without him and what keeps me going is hope.......so just keep on hoping.

Parkers Mom,
Kerry

I am so very lost in the world now. Four days ago my beautiful german shepherd was running through the forest in Canada, chasing squirrels and now he is gone.
My mother noticed he was having trouble breathing and so she took him into our vet. The ex-rays were so terrifying because his lungs were actually displaced because the tumour were so big the vets couldn't believe he eas still breathing. Keep in mind that I had just moved to Florida and am trying to locate a home for me and my dog. So I get a phone call telling me that he does not have long to live and she is making him as comfortable as possible until the end. The very next day his condition got so bad that our wonderful vet came to our home and put him to sleep. I couldn't be there for him and he has been there for me for the past ten years. I got him when I finished high school and we have never been apart since. I cannot help but feel guilty for wanting to move south and leaving him behind for what was supposed to be a short time. AND I WAS a smoker for the ten years I had him until I quit in March. So you can imagine that when I heard he had lung tumours...of course I blame myself and will continue to hold myself responsible in some capacity despite what the vets tell me.
My world is dark without him and no-one understands especially my husband who has never had a close bond with an animal before. i am hoping that everyone out there who reads this will e-mail me and offer some comfort to these very dark days. My Pearson stuck by me through many boyfriends, mental illness, fights and parental tiffs and everything that happens to you in your twenties. My darkest hour were spent crying into his fur and he never got tired of me, he simply allowed me to cry and let me pet his velvet head and ears.
I miss him more than anyone in this world and there is nothing I can do except to continue crying without him.
Please help
angelafl@se.rr.com

[FONT=Impact][SIZE=1][COLOR=blue]cody looks like such a darling. here are my thoughts on the subject of life after death. i like to think of myself as a good, christian man- not so good a lot of the time and not as christlike as much as i'd like to be, but that is the reason why we need a savior,right??!! in the beginning of the physical creation GOD made the animals to keep him company. HE later made man(in HIS own image) and put the animals in his care, for him to love, and HE saw it was very good. there was no such thing as death in that time. after the first man sinned , GOD had to punish him with death and made him leave HIS paradise(heaven on earth). when GOD came to earth in the form of a man (JESUS), HE paid the penalty for death, and overcame death forever. that "heaven" is a future time for all of us humans(only GOD knows when that time will be fufilled), but it is a guarantee, GOD promised it to us and it is impossible for HIM to lie. on the other hand, our animals are incapable of sin. their death is our "hell;our punishment as our part of living in this present, evil world. i do believe their life is ongoing on some sort of plane, someplace GOD has reserved for them(a "rainbow bridge" of sorts, something like the original garden of eden). i truly believe that when GOD says the time is right, and JESUS is sent back to reclaim the earth, the dead (people) will be resurrected and given access to the paradise our beloved friends(our pets!!!) are already enjoying. that seems like the kind of "heaven" a merciful FATHER would have for his children! GOD bless all of you grieving souls who love your animals(whom GOD entrusted to us!) more than this present , evil age and all of the material things that there are to covet. i pray GODSPEED the fulfillment of time of HIS mercy when HE gives us the "[all good things]" that he has promise to us. luv, ron in pa p.s i hope that you do not feel that i am as fanatical or crazy as my wife does!

You know, I don't think I've ever doubted that there will be pets and animals in the afterlife. Not wanting to sound cynical here, but there are so many pets I've known who embody what I think God wants us to strive to be. They show us unconditional love, what it means to forgive, how to make friends (well, not the sniffing part), how to play happily together, etc. They accompany us when we want them to, whereas we humans don't always oblige them. They don't care what we look like or how old we are, they don't care about our politics or the current scandals in the news. In short, pets would seem to be a perfect example for a lot of people. I don't think I could face loving my pets and having them die without knowing that they will be there on the other side to welcome me. I hope that makes sense. I've been a bit senseless since I lost Magic 4 nights ago, but I've done a lot of thinking about this.

I've watched an excellent video by Jack VanImpe called "Animals in Heaven?"
It is based on scriptures that our pets do go to heaven. Video isn't free , it's $24.95 for tape or dvd. you can order it http://www.jvim.org/

I've also read books about pets going to heaven, such as Cold Noses at the pearly gates, which is also based on some scriptures.
hope this helps..

BearBearsDad,
Just wanted to say WELL PUT! You did a much better job at getting that across than I did in PreciousPrincessesMom's post! !
Kim