Four Months

Aw sweetie, I’m so sad to hear that you’ve been crying. It’s all right, you cry if you need to. But I think you’re right, I think Duke was trying to tell you something. He was on the other side of the glass telling the new pup: “Now put your paw on the ledge, like that; and rest your head on it, just so; and when Mom sees you, she’ll know what I’m trying to tell her. Aw come on, be a nice pup.” And the new dog said “Oh, I’ll be a nice pup!” and he held that pose until you saw him. The pain WILL soften, sweetie. It will. It may take more time, but it will. Transfer the pictures to a CD to get them off your camera; CVS or Walgreens can do this for you. Just don’t erase them altogether. One day, when the pain is bearable, you’ll want those pictures. Hugs coming at you from elsewhere in Florida.

i’m so sorry that you’re hurting so bad. but, it’s okay to still miss him and still cry for him. it’s a long process and it doesn’t matter how long it takes. you miss him and that’s just the way it is. you will adjust to his absence in time. just not yet. one day you will smile when you think of him or see his photo. in the meantime, be good to yourself. take care,

He was your baby! Anniversaries mean a lot to us too. Whenever I think about losing our first pet (Sable, one of our Siameses, back in 1999), I just reel from it. *hugs*

I agree with your noters. Do save the pics on a CD. You’ll regret it if you don’t and one day the hurt won’t be as deep when you look at them, but it will always hurt. You & Duke were very special- aren’t you blesse dto have had that with each other? I think so. As your bond grows with new pup (forget her name) – it will help. When you feel her love and need for you, you will have a different yet close relationship with her. Such is the love & relationships and life cycle we have with our beloved pets. You’re doing fine; you had true love!

Good News I think–about our animals in Heaven. I’m a ‘believer’ and have just purchased a book called “Heaven” by Randy Alcorn. Our church is very Scripture-based and is actually doing a bible study on this book. If you know anything about Hank Hannegraaff (also referred to as the “Bible Answer Man”), then you know he’s very conservative and biblically based..very intelligent about Scripture & Truth. Hank highly recommneds Randy Alcorn and this book. My church does. So, I feel very secure in reading it. While I haven’t started to read it yet, I was looking throught the Table of Contents and there’s a section about animals- do they have souls and will they get to heaven? Randy’s book is “Scripture based” so he provides all the verses that backs up his–explanations. He says that animals have souls-though they are different than our “human souls.” he believes that we are held accountable for our treatment of them and he does think we will see them in heaven. He compares how as a parent we get a pet for our children (usually) if they want one and don’t we think that our Father (God) would do the same for us? But–he goes into more depth of the importance and significance of

animals in heaven. Like I said, everything is backed up with Scripture so I feel very positive about this: You will be reunited with good ole Duke. Duke is probably praising God right now…Randy mentions several places where the animals were described as praising God–some animals “talked” – it’s very intersting. Only 2 chapters out of 46 are about animals, but those 2 chapters are very thorough. I hope you find some peace in this. I’m anxious to read this book now–not just for the animals but also for all the other questions we have about heaven. Wow! And I feel good about WHO supports Randy’s book—I feel it is credible. Way cool!