Every animal I’ve had close, long-term contact with had its own personality, its own likes, dislikes, good days, bad days, etc.
I’ve been around animals who played tricks on people as well as other animals, and I’ve been around animals who stole from people as well as other animals.
I’ve been around animals who mourned if they lost a person or another animal with whom they had bonded.
I’ve been around animals who struggled to figure out what a person was asking them to do, and when they DID figure it out, I’ve seen these animals express what can only be described as joy.
Sure, they go to Heaven. Why not? They’re sentient beings!!
Sure, they go to Heaven. Why not? They’re sentient beings!!
There is what we call dumb animals and I have not saw anything out of them, but dogs and other animals are amazing.
I have seen so many things from dogs that it defies description because it would not be believed.
I had a dog hitch hike one time, I was on a dirt road driving slow when this little dog got in front of my truck, I had to stop or at least thought I did.
After I stopped he came around to the side, and out of curiosity I opened the door and he jumped in and got into the passenger seat.
Down the road a few miles he stood up and put his paws on the window and barked , since there were some dwellings there I stopped and opened the door he wagged his tail and jumped out.
I never did figure if that was where he wanted to go or if he just did not like my driving.
Heaven is a scriptural construct. While Scripture does not definitively state that animals do NOT go to Heaven, it doesn’t say they DO either. And to the degree they are regarded as soul-less — not necessarily insentient — they do not qualify.
Frankly, I think there are much more important theological matters. Would anyone eschew eternal bliss because they couldn’t bring Fluffy into the Kingdom?