There are those that argue that animals--such as pets--don't have souls, but I believe very strongly that they do. They are intelligent, animate, living things with personality to boot. The following vignettes deal with the spirits of domestic pets returning to visit their beloved owners one last time.
Writer David Francis Curran, author of "Ghosts: True Hauntings in Montana," tells of his experience with the spectre of his deceased dog. In fact, it was that experience that piqued his interest in the paranormal, and prompted him to investigate the stories and topics covered in his writing. Curran states that six months after his beloved dog died, he opened one of the doors out of his kitchen to find the dog waiting patiently to enter the kitchen, where his food and water were during his lifetime. The dog bounded into the room and jumped onto Curran, who distinctly felt the dog's paws against his body. After a few frightening moments during which Curran had his eyes closed, the dog got down, and upon opening his eyes, Curran found that he was gone. You can read more about Curran's experience with his deceased pet and his other stories at http://hometown.aol.com/dfcurran/Hauntings/Ghosts.html.
Another writer tells of two experiences with pet ghosts. The first involves a siberian husky that--like all too many pets in winter--was poisoned by ingesting anti-freeze. Not knowing anything grave was wrong with the dog, the owners put her in the cellar of their house, where she spent the last night of her life. The following day she needed to be euthanised. After the dog's death, no other dogs that the owners acquired would ever travel into the cellar of their own accord--as though something were on the cellar stairs, keeping them away. Perhaps they could see the spirit of the dead dog, and felt it was her "territory." Whatever the reason, this behavior continued in all the dogs of the household until one day the dead dog's ghost left the cellar--climbing up the stairs, and out of the doorway, and through a room in the house where her owners were. The dog then exited out the back door and was never seen again. After that happening, the other dogs freely entered the cellar of their own accord, as though whatever had once kept them out was gone.
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