ANSWER: Yes, every living thing reincarnates. All living things including people and animals reincarnate. Every living thing has a soul, which is basically, the energy within, plus memories, personalities and knowledge.
However, they typically all wait to come back until everyone they know in this life has crossed over.
I've
heard from some pet parents who lost a dog or a cat who have said after
their pet passed away, they adopted another dog or cat, and that new pet shows some of the same habits that their pet who passed had!
So, people have wondered if their dog or cat had been reincarnated. The answer to that is "no." What's happening is that the spirit of their late pet comes back and trains the new pet with some of the habits they had during their time on Earth. That doesn't mean that the newly adopted pet is taught the "good" habits!
For example,
if your newly adopted dog turns over their food bowl when hungry, and
your previous dog did that, your dog in spirit has likely taught the new
dog to do that.So, people have wondered if their dog or cat had been reincarnated. The answer to that is "no." What's happening is that the spirit of their late pet comes back and trains the new pet with some of the habits they had during their time on Earth. That doesn't mean that the newly adopted pet is taught the "good" habits!
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For more about pet spirits, read "Pets and the Afterlife" or "Pets and the Afterlife 2" by Rob Gutro, available in paperback and E-book on Amazon.com