Special Sign: Max the German Shepherd Sends Special Flowers from Spirit

Max the German Shepherd

Spirits of people and pets can send messages in many ways. Flowers are one sign that spirits can give us to let us know they're still around us or that they're okay in the afterlife. The following story is from an email I received from a woman named Ann who still misses her German Shepherd Max more than two decades later.  

Max knew that Ann would understand his floral message as a way to confirm he's okay in spirit, and wants to be remembered. I told Ann that Max also wants her to know that she's still being guarded and protected by him, because that's what German Shepherds do. They protect. 

Ann wrote "My German Shepherd, Max, died from being hit by a car and then another one trying to get around the first car. He was only 5 years old. 

I used to take him everywhere with me. That day, it was just too hot so I left him home with my daughter and specifically told her not to let him out as I feared he would track me. Well, her boyfriend showed up, threw the door open without knocking and Max bolted. My daughter was in the other room and didn't realize he had let Max out, and he had no idea he shouldn't have as we live on 30 acres and Max used to be free to go out whenever he wanted to normally. When I came back and got the news, I was devastated and felt so guilty to not have been there for him. He died in my daughters lap after he had managed to get through a swampy area by the road to reach the driveway. 

 

Forget me Not flowers

We dug a grave in an area not too far from the driveway on a little knoll so I could visit him. To mourn, I put up a rectangular white fence around his grave, wood-burned a plaque with his name on it and set it at the head of the grave along with a bouquet of silk flowers. 

Every day, I walked down the long driveway to his grave. 

After a few days I saw something start growing inside the fencing, but I didn't recognize what it was. That eventually grew into tall spikes and flowered. I didn't have anything like that on the property so I searched to see what kind of blue flowers they were. 

I broke into tears when I discovered they were "Forget Me Not" and were covering the entire grave inside the fencing, but not one flower on the outside of it. There's no way I could have missed that sign. Strangely, they only grew there that one year. 

Only grass has grown there since. I sure was thankful I didn't pull those up as they sprouted thinking they were weeds. 

This was in 1995 and I still miss that dog."

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To understand more ways that pets communicate from spirit, read Rob Gutro's books "Pets and the Afterlife" and "Pets and the Afterlife 2" available on Amazon.com.

A Teeshirt Sign from Our Dog Sprite's Spirit!

My favorite photo of Sprite

Spirits can leave subtle reminders that they're still with us. It happened today and it was with the
simple sign of a tee shirt.
  Sprite was our Dachshund who passed in July 2013 at the age of 16 1/2 years old. A couple of months after he passed I had 2 tee shirts made with our favorite photo of him and the dates of his time on Earth. I have about 100 tee shirts (too many, I know, but they have my favorite things on them like dogs, superheroes and coffee). I rotate the shirts after I wear them and launder them, so they go on the bottom of each stack (there are 4 stacks). That way wear them equally. - I know, it's OCD, but it's also sensible in terms of wearing them out.
   Today as I reached for the "dog" pile of tee shirts, the Sprite tee shirt (and ONLY Sprite tee shirt) was on the top. That was NO coincidence. Today is the anniversary of the date that we picked up Sprite as a foster dog in Frederick, Maryland in 2012.
  So, our pets, like people, acknowledge anniversaries.
Sprite was letting us know that he's still here.
When it comes to spirits, there are no such things as coincidences.

Lessons Learned, Ghosts and Spirits

  To learn more about how pets communicate from the other side, check out Rob Gutro's books: Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead, Ghosts and Spirits, Pets and the Afterlife" and the new book Pets and the Afterlife 2-  visit Amazon.com   (or click this link) 

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Email from Brenda - Who Received Many Messages from her pets!

Every week I get MANY emails about people asking me to connect to their pets in spirit, and I try my best to answer them in a timely basis (but I have to do it on my free time after work and family time). Recently, I received the following email from Brenda who saw me on Norene Balovich's "Do You Believe" on Paranomal Zone TV (click to watch the 2 hour interview about pets and the afterlife).   

   Brenda is very in tune with her pets in spirit, and knows how to look for signs. In fact, she shared with me so many, and has graciously allowed me to share them with you!  This way, you can get an idea about what to look for, too.  A HUGE THANKS to BRENDA!  

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   For my books Pets and the Afterlife and Pets and the Afterlife 2, you can find them on Amazon.com and learn more ways to see signs for yourself! - Rob Gutro

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BRENDA SAID: 

I always watch Norene's shows. This is not something I normally do but there were a few things you touched on that I feel happened to me this week.

If I do not hear back from you that's is fine as I know you are probably sitting with a massive inbox lol

I feel I have dreams from passed family members. My last dream was of a family member telling me to really think where my best friend treasure came from. Treasure is my bff cat lol

I had a dog when I was young and His name was Sammy.  Well, sitting outside a dog looking like Sammy was running back and forth in front of me in a playful fashionl  Then he was gone and that reminded me of your look alike/Doppelganger stories. 

Pets and the Afterlife 2 by Rob Gutro

A few years ago I lost my dog Fred who was 18. Now and again I smell him and after your show I guess it is a visit :)

One more is my cat kitty poo who I think was poisoned by neighbors and he passed away.  Well there are times I feel the sensation of his tail curling around my legs. 

Also, my father has indicated he has his dog and mine in spirit as per the conversations I feel I had with him in spirit.

There is a crazy experience I have had the past few summers sitting in my yard. Each time I sit or work in my yard, I always have white butterflies trying to sit on me. At times I have had to go into the house as I don't like bugs lollol  (ROB'S NOTE: Butterflies, other insects, birds and animals can all be influenced by Spirit to visit you as a sign they're around. - just like in Brenda's NEXT story below! )

Here is my last story:  I was outside with a grinder facing under the car and working on it for my son. The grinder is loud and I was amazed to turn around to be eye to eye with a male duck watching me lol My dad loves ducks and I wonder if he sent him. (ROB'S NOTE: Her dad DID send the duck. Anything that we can directly associate with a person in spirit was sent from them!) 

Another Audible and Physical Sign from Dog's Spirit!

Over the holidays, I received this email from my friend Katharine who lives across the country. She conveys an amazing

Murphy with a smile

sign from her English Setter who had passed before Christmas.

I just had to tell you a really neat story. I lost my English setter Murphy two days before Christmas this year and was feeling like the house is rather empty and wishing she could let me know how she is. Some friends were over yesterday evening and I heard an ornament fall off the tree. I looked over there and an English setter ornament had fallen off the tree and I felt like Murphy was saying hi to me!

My response: Katharine- What a perfect sign from Murphy. I'm so sorry to hear about Murphy's passing. I'm grateful that she knew enough to send you an audible and physical sign with a picture to help comfort you and let you know she's around. Rob  

Katharine wrote: It was such a special sign from my Murphy and I am so glad I didn't miss it

That same night, my friends and I continued on out to eat. One of the specials was à la orange which was husbands my favorite dish, so of course I believe that was a sign that he was telling me that Murphy was with him and saying hi.

The timing of Katharine's late husband's favorite dinner with the dropping of the ornament was even more of a connection. It was a confirmation that Murphy is indeed with his dad.

Spirit Signs: A Yorkie's Coin and Color

In December of 2013, I received the following email from a pet parent of a Yorkie who passed. She inquired about some signs. Here are the emails:

 

Cody the adorable little Yorkie

Dec. 31, 2014 Hi, my Yorkie Cody passed on the 23rd of this month. Of course I'm traumatized and I've been in tears every day. I had a feeling he was telling me to go on with my life and he wanted me to paint my bedroom gray, which I did a few days ago. 
    What was strange was I found a nickel with his date of birth while I was cleaning and painting under the armoire that was next to his bed. Also I had cleaned under the armoire a few days prior because I was compulsively cleaning to deal with his death. Anyways, I only looked at the date of the coin because I had read in your book that coins can be messages from spirits. Thanks.

My Response Dec 31st, 4:37pm

Hi Cathy- Thank you for sharing that story with me. Spirits do influence to think of things- and painting the room gray was likely influenced by Cody. Since dogs see many colors like red and brown in shades of gray, that would make sense. It would be the color that Cody would likely see! - In addition, finding the coin with the date that matched his birth year was indeed a confirmation that he wanted to let you know he comes around from time to time, and is safely on the other side! What wonderful signs! BTW- I would love to share your story on my blog, so that others can recognize signs from their pets, if you would allow me to do so. -   
     And, if so, please send me a photo of Cody, so I can include it. What a powerful connection you have with him. - Just know that he'll be there from time to time, but he finally got his message through that he's okay, so please take comfort in that. Sincerely, Rob Gutro

Cathy's Reply  Dec 31st, 4:53pm

Cody's nickel

Hi, Rob, yes of course you can share Cody's coin story. Also I didn't realize that dogs saw colors in shades of gray. I felt like painting my room gray before Cody passed on the 23rd when I knew in my heart he was going to pass soon. Also, I thought it odd that I wanted to paint our bedroom gray because I love bright colors. Most of our house on the inside is purple. The kitchen is deep red, and I had our extra bedroom painted so yellow it's like the sun is always shinning in there. The picture I'm sending you is on the day I had Cody euthanized. I know you understand the pain of losing your baby. Thank you for getting back to me.

     Here's a picture of Cody's nickel. I really have no idea how it got under the armoire or how I missed it when I cleaned under there when I cleaned the first time after his death and before I painted our room. There was nothing else under there except dust balls.

     The compulsion to paint my bedroom gray was so strong too after his death. I kept begging my husband until he relented. We painted it only six days after Cody passed.

My Reply:  Jan 1st, 7:06pm

Hi Cathy- Cody is really beautiful. That beauty continues on the other side, too. As for the grey, I've read about the colors that dogs can see- and Yellow and Blue are the two main colors a dog can see. All of the other colors appear to them as shades of gray.
- Thanks for allowing me to share Cody's story with others.  It will bring others hope and encouragement to look for signs from their dogs and cats. Wishing you and your family a happy new year (especially knowing that Cody is still around). Rob