Dogs in
Scripture and
Literature
Dogs in
Heaven ~ Dick Neville ~ Based on The
Final Farewell: Preparing
for and Mourning the Loss of Your Pet ~ by Marty Tousley and
Katherine Heuerman.
Suggestions
for
Coping with Grief ~ From Finding Your Way through Grief: A Guide
for the First Year, by Marty Tousley.
Preparing
Children for Pet Loss ~ Based on Children and Pet Loss: A
Guide for Helping , by Marty Tousley.
Pet
Sympathy Cards ~ Tracks in the Sand and Bravenet & Dog
Loss Cards
Flash
Version of the Bridge Story - Flash Version of the Bridge
Story by Terri Pike has created
a
beautifully
animated "Flash" version of the Rainbow Bridge Story.
The Bible
GENESIS
2:
20-25
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature
that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open
firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living
creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after
their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it
was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and
fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And
the evening and the morning were the fifth day. And God said, Let the
earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and
creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after
their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his
kind: and God saw that it was good.
GENESIS
9:
14-17
When I gather the clouds over the earth and the bow appears in the
clouds, I shall recall the covenant between myself and you and every
living creature, in a word all living things, and never again will the
waters become a flood to destroy all living things. When the bow is in
the clouds I shall see it and call to mind the eternal covenant between
God and every living creature on earth, that is, all living things.
`That' God told Noah, `is the sign of the covenant I have established
between myself and all living things on earth.'
ISAIAH
11:6-9
And the wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie
down with the kid, and the calf and the young lion and the fatling
together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear
shall feed, their young ones shall lie down together, and the lion
shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the
hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the
cockatrice's den. They shall not hurt or destroy in all My holy
mountain, for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as
the waters cover the sea.
JOB
12:7-10
You have only to ask the cattle, for them to instruct you, and the
birds of the sky, for them to inform you. The creeping things of earth
will give you lessons, and the fish of the sea provide you an
explanation: there is not one such creature but will know that the hand
of God has arranged things like this! In his hand is the soul of every
living thing and the breath of every human being!
PSALM 50:9-11
I
have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens,
for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand
hills. I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the
field are mine.
PSALMS 50:10-11
For
all forest creatures are mine already, the animals on the mountains
in their thousands. I know every bird in the air, whatever moves in the
fields is mine.
PSALM 136:25
...And
who gives food to every creature. His love endures forever.
PROVERBS 12:10
A
righteous man cares for the needs of his animal.
ECCLESIASTES
3:19-21
Man's
fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both:
As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath, man has no
advantage over the animal. Everything is meaningless. All go to the
same place; all come from dust and to dust all return. Who knows if the
spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down
into the earth?
LUKE 12:6
Are
not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is
forgotten before God.
PSALMS 121:1-8
Shall
I look to the mountains gods for help? No! My help is from
Jehovah who made the mountains! And the heavens too! He will never let
me stumble, slip, or fall. For he is always watching, never sleeping.
Jehovah himself
is caring for you! He is your defender. He protects you day and night.
He keeps you from all evil, and preserves your life. He keeps his eye
upon you as you come and go, and always guards you.
The
Rainbow Bridge Story
When
an animal
who has been especially close to someone dies, that pet goes to the
Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special
friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food and
water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
Animals who
were ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt
or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them
from days and times gone by. Animals are
happy and content, except for one thing: they miss someone very special
to them; the person they left behind.
All of the
animals run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly
stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; his
eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to break away from the group,
flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been
spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling
together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. Happy kisses rain
upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look
once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your
life but never absent from your heart. Then you cross
Rainbow Bridge together.
The Pet Loss Grief Support Site
helps ease
some of the pain,
if
just one tiny bit. Post to The Rainbow Bridge List
for the
7/29/02 Candle Ceremony
~
Myrtle, Cairn
Terrier 02/10/91 - 07/21/02 ~
Myrt's
Personal
Tribute
~
written by Daddy
You
were a feisty little rascal that loved your life with us and we
loved you so very much that at last we could not bear to see you suffer
any longer. You came into our lives 11-1/2 years ago and provided us
with unconditional loyalty and companionship, "Our Little Buddy", and
for that we are eternally grateful ... you will always hold a special
place in our hearts and minds. We know for certain that you are in good
hands now and will never suffer again. Wait for us at "The Bridge" and
we will cross together!
~ Daddy
& Momma ~
God
and Myrt at His side Found Us Our
Scotty Pup
Animals Do Have Souls
Myrtle stopped her Daddy's watch
letting us know she was happy, whole, and awaiting us.
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