Do dogs go to Heaven

[LuvMyYorkies]

Actually, after reading several of the posts on this subject, I think everyone has been very courteous and respectful of each others opinion. Where our little furbabies are concerned, we all have warm and fuzzy feelings for them because they bring so much love and joy into our lives. Losing Sissy the way I did a few days ago, it was only with the thought of seeing her again when I cross over the bridge, that got me through the long, dark days. A couple of years ago, on the day that my sister died unexpectedly, my little Yorkie Lacey also died unexpectedly. In my sorrow, my parish priest asked me if I thought this was a sign? And yes, after thinking about it, I just knew that Pauline stopped by the house on her way out and took her favorite furbaby with her. There was no reason for Lacey to die, as she was not sick. But, we did bury Lacey with Pauline, so they are together forever.

[Bruce's_Mom]

I am Catholic and well the teaching of the church is somewhat silent on whether animals will definitly be in heaven...I like to believe that is because it is something that cannot be known to us here on earth, but I also like to have faith that God is fair and would want us to have our precious pups in heaven...

Pope John Paul II taught love for animals, and I since is the only Pope I have known in my lifetime I will listen to him......In 1990, His Holiness traveled to Assisi the birthplace of St. Francis (the patron Saint of animals) and spoke of the saint's love for animals. He declared, "We, too, are called to a similar attitude." He proclaimed that "the animals possess a soul and men must love and feel solidarity with our smaller brethren." He went on to say that all animals are "fruit of the creative action of the Holy Spirit and merit respect" and that they are "as near to God as men are," and reminded people that all living beings, including animals, came into being because of the "breath" of God. Animals possess the divine spark of life--the living quality that is the soul--and they are not inferior beings, as factory farmers, fur farmers, puppy millers etc, and would have us believe.

I believe in the Pope's teaching because well he is the elder of my church...But even if you are not Catholic but are some denomination of Christian there is some scripture that should make you hope your animals will go to heaven...For example:

Isaiah 11:6-11: “the wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox . . . They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord . . .” (Isaiah 65: 25).

PSALM 36:6 "Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your judgments are like the great deep; you save humans and animals alike"

[Safiyah]

Originally Posted by LuvMyYorkies

Actually, after reading several of the posts on this subject, I think everyone has been very courteous and respectful of each others opinion. Where our little furbabies are concerned, we all have warm and fuzzy feelings for them because they bring so much love and joy into our lives. Losing Sissy the way I did a few days ago, it was only with the thought of seeing her again when I cross over the bridge, that got me through the long, dark days. A couple of years ago, on the day that my sister died unexpectedly, my little Yorkie Lacey also died unexpectedly. In my sorrow, my parish priest asked me if I thought this was a sign? And yes, after thinking about it, I just knew that Pauline stopped by the house on her way out and took her favorite furbaby with her. There was no reason for Lacey to die, as she was not sick. But, we did bury Lacey with Pauline, so they are together forever.

I agree that everyone so far has been courteous and respectful. But Yorkie Talk seems to be very respectful in general, which is one of the reasons I like it here so much.

Safiyah

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by daisy mae06

three subjects I do not discuss because I hate fights..

1.Sex
2. Religion
And
3. Politics
I have them but I don't share.
I know what I believe and that's all that matters

lol that's true, i always end up fighting with my bf if we talk about religion so i just tell him im not talking with him about it anymore.

[mizzwanned]

Back to my other post, i really don't know if animals go to heaven or not and growing up as a Christian, my brother was born again(for those that know what that means) when he was 17 and he studied the bible a lot, went to church more than i did, etc. He told me that animals don't go to heaven but that is based on what the bible says and the wording of the bible for me is kinda hard to understand so i chose to believe that they do. Anyway i always grew up with animals, since the age of 3 and i loved them soooo much so when i was little in my thoughts i believed that they did go to heaven when they died. I asked my mom once when i was little and i asked what about bears, sharks, etc. how can they go to heaven if they're scary and kill people? She told me then that in Heaven everything is different, all the animals are nice, you can give a bear a hug, you can ride on the sharks in the crystal clear water, etc. so i always had that mental image in my head of me being in heaven with all the animals in the world, and that everybody got along with them. The only animal that i was told is not God's creature is the snake, i dont know if that's true or not. But anyway that is what i believed when i was little and i still believe that. Oh and also when my cockatiel died when i was 9, i cried for 3 months straight. My brother one time put his hand out the window and an icicle fell in his hand, and it was shaped like a hand and a finger pointing up to the sky. That was around the time when my cockatiel died and i took it as a sign that he would be waiting in heaven for me, and i think i will see him again one day. I loved that bird.

[Luckyone]

I wasn't raised in religion. The only church I've attended and was married in is Lutheran. I've never been baptized.

My daughter's father takes her to a 'modern' church where they sings 'new' songs and have dedications and not baptizing. When my daughter was 5, she told me Bridget doesn't have a soul, so she's going to hell.

My opinion is that anyone that can tell a child that and have them believe it, ought to go there themselves.

If my dogs aren't welcome in Heaven, it's not a place I want to be.

[MyFairLacy]

I've always been taught that animals don't have souls so they have no afterlife, but who knows...

[YorkieMom55]

09/01/05
Hurricane Katrina

And God Said…

It was just another storm. Part of the circle of life of this wonderful world that we live in. But this time God knew that it would be different. He would need help this time. He’d asked for help before, from those very special creatures who he created on the 5th and 6th days. Creatures of comfort. He knew how much the critters of the air, sea, the wood and the desert gave comfort to those on earth who he given “free will”.

There would be a lot of new souls entering Heaven in the next few days. God knew how much comfort his special ones had been through the ages; to those on earth and those who had made the journey to him. Some had been pets and companions, some had been among the unwanted or the wild. Here they were special and they had a special job. The birds and the lizards, the turtles and the bunnies, the horses and the goats, the cats and dogs and all of the others. Especially the dogs and cats. They were there when they were needed. Those before them had done it since the beginning of time. Whenever there were a large number of souls “coming up” they were called upon to be the greeters. The Tsunami was a rough one, so many at once, but they did their job. 9-11 had been another tough day. So was Okalahoma City. But once again they did it.

And God said “ They’re coming soon. There will be so many that will be frightened and alone when it happens. They’ll need to see you as soon as they get here. Be ready. You are my special angels. There will be so many of them that you will see others of your kind coming to help also. They will know what to do, I’ve told them already. There will be babies and children, young adults and old ones. They will all see me when they arrive but they’ll also have one of you with them always. You will be with them and they will be with you. “

And it happened as God said. All of those who came to heaven were greeted by a special love, a familiar love. An unconditional love that only God can create. They had comfort of angels and the Glory of God. They were home.

[Jenn218]

Originally Posted by daisy mae06

three subjects I do not discuss because I hate fights..

1.Sex
2. Religion
And
3. Politics
I have them but I don't share.
I know what I believe and that's all that matters

Good answer Lori!!!

[Jenn218]

Originally Posted by YorkieMom55

09/01/05
Hurricane Katrina

And God Said…

It was just another storm. Part of the circle of life of this wonderful world that we live in. But this time God knew that it would be different. He would need help this time. He’d asked for help before, from those very special creatures who he created on the 5th and 6th days. Creatures of comfort. He knew how much the critters of the air, sea, the wood and the desert gave comfort to those on earth who he given “free will”.

There would be a lot of new souls entering Heaven in the next few days. God knew how much comfort his special ones had been through the ages; to those on earth and those who had made the journey to him. Some had been pets and companions, some had been among the unwanted or the wild. Here they were special and they had a special job. The birds and the lizards, the turtles and the bunnies, the horses and the goats, the cats and dogs and all of the others. Especially the dogs and cats. They were there when they were needed. Those before them had done it since the beginning of time. Whenever there were a large number of souls “coming up” they were called upon to be the greeters. The Tsunami was a rough one, so many at once, but they did their job. 9-11 had been another tough day. So was Okalahoma City. But once again they did it.

And God said “ They’re coming soon. There will be so many that will be frightened and alone when it happens. They’ll need to see you as soon as they get here. Be ready. You are my special angels. There will be so many of them that you will see others of your kind coming to help also. They will know what to do, I’ve told them already. There will be babies and children, young adults and old ones. They will all see me when they arrive but they’ll also have one of you with them always. You will be with them and they will be with you. “

And it happened as God said. All of those who came to heaven were greeted by a special love, a familiar love. An unconditional love that only God can create. They had comfort of angels and the Glory of God. They were home.

THANKS for that!

[Jenn218]

I don't know if anyone can truly answer this in anyway, but boy...I sure hope so, because I want all of my beloved animals (past and present) to be walking with me FOREVER!

[veguroev]

I don't know if I'm going to heaven, but If I don't, I want to have the chance to at least stop by Rainbow Bridge and kiss my babies good bye and see them for the very last time 'cause I'm sure that they will go to heaven, but if I get to go to heaven...well, words won't be enough to describe my happiness.

[Little Bit]

Originally Posted by shelschrader

Opps, sorry I tried to edit what I said and ended up messing the whole thing up. My father and I have this coversation all of the time. He says that they do not go to heaven and showed me the verses in the Bible. When we had to put our family cocker spaniel, Brandy, down a few years ago he said it broke his heart. He was so upset to think that was the end of Brandy, she just quit being altogether. My thought is this, God makes heaven perfect for everyone. I think that my furbabies will be waiting to spend all of eternity with me in heaven because that is what would make my heaven perfect. I hope I haven't offended anyone with this as it is just my opinion. Oh yeah, the reason I quote my father is that he is an elder at our church and very knowledgeable as he studies the Bible everyday.

I believe that every living thing has a spirit and will be resurrected. I believe that there will be animals in heaven.

[MAN]

I would like to think animals go to heaven like Mufasa in LionKing, but biblically I don't think they do. Now my Native American (Indian) culture leds me to believe that they are a part of the spirit world, considering I am born into the wolf and bear clan....but, for me, I am just going to enjoy my girls one day at a time and when I die and go to heaven I will be all knowing...as it is written in the Bible,,,,Don't worry about tomorrow when today hasn't even ended yet.

[MyTrixie143]

Do dogs go to heaven? I believe in my heart without a doubt that they do.

Here is an interesting site that discusses whether or not animals have souls.
http://www.all-creatures.org/murti/tsnhod-08.html
And here is another site.
http://www.thebibleandanimals.org/Ar...andanimals.htm

I would also like to point out that according to the bible in Revelations, there are already horses and birds in heaven. I don't have it in front of me but if you want I can give you the exact passage on it.


A few years ago I remember asking a good friend of my mother's on whether or not she thought dogs went to heaven. She is a wonderful pastor so I trust her word completely.
So she told me a true story. Years ago her daughter became very ill. She was on her way to the hospital in the ambulance when her heart stopped and she died. Luckily they were able to revive her. Her daughter then told her that she saw their dog in heaven. Now the little girl had never seen or even heard about the dog because it died before she was born but the dog was a valued member of the family that they all loved and adored and were heartbroken when she died. The girl described the dog perfectly, even his name. She had never seen any pictures of the dog or really even knew it existed at one time. Yet she was able to describe the dog to a T as the dog was one of them that greeted her in heaven.
So her answer, yes dogs to heaven. God cares very much about all the animals he created and it is mentioned in the bible several times.


In all my heart I truly believe their are animals in heaven and furthermore that I will one day be reunited with my beloved pets that I have lost and there isn't anything anyone can say to convince me otherwise.