Recently I received an email from someone who had lost their dog. She had been to other mediums and a few told her that if she adopts another dog, her deceased dog's spirit would reincarnate into that other dog. That is absolutely not my experience, and I think it's misleading. Here's why. People have often asked me if a pet can reincarnate as another dog or cat within this lifetime. The answer is usually "no."" - but they come back with us in our next lifetime. That is my experience with talking to pets on the other side. They usually wait for us until it's our time.
If another medium gets a different message from a pet, that particular pet may be in a hurry to come back while a person is still alive but it doesn't make sense to me because pets in spirit KNOW they can still be around us, give us signs to confirm that, and even use human spirits on the other side to do so.
My communications with thousands of pets in Spirit: For the most part, pets do not come back in the body of another dog or cat in our lifetime. They wait for us on the other side. Further, Some even act as spirit guides for us. And, in addition, they lead us to our next pet and they help train them.
Why immediate reincarnation doesn't make sense: That would be like a child of humans dying of cancer and coming back as another child immediately - that doesn't happen. Our children in this lifetime are different souls. Even those who may have been miscarried. That soul is different from the soul of the child that you may have given birth to after the miscarriage. In addition, souls stay on the other side and wait for us when it's OUR TIME to transition.
The bottom line here is that in terms of mediums, not everyone is the same. Further, no one here has all the answers. We can only convey what spirit tells us.
Why it isn't helpful to say that someone reincarnates in this lifetime: We don't know the answers. Again, not an exact science. Further, I believe that telling people that their pet quickly reincarnates and finds their pet parent again in this life also gives people false hopes that their dog or cat has suddenly "come back to life in a different form."
I guess I could understand someone saying that to try and comfort someone in their grief, but I would never mislead anyone in thinking that - because it's definitely not my experience with the thousands of animals who have communicated with me.
I actually hoped my puppy Buzz would come back, but of course he didn't. Instead he is one of my spirit guides that enables me to communicate with animals on the other side. So, there's no right answer, but this is MY experience.
If you want to read about my experiences and the messages I've received from Pets on the other side, my books "Pets and the Afterlife" and "Pets and the Afterlife 2" are available on Amazon.com and both under $10 (to make it affordable to all).
- Rob Gutro
