Q&A: Do Our Pets Reincarnate? When?

One of the questions I get asked most often from grieving pet parents is if their dog, cat, horse, etc. will be reincarnated quickly. In short, the answer is no, but there's a good reason! 

 

Here's the question: Rob! So sorry to ask you this... but I’m having some anxiety regarding one thing... Is my dog going to come back to me in my lifetime?! Will or has she reincarnated? Sorry for asking you this question but my heart needs to know... 

My Response:  No need to be anxious! As I wrote in my books "Pets and the Afterlife" our pets wait until we have passed and then meet us when we cross over. Then, once we're all together in the afterlife, we all reincarnate and come back, all connected again in some way. 

   It's the same thing with people who pass. They wait for everyone they knew in the physical to pass away before they reincarnate. So, all of them will be waiting for you in the light, including your pets.

   In the meantime, spirits of both people and pets will be around us for the rest of our physical lives, protecting and guiding us. 

 You can find more answers in my books "Pets and the Afterlife" and "Pets and the Afterlife 2" available on Amazon.com

Rob Gutro's Pets and the Afterlife books

 

 

A review from Amazon.com of my new book "Pets and the Afterlife 2"

Pets and the Afterlife 2 by Rob Gutro

Here's a review from Amazon.com of my new book "Pets and the Afterlife 2" by Rob Gutro 

5.0 out of 5 starsComforting and Insightful

ByCathy Heroldon March 21, 2016

Format: Kindle Edition

I read Rob Gutro's first book Pets and the Afterlife after my fourteen-year-old Yorkie, Cody, passed. To deal with his passing, I started compulsively cleaning my house. I thoroughly cleaned under all the furniture in my bedroom and that included cleaning under an armoire. I also had a desire to paint my room gray, which was unusual for me because I choose bright colors for my house. Before my husband and I started painting our room, I decided to clean under the armoire again, and I found a nickel with the year of Cody's birth: 2000. If I hadn't read Rob's book Pets in the Afterlife, I wouldn't have known the nickel was a sign sent by Cody.

I contacted Rob through his Facebook page and told him about the nickel and also about my desire to paint my room gray. Rob replied and said that finding the coin with the date that matched his birth year was indeed a confirmation that Cody wanted to let me know he comes around from time to time and is safely on the other side. Rob also explained that dogs see colors like red and brown in shades of gray and that it was likely Cody was influencing me to paint my room gray.

Cody's nickel story is one of the anecdotes published in Rob's new book Pets and the Afterlife 2. Rob sent me a copy of the book. He did not ask me to write a review; however, I decided to write a one because Rob's books have helped me deal with Cody's passing and his books will help others who are devastated over the loss of their fur babies.

Pets and the Afterlife 2 begins with the explanations of ghosts and spirits and then there are several anecdotes about people who have received signs from their pets in the afterlife. Rob explains how these occurrences work.

I have found a few more coins from Cody since I first found his nickel shortly after his passing. One coin, a dime, is very important to me. I hadn't had done many paintings on canvas for several years, but I felt compelled to paint Cody's portrait about a month after his passing. When I was walking on the sidewalk in front of an art store because I specifically wanted to go in to buy a canvas, I saw a dime on the ground. I thought, "It can't be one with the year of his birth or his passing." When I picked up the dime, it had the year 2000 on it: the year he was born. Here I was in 2015 finding a dime with the year of Cody's birth 2000 on it on the sidewalk right in front of an art store.

What's strange, or maybe not strange, is I have painted several paintings since I found that dime. It's like I have a compulsion to paint now and I can't stop. I feel Cody inspires me to paint. My paintings are different now, and I've gotten a lot more compliments than I did on the ones I painted years ago.

About Pets and the Afterlife 2 by Rob Gutro

If you're suffering from the loss of a pet, I highly recommend Rob's books Pets in the Afterlife and Pets in the Afterlife 2.

Tomorrow- Come to the New England Pet Expo! (Wilmington, MA) - FREE

Tomorrow- Come to the  New England Pet Expo!
 On Saturday Sept. 19 from 10a-6pm Medium Ruthie Larkin aka "the Beantown Medium"  joins me (Rob Gutro), author of "Pets and the Afterlife" at a booth #124 at the New England Pet Expo!!  

Ruthie and Rob will be greeting people and may even pass on messages. Rob will be speaking about his book mid-day from the Expo stage. 
******COME TO MY TALK at 12:45 pm! - On the main stage about "Pets and the Afterlife" 
INFORMATION:  http://www.newenglandpetexpo.com/

WHERE: Aleppo Shriner's Auditorium, Wilmington, Mass. 
 FREE! Free Parking & Free Admission, Bring Your Pet!

Pets and the Afterlife synopsis

Author Rob Gutro

Signs from the Spirit of Dali the Lhasa Apso!

Dali the Lhasa Apso

Following is a wonderful email I received from a woman named Dorothy, who shared experiences of how her beloved Lhasa Apso, Dali gave her signs that she was still with her mom. 

    Spirits of dogs and cats, like people, have the ability to leads us to things in nature to show us that they're around us. Dali led her mom to see the rainbow, and manipulated the one wind chime to send a message that she's still around Dorothy from time to time. Spirits also can use things in nature like birds, butterflies, feathers, flowers, dragonflies, etc. to send us messages of their presence. They can also move things as you'll read about below, regarding to a windchime.

   Dorothy has given me permission to share her experiences and provided a great photo of Dali, so that Dali's messages and memory will live on, and comfort others - to help them know that their pets are also with them from time to time. - Rob 

 

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Dear Rob  -

I just finished reading your book and it gave me a lot of comfort to know my pet is still here.  I lost my Lhasa Apso (12 1/2) on Sept 27, 2014.  I am older and she is my whole life, my soulmate, my best friend.  She got sick quickly and went to the vet on a Friday (who said she would be fine, gave prescription) and she died the next morning very quickly and unexpectedly.  I am devastated.

The next morning I  was trying to cope and went outside the front door and a beautiful rainbow was there.  It had not been raining, but the rainbow was gorgeous and directly over my house.  I cried and cried and immediately went inside and googled "rainbows."  I was directed to the Rainbows Bridge website (had never heard of it) and it became my outlet over the last month.  I related the rainbow story and someone suggested your book.  I immediately ordered it and read it, great insight. 

I know the rainbow was a gift from my Dali.  A few days later one of my windchimes sang when I was outside.  NO wind and only one of them.  I looked up and felt my Dali.  I have never been one to believe in all of these things, but I know now they are real.

 

Dali sent a rainbow

Gives me great comfort to know I will again be with my beloved Dali.  Two weeks ago we had a tornado in town.  I was with a group of people who were "herded" to a safer place inside a store.  Everyone was upset, very worried, on cells, etc.  For some reason I was extremely calm, more so than ever before.  I knew I would be okay, Dali was there.  Or maybe it was time to go to where she was?  I will never fear death now and look forward to the light.  All of this has changed me totally into a different person.  I see the good now....thank you Dali.

And I just wanted to thank you for your book, it helped me more than you know.

God Bless

Dorothy

  

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To learn about how Pets communicate from the other side, check out my book:  PETS AND THE AFTERLIFE by Rob Gutro: The loss of a pet is like the loss of a child to pet owners. The love we share with our pets never dies, and in a new book called "Pets and the Afterlife" by Rob Gutro, the author provides proof that our pets do communicate with us from the other side.    Available in paperback and E-book, on Amazon.com and other outlets at: To order paperback of Kindle- click here

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To Learn more on how Ghosts and Spirits and how they communicate with us, check out Rob Gutro's 2nd book:  Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead  $8.99 paperback and $2.99 E-book on AMAZON: http://tinyurl.com/q3bhgde

Pet Expo: A Spirit Dog Sends a Real Rainbow Bridge

Here's yet another amazing story of how a pet's spirit, a dog in this case, provided a sign to her mom after she passed.

Spirit Dog Sends a Real "Rainbow Bridge"

Photo of Sissy. Courtesy of Jan A>

     A woman named Jan stopped by the booth and told Ruthie and I that she had lost her beloved Bassett Hound named Sissy. However, she said that she recognized a sign from her  after her passing. She asked his spirit to tell her if he had crossed the "Rainbow Bridge."    The Rainbow Bridge is a popular poem about how animals cross into the light in the afterlife.

Jan was kind enough to share her story for everyone. Here's what Jan writes: 

Feb 17^th 2000 will be a day I will never forget.  On that Thursday I had to say goodbye to my best friend & confidant of 8 years & 3 months. Her name was Sissy & she was by far the most loving, sweet, loyal, affectionate, passive, perfect Basset Hound & she was my soul-mate dog. Before taking her to the vets for the last time, I brought her to a Native American elder to bless her. He told me she was not dying but was just going to a different place & for me to watch for signs from her.

Almost immediately I started reading everything I could get my hands on about pet loss & quickly learned about the Rainbow Bridge.  I also found a wonderful website where I created a virtual cemetery space for Sissy, since I had her ashes sent to Arizona where I own a plot in a pet cemetery.

Well 3 weeks later to the date, March 9^th, I received 2 pieces of info in regard to Sissy. One was from the cemetery in Arizona saying they received her ashes & they would be buried the next day. The other was from the website where I was creating the virtual cemetery & they messaged me telling me that they had approved my submission & it would now be on line to view.

A double rainbow

On my way home from work, on that very same date, I donated her leftover dog food to a stray dog rescue organization. As I was driving home it was raining, but the temperature was warm & nice. Still being dazed & confused throughout my intense grief, I thought to myself that Sissy gave me this weather. Then I spoke out loud “Maybe you can give me a rainbow, too.”

Well, not more than a ½ mile later I saw people on both sides of the road, looking up at the sky. So naturally I also looked to the sky and there it was, the most biggest, brightest rainbow I’ve ever seen in Massachusetts. It was so complete from end to end, beautiful & even with another smaller one behind it. Well I instantly started sobbing hard because all I could think of was my Sissy telling me something like, “I see it Mom. I see the rainbow & I’m almost home.”  It was at that point, despite a ton of tears, I repeatedly thanked her for such an obvious, miraculous sign.

So, equally, March 9^th 2000 will be a day I will also never forget.

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ABOUT MY BOOK:   PETS AND THE AFTERLIFE by Rob Gutro: The loss of a pet is like the loss of a child to pet owners. The love we share with our pets never dies, and in a new book called "Pets and the Afterlife" by Rob Gutro, the author provides proof that our pets do communicate with us from the other side.    Available in paperback and E-book, on Amazon.com and other outlets at: To order paperback of Kindle- click here