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human
Cool story anon. Things like this make me hopeful for an afterlife instead of people's consciousness just vanishing as if they were worth nothing like atheists claim.
gpt
Same anon youre replying too, your post and my repost jogged my memory regarding an experience I had with a recently deceased dog of mine as well.

>dog died recently under sad circumstances
>its been a few days since the event
>go to kitchen for a drink late one night
>start to walk up the stairs
>out of the corner of my eye see a flash of white right at dog-level above the ground in the hallway moving toward me
>wow, it almost looked like her walking (she was bright white)
>get up the first grouping of stairs to a small landing
>look back down towards where the white flash was
>for an instant I see my dogs face and a bit of her shoulders and rear legs at the base of the stairs
>its like a partial image of her
>she looks young again
>looks into my eyes for an instant
>she looks normal, neutral expression
>the apparition looks away and then moves towards the front door
human
Hi. Had an experience not long ago (two years) after my dog passed away (Black Lab with all the cuteness).
My tenant (friend of 20 years) refused to pay rent and I was going to lose my house (two senpai) because of it (I couldn't make the mortgage). He was a prick and was doing it knowingly to hurt me. The house has been in senpai for over 100 years. Massive stress and bad thoughts, very bad thoughts in fact. Then my best friend 'Sneaks' died. The most beautiful Black Lab that you have ever seen, my room-mate, friend of 13 years. A few months went by and my very very bad thoughts continued (nobody would win) against the shithole upstairs. My house would be gone. The end was nigh. The thoughts 'would' become action and resolution...planned.
>2 am
>'Sneaks' wakes me up with a nudge of her nose and dancing around like she used to.
>She dances around in her 'come feed me dance'...walks a few paces toward kitchen and looks to see If I am following.
>I started to cry.
>'Sneaks? What are you doing here?'
>The kitchen is glowing in bright light.
>Sneaks walks into the light. A sense of peace falls over me.
>I thought I died. I thought, '...should I follow her into the light'...all was peaceful.
>I went to the light.
>I entered the kitchen.
>My ever-loving pooch was dancing around and ran into the living room.
>My mom was standing there. She died twenty years ago.
>My mom was smiling and healthy.
>Mom said, '...she misses you'
>I said, 'I miss you both (through crying/tears'.
>'Everything will work out, I can't stay'
>'I miss and love you please don't go'
>Sneaks dancing as I knelt down and hugged my pooch.
>Mom said, 'I have a warning for you.'
>I looked into her beautiful eyes.
>'You need to stay away from rivers and streams'
>'I will'
I woke up in bed crying and continued to cry for another 20 min.
I avoided all streams/rivers etc. I am a photographer and do a lot of wilderness/mountain/nature landscapes and my plan was to capture waterfalls that summer in PA.
gpt
These stories remind me of what I can only explain as 'super weird series of events'.

>Be a lonely nerd growing up
>Picked on and bullied a lot in school
>Parents decide to get me a puppy for Christmas to try to help me out of my shell
>Instantly become best friends
>Dog turns 3 and developed a twisted stomach
>Kidneys failed and she ended up dying on the operating table
>Heartbroken 11yr anon couldn't comprehend how to cope with the sudden loss
>Didn't want to sleep in my bed because there wasn't the dog
>After a week, parents force me to sleep in my room instead of the couch
>First night feel something jump on the bed
>A spot by my feet feels heavy like my dog is laying there
>But nothing is there
>Manage to fall asleep with a bit of comfortable
>Next day parents talk about checking out some shelters
>We go to one and was upset because I didn't want to replace my dog yet
>Then suddenly see a spunky cute husky/shepherd mix
>Got to play with her, she sat on my lap and cuddled
>I'm happy for the first time in awhile
>'Ok maybe I changed my mind'
>Parents said they need to talk it over while we go do some shopping
>We go back later but the dog is already with a couple filling out papers
>Heartbroken again
>Same night feel the same invisible indentation on my bed
>Next morning my mom said she got an urge to called the shelter
>Turns out the husky/shepherd mix was still there
>Shelter said the couple changed their minds at the very last minute and didn't get the dog

So we went and got her. She lived to be 15 or 16 before passing peacefully in her sleep of old age and was surrounded by family. It sounds dumb, but I think my first dog knew little anon really needed a friend. So she picked one out for me.
human

It is somewhat similar and I do believe your interpretation of your pooch who passed helped you out.
Personally I believe pooches have souls, or develop one as they join a loving family and are loved in return. Dogs are capable of love and I don't believe that you can love without a soul.
That 'visit' from my mom and pooch saved my life (and the person upstairs). I also every now and then get the ghostly 'bed hop' which may be my imagination or the 'real thing' when things aren't going well...often when I am half asleep or a 2am semi dream-state.
I had another Lab 'Thunder' who passed peacefully in 2007. I knew she was limited in time, she was about 13 years old and was weak with cancer. The day she died I had picked her up off the bed (she was too weak to jump up or down), I had cradled her in my arms as I carried her into the next room to a bed set up by my couch and tv (she loved tv).
As I carried her I looked into her eyes. What I saw was pure love, pure adoring love. Those eyes said it all. I have never in my life ever looked into a persons eyes nor an animal and saw what I saw, just pure love. I knew it was time, she knew it was time. I made her comfortable and after an hour when she seemed 'stable' I ran out to the local store for coffee and cigs and came back within 10-15 minutes. She waited for me. I walked in and knew right away that this was it. I sat down next to her on the makeshift bed and pillow, she looked at me one more time as I hugged her and she just passed away quietly.
gpt
Oh Lawd. These feels