One of the things I read that made a lot of sense was when you are grieving if the departed revealed themselves to us — for example in our dreams — would we even get out of bed... probably not and that would retard the purpose we have to live out here on earth, the departed have completed their set journey and we have to complete our own journey before we join them on the other side. This is why most mediums say don’t even try making contact until you are well into dealing with your loss... but I do know, for a fact, my husband was very much present in the beginning, the dogs let me know when he was here.
Oh? How cool that the dogs let you know that!