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Brinty · 03-22-2009, 01:18 PM

Who else has an affinity with animals? Elaine and I noticed ours at the first house we rented after arriving in Australia. The landlady's house was only a matter of 100 feet away and she owned a Doberman bitch named Heidi. She used to sit half way between the two houses and would run to greet whoever showed themselves outside.

One day we commented to the landlady about Heidi's absence and asked if she had been sent off for breeding purposes. The landlady replied that she thought we knew - Heidi was afraid of thunder storms. We'd had one a few days before and there had been nobody around. Elaine and I had been out that particular day and Lyn, the landlady was at work as was her son Simon.

It appears that when the storm started, Heidi had run to a neighbor's but they were away too. She then ran in a panic and was hit by a car a died at the scene. We were saddened at this news as Heidi was a wonderful animal and friendly as you could want.

About once or twice a week, as I was walking from the kitchen through to the lounge, through the window, I would catch a fleeting glimpse of her out of the corner of my eye, sitting in her usual position between the two houses.

After this had been happening for a number of weeks, I decided that next time I saw her, I'd double check and take particular notice. Well it happened a few days later as I walked through the lounge so I stopped and took a step back to look out the window. Of course there was no Heidi sitting there - nothing that could have been mistaken for a shape of any sort.

Elaine was sitting in the lounge at the time and she asked my why I had stopped in mid stride and stepped back to look out the window. I told her why and she said that she was relieved because she had seen Heidi sitting there on a number of occasions and thought she was imagining it.

When we left there to move into our new home, Lyn asked us what we were going to do about Maggie. Maggie was Lyn's cat. She was about six years old and was scared of Simon's new dog who was a puppy and chased anything that moved.

We had taken to giving Maggie food and shelter - hence Lyn's question. We agreed that we would take Maggie with us and she settled into out new home along with us. After a couple of years she developed kidney problems and we had her put to sleep.

Now, we see Maggie out of the corner of our eyes and we feel her walk on our bed at night. I've felt her brush against my legs as I sit at the computer. Although we have two other cats, they are usually asleep in the lounge when Maggie lets us know she's still with us.

Does anybody else have similar experiences with departed loved pets?

03-22-2009, 01:18 PM	#123
Brinty Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Blackbutt, Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,004	Re: Be here NOW Who else has an affinity with animals? Elaine and I noticed ours at the first house we rented after arriving in Australia. The landlady's house was only a matter of 100 feet away and she owned a Doberman bitch named Heidi. She used to sit half way between the two houses and would run to greet whoever showed themselves outside. One day we commented to the landlady about Heidi's absence and asked if she had been sent off for breeding purposes. The landlady replied that she thought we knew - Heidi was afraid of thunder storms. We'd had one a few days before and there had been nobody around. Elaine and I had been out that particular day and Lyn, the landlady was at work as was her son Simon. It appears that when the storm started, Heidi had run to a neighbor's but they were away too. She then ran in a panic and was hit by a car a died at the scene. We were saddened at this news as Heidi was a wonderful animal and friendly as you could want. About once or twice a week, as I was walking from the kitchen through to the lounge, through the window, I would catch a fleeting glimpse of her out of the corner of my eye, sitting in her usual position between the two houses. After this had been happening for a number of weeks, I decided that next time I saw her, I'd double check and take particular notice. Well it happened a few days later as I walked through the lounge so I stopped and took a step back to look out the window. Of course there was no Heidi sitting there - nothing that could have been mistaken for a shape of any sort. Elaine was sitting in the lounge at the time and she asked my why I had stopped in mid stride and stepped back to look out the window. I told her why and she said that she was relieved because she had seen Heidi sitting there on a number of occasions and thought she was imagining it. When we left there to move into our new home, Lyn asked us what we were going to do about Maggie. Maggie was Lyn's cat. She was about six years old and was scared of Simon's new dog who was a puppy and chased anything that moved. We had taken to giving Maggie food and shelter - hence Lyn's question. We agreed that we would take Maggie with us and she settled into out new home along with us. After a couple of years she developed kidney problems and we had her put to sleep. Now, we see Maggie out of the corner of our eyes and we feel her walk on our bed at night. I've felt her brush against my legs as I sit at the computer. Although we have two other cats, they are usually asleep in the lounge when Maggie lets us know she's still with us. Does anybody else have similar experiences with departed loved pets?