My dog ​​died.

I was devastated! My heart experienced heartbreaking pain and loneliness. My life was erased. Her move wasn’t expecting me, and being in an empty house was more than I could bear.

I saw endless months of weekly photos, daily puppy updates, videos and rescue webcams. Any! I really didn’t even care because my heart was still crying to the core and my tears were still flowing. However, I felt compelled to keep watching the updates no matter how upset they made me feel.

Then this little fluffy ball of fur dragging a BIG stuffed toy in its mouth ran happily across my computer screen. My heart raced. I must have watched, rewatched, and memorized that video hundreds of times. I “felt” it in my soul (sign 1). I called, it was available even though it was 2500 miles away. I thought too far to fly the little one with scales. (Sign 2) As the Universe would have it, the airline added a non-stop vacation flight from that area to our airport, so now I had no excuses. It had been free of burdens for years and a new puppy, well…

I talked and questioned the pup’s guardian until he probably got tired of me. In one conversation, she jokingly referred to him as “bad boy”. I asked why. He said that he had what looked like a B on his right hip and that he would send me a picture. (Signal 3) The image sent shivers down my spine and to all my friends in a chorus of “what don’t you understand?” He was already talked about on a higher level than any of us knew at the time. It was as if God had assigned an Angel to write my signature on his hip so that he wouldn’t be so “human” that he didn’t understand that this dog was meant to be mine.

With a tired, scared and excited heart I met him at the airport. VERY apprehensive! What if I have the wrong pup and we don’t connect? He had never picked a pup from a distance. He got out of his box and immediately placed the 7lb 9 week old fluff right in front of me. He looked up and looked me straight in the eye as if to say where have you been? Now let’s get on with our lives. Then he jumped into my arms and slept all the way to my house which had now become our home.

I named him Friend. He responded to his “old” name without missing a beat. He knew where his bed was, recognized his toys from past lives and gathered them in the same place where they were supposed to be. He didn’t even inspect the new toys, he wanted HIS toys! He talks, hugs and does all the things all my soul dogs “did”. When I look into his eyes, we never part. He is my “baby dog”, my best friend. When my heart asked where you have been, his spirit answered: I had to exchange my old body for this new one in order to be in your life again. At 10 weeks he knew and responded to all the old dog’s commands, no training was necessary. He is my old adult dog with few puppy moments except he runs “wide open”, he is learning to operate those new feet and he is a chew machine!

I am lucky to have soft pads on my paws that caress my face when I wake up every morning. All the little habits, routines, traits, favorite toys, foods, stains and wacky tricks only my soul knows are back in my world in another form of earthy skin “monogrammed” as Friend.

If you have lost your pet, service dog, companion animal, assistance dog, pet therapy dog, soul dog and baby forever, don’t give up hope. Listen to the promptings of your heart, observe your dreams, and follow the knowledge and intuition of your soul. If you feel like you want to cling to your pet’s bedding and toys, there’s a reason, a part of your soul knows they’ll come back. The soul of every dog ​​is a spirit made up of eternal energy that lives forever in all that it is.

When he is your soul pet, animal spirit guide, or spirit teacher in animal form, God/the Universe honors his choice to reincarnate to be with you many times in various physical bodies. Know that your pet is not gone forever. Give your spirit time to choose a new body. You’ll KNOW when you see them! “Mom, I’m home!”

Here are some signs that your pet may have reincarnated:

1. Listen and follow the timing and guidance of your inner impulses to find your new body shape. You’ll “know” if it’s a puppy, a rescue dog, an animal shelter, a newspaper ad, an internet search – just listen and trust!

2. Never overlook small details and pass them off as not worth it.

Follow the details and trust that they are correct. There are no matches.

3. Look into your pet’s eyes the window to his soul, you will know and recognize your connection.

4. Ask questions and listen to the answers with your heart.

5. If you feel like you want to cling to your pet’s beds and toys, there’s a reason, a part of your soul knows it will come back.

Sometimes when they return, they incorporate a new trait that you expected them to have in addition to their previous traits as a further answer to your prayer. The reincarnation time period in which they return can be as short as several hours or more.

There are many pet and animal loss and pet bereavement groups and animal reincarnation books available to assist you in your healing. Just Plain Love books provide more information and a list of pet reincarnation signs. Pet Loss Grief Counselors, Animal Communicators, Animal Angel Networks have many books on Amazon and in retail stores. Internet resources can provide pet past life and animal reincarnation blogs, discussion forums in my pet reincarnation space that will help you deal with the loss of your partner. Listen to your heart, you will KNOW if your beloved pet is going to be reincarnated and say “I’m home!”

Love never ends!

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