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[hoosiermama]

Thanks, Pup. Yeah, I was holding off on seeing Marley. Dog movies always seem to end sadly.

I have no doubt that dogs go to heaven; it would not be paradise without them. I've even heard it said that dogs are sacramental--an outward sign of an inner reality, that being unconditional love. Our only exposure to genuine unconditional love, really.

There's a great kids' book (written for adults, of course) called "Dog Heaven" by Cynthia Rylant (for cat lovers, I believe there's also "Cat Heaven" by the same author). It talks about how in heaven, dogs are assigned their own angel family, and are fed squirrel-shaped biscuits and ham sandwich biscuits, and chase ducks and sleep on fluffy clouds. And periodically come to earth with their angels to check on their people. I smile to think of Max running and running, getting fed ham sandwich biscuits and barking at ducks.