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Brooke from Lawrence, MA, asked:

Hi Julie,

After losing my father on November 15th, 2022, I started searching, learning, listening, and trying to get a better understanding of things from a spiritual level. This has brought me to find you on a podcast with Dr. Amy Robbins, buy your Angelic Attendants book, and listen to your podcast.

I plan on calling on Thursdays to try to get a few minutes with you to ask about my father.

In the meantime, I’m wondering if you’ve witnessed a passing animal’s transition? Is it the same as humans? Are they surrounded by angels, and perhaps animal and human spirits?

Thanks so much for taking the time to read this. I look forward to hearing from you!

Light and love,

Brooke

Hi Brooke,

My sincere condolences on the loss of your father. I hope you found some comfort from reading my book.

As for the spiritual side of an animal’s passing, yes, I have witnessed many, including my own pets’ transitions.

It’s been my experience that like humans, an animal’s spirit exits the body through the top of the head and will stay attached during the dying process. That’s where the similarities end.

To date, I haven’t witnessed an animal being surrounded by other animal spirits, angels, or human spirits. That doesn’t mean they aren’t with those beings once they’ve transitioned, just that I don’t see it during the actively dying phase.

It’s interesting to note, however, there are many examples of animals knowing when an animal or human in their midst is dying.

For example, wild horses come to say goodbye to a dying horse in their herd, and there are many stories about elephants walking long distances in a sort of funeral procession to pay their respects to a human friend who died.

The best news however, is, our deceased pets’ spirits are always around us and we can communicate with them whenever we like.

Thanks for your question.

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Dog Hates Car Rides

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Natalie Baker from MINNETONKA, MN, asked:

Hi Julie,

I have a 9 month-old Samoyed named Winnie and I’m wondering if you have any insight into why my dog HATES car rides? It’s very unusual for a dog to hate them this badly.

I have tried putting her in a kennel to make her feel safer but that was worse than just having her seat-belted in.

When it’s just us, she sits in the front seat but is still very anxious. She pants, barks (a lot), and won’t sit still.

On the way home she is usually much calmer and will sleep only if she is very tired.

I have figured out she really doesn’t like when there is a speed change, my blinker is on, or when we turn.

When I first got her I tried having her sit in my lap which didn’t help, the kennel hasn’t worked, and when she is in the seat belt it’s a little better but not much. It makes taking drives awful.

What do you think? Thanks!!

Hi Natalie,

In order to get some answers for you, I connected to you and from you to Winnie. I could see and communicate with her. She is gorgeous and has a cute personality.

You’re right, she absolutely hates car rides for a number of reasons.

First, and most importantly, she said “I have A LOT of hair” and “it’s so hot in the car”. She told me she feels nauseous from the heat, motion sickness, and the smell of the car air freshener you’re using. In addition, she said her hearing is way more sensitive than yours so when the turn signal is clicking, it’s almost painful for her. Google says, “The frequencies that dogs hear are much higher and lower than what humans can hear. Dogs hear a frequency range of 40 to 60,000 Hz while a human range is between 20 and 20,000 Hz. Because of this, dogs have a difficult time with very loud noises”.

As for when the car turns and accelerates, Winnie mentioned it contributes to her nausea. She told me she does her best to keep from vomiting all over the inside of your car.

Winnie also said, “It’s unnatural for dogs to ride in cars” and “I prefer going for a walk”.

Alas, I did ask her what you could do to make her more comfortable when it was essential for her to travel via car. Here were her suggestions:

– Let her sit in the front seat so she can look out the windshield. It’ll help with motion sickness.

– Turn the air conditioning on full blast at the lowest temperature possible and point all vents towards her. It’ll help keep her cool.

– Remove the air freshener scent. She said it’s awful and the smell makes her nauseous.

– Lastly, Winnie suggested that if you have to take her on a long trip, to get motion sickness medicine from the vet and give it to her. (My family had a white German shepherd when I was growing up who got car sick for all 15 years of her life. We had to give her Doggie Dramamine whenever we needed to take her anywhere by car.)

Winnie told me she loves you, loves her home, and loves going for walks with you. Oh and … she’d like a few more treats!

Hope this information helps.

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Ricky & Ralphie

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Corey from The Bronx, New York, asked:

Hi Julie,

I got two kittens about 12 years ago. I was looking for one cat but they were holding each other so tightly that I got them both. The Petco rescue person told me they were brothers.

Well, one of the most painful things I ever had to do was to have one of my cats (Ralphie) cremated last August.

He developed diabetes and doctors said he would have deteriorated and it would have been difficult to take care of him.

My question is about his brother Ricky who never showed any sadness about the event. He has not looked for his brother or anything.

I was just wondering what he understands about the situation?

Also, I wondered if Ralphie (the cat that passed) is still around and knows that he was loved dearly.

Thank you!!

Hi Corey,

What a great question.

The reason Ricky isn’t missing Ralphie is because Ralphie is still there, only now, he’s transitioned into spirit form.

Animals and especially small children (under the age of 4) are very intuitive. They can sense spirits, both human and animal, when we mortals are unable to. Cats in particular are known to be very psychic.

I’ve lost count of the number of times a cat owner has told me about a situation where all of a sudden their animal gets agitated without a viable cause. And then there are the stories about a cat slowly turning its head from side to side like it’s watching someone walk across the room when no one is visible. In that scenario, the cat is sensing a spirit.

Every pet owner acknowledges how much we learn from our animals. This is a case in point. When a loved one or a beloved pet dies, they remain with us, just in spirit form.

And, Ralphie did know he was deeply loved.

Thanks for your question.

Blessings,

Julie

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Is There A Dog Heaven

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Katy from Kansas City, KS, asked:

Hi Julie,

I’m fascinated by your 12 Phases of Transition. I found the concept and your graphics incredibly comforting when my father was making his transition last year.

I loved the idea of his parents and my mother coming to greet him and help him to the other side, and of his guardian angels carrying him off to Heaven.

Just last week, we lost our pet dog. It was an incredibly sad experience and I can’t stop thinking about him and missing him.

Does something similar happen when an animal dies? 

Do other animal spirits help a dying animal’s transition?

Do you have any idea what happens on the other side for pets?

Thanks for any illumination you can share about this.

Katy

 

Hi Katy,

What a great question, one I hadn’t ever been asked before.

When doing an instant replay on my dog’s death, (she was also named Katie), I saw her spirit bubble (which was attached to the top of her head), disengage from her body and be escorted by two dog spirits to Heaven. The dog spirits looked like they were the same mix of German Shepherd and Keeshond as my Katie.

At first I thought what I was seeing couldn’t be right, so I did additional instant replays on the dogs my family had when I was a child. They included a white German Shepherd, a Chow mix, and a Dachshund. Then I did an instant replay on your dog. In all cases, each dog’s spirit was escorted up and to the right (Heaven) by two spirits of dogs from the same breed. Our white German Shepherd Frosty, was escorted on one side by the spirit of a white German Shepherd and on the other side, by the spirit of a black and brown German Shepherd. Your dog was escorted by two Heinz 57-mix dog spirits and so on.

Since I wasn’t yet convinced this is what really happens, I asked my spirit guide Pope Clement VI for confirmation. He was laughing when he appeared and assured me what I was seeing was indeed what happens when a dog dies.

He went on to tell me upon their death, dogs are escorted by dog spirits through the barrier dividing our reality and Heaven. There are several similarities (12 Phases of Transition) to what happens to humans at the time of their deaths.

Clement told me dogs’ spirits exist in a sort of perpetual dog park where they run, play, and have unlimited fun. He also mentioned dogs’ spirits can be and usually are in more than one place at a time. So, they can be in Heaven AND be with us.

Please know your beloved late dog is with you in spirit and always will be.

Blessings,

Julie

 

 

 

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Our Dog

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Amanda from New Orleans, LA, asked:

“What would Katie (our family dog) have told us if she could talk?”

Hi Amanda,

Your dog Katie told me she used to love it when you’d hold one of her toys high up in the air and let her jump for it before throwing it in a game of “go fetch”. Katie showed me she could jump really high. In addition, Katie wanted you to know that no matter where you are, she is always around you and your family members (in spirit form), and that she always will be.

Blessings, Julie

By Julie Ryan|2015-04-20T13:20:57+00:00April 20th, 2015

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My Dog Harvey

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Chris from New Orleans, LA asked:

“Julie, I had to put down my dog Harvey a couple of years ago. He had cancer, stopped eating and was slowly starving himself. Harvey was unlike any dog I have ever known, so much so that I called him my alien-dog. He was intuitive, once lying across my torso when I had a stomach ache. He could sense what I was about to do before I did it. And yet he could be a doofus (and I say that with affection). He lived with me and my other two dogs, and he was the senior dog, yet the passive one.

I was told by my vet that I should put him down, that the deterioration from starving would not be a pretty death. I agonized over the right time, and I finally chose the day, asking the vet and his assistant to come to my house. Just before they arrived, Harvey got up and went to the door and wanted to go out and walk around. He never was in a real state of frailty, but was like a beautiful ghostly skeleton walking. I was torn. Was this his courageous goodbye, or was he telling me he was not ready? 

When the vet arrived, he said I should proceed, and I listened to him. But I know that I ignored my own intuition (the same intuition Harvey had given to me), and therefore ignored Harvey’s wishes and put an end to his life when the decision was premature, when Harvey was not ready. 

Can you help me?”

 

Hi Chris,

First, I’m sorry for your loss.  The death of our pets can sometimes be as emotional as the loss of a loved one.

Second, I did an “instant replay” scan of Harvey at the time immediately preceding his death. His spirit was out of his body (like a dying human’s; see chart at http://bit.ly/1KrI1IO), which meant he was dying. He told me he was in a lot of pain, was ready to go, and wanted to go outside to do his business so he wouldn’t soil your floor when he died.

He also said although he didn’t want to leave you,  he was grateful you put him down. He wanted you to know his spirit is always with you and that he misses marshmallows.

Blessings, Julie

By Julie Ryan|2015-04-29T01:32:19+00:00April 29th, 2015

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My Dog Ate Chocolate

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Claire from Birmingham, AL, asked:

“My dog got into 100% cocoa powder and some cake mix today while he was alone at my house. Although he seems to be acting fine so far, do you think he’ll be okay?”

 

Hi Claire,

Your dog is fine although he may have a bit of a choco-sugar buzz for a while.

Blessings, Julie

 

By Julie Ryan|2015-05-17T20:42:06+00:00May 17th, 2015

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Dog Message

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Deborah from San Antonio, TX, wrote:

Hi Julie,

My beloved dog passed away a few weeks ago and I miss him so much.  I would like to know if he is ok and if there is anything else I should know.  

Thank you for your help.

 

Hi Deborah,

My condolences on the loss of your dog. It always amazes me how painful losing a beloved pet can be.

He is fabulous and his spirit is with you.

I was shown a scene of his spirit right next to you while you were outside, and one of his spirit tucked into the curvature of your bent legs while you were sleeping.

He wants you to “check the shelf”.

Blessings,

Julie

By Julie Ryan|2015-06-25T01:07:51+00:00June 25th, 2015

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