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Lunabell

(6,089 posts)
Wed Feb 7, 2024, 02:38 AM Feb 7

I saw my dog Charlie today and he's been dead for over three years.

I was sitting on the sofa looking out my back sliding glass door. I saw a small light colored dog looking over toward the neighbor's house and wagging its tail. Now, I have 6 small dogs, some are light colored and all are in different stages of needing haircuts. The dog on the porch was freshly cut and then I saw him turn and run the other way. Solid, just like a real animal.

It occurred to me that all of the little dogs were in the house, pretty much just sleeping and the big dogs were locked up in the bedroom. No dog had come in from the fenced in yard through the dog door. My wife came into the room and I asked her to count the babies. And make sure they were all present. All 6 were in the living room with me.
There wasn't any dog in the back yard, but there was a dog and he looked solid. I think it was Charlie.



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niyad

(113,348 posts)
1. With everything you have gone through recently, it is not in the least
Wed Feb 7, 2024, 02:49 AM
Feb 7

surprising that Charlie would come to check up on you. I hope you will fund comfort in his visit.

Lunabell

(6,089 posts)
2. I was absolutely shocked.
Wed Feb 7, 2024, 03:20 AM
Feb 7

I've seen a human apparition but it was kind of dreamy in nature. This was broad daylight and he looked so solid. His tail was wagging, so I know he's happy. That is very comforting.

OAITW r.2.0

(24,504 posts)
3. Cool. Got some frozen shrooms in the fridge - will be sharing the experience with one traveler and a
Wed Feb 7, 2024, 03:42 AM
Feb 7

steward or stewardess.

orleans

(34,060 posts)
6. when i was about five yrs old i saw a relative i'd only met twice before she died
Wed Feb 7, 2024, 04:49 AM
Feb 7

she was solid (not floaty or transparent) and even spoke to me. this was during the daytime.

i've never seen any of my beloved furbabies after they passed but when my daughter was little she saw one of them a couple times . i think the lhasa apso appeared to be solid too. and both times it was in the daytime.

(when i say daytime i'm just letting you know neither her nor i had been asleep and possibly dreaming)

while it's unusual for us to see these spirits i think it is far more unusual that someone sees them when they are an adult. children have more of an ability to see them than adults do

Karadeniz

(22,537 posts)
5. Entirely possible! People or porch cams have recorded clear videos of cats
Wed Feb 7, 2024, 04:43 AM
Feb 7

and dogs which then disappear. Animals have souls.

japple

(9,833 posts)
9. After some of my cats died, I would often feel them jump on the bed at night
Wed Feb 7, 2024, 02:08 PM
Feb 7

and knead the covers, turn around, and settle down in their usual spots against my back or legs. I know they were there to comfort me. Your little Charlie loves you and wants you to know he's still around. Our pets are furry little angels.

PlutosHeart

(1,281 posts)
10. That has happened to me.
Wed Feb 7, 2024, 06:56 PM
Feb 7

I had felt when I sit on my bed with my MacBook Air, something definitely brush up against my waist on my back. I reach back and there is nothing. I know it was a cat. But no cat was there.
What I am not certain of but feel very possible, that it was one, two or three of my kitties that have passed. They all were related. One was a mom and then there was her smallest daughter and largest son. They all passed within 2 years of each other about 6 years ago but they had been with me for well over a decade. I raised the babies rescued from birth and kept the mother as well. Was able to adopt out two siblings thankfully.They spent most of their time in my bedroom on my bed too.

japple

(9,833 posts)
11. Such a sweet story. Bless you for keeping this family together. It's not always possible, but so nice
Wed Feb 7, 2024, 07:40 PM
Feb 7

when it can happen that way. They must have been telling you that they loved being in your life and are doing well where they are in spirit.

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