Do Dogs Go To Heaven? Eternal Answers for Animal Lovers [Paperback]

Jean Holmes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 18, 1999

Do Dogs Go To Heaven? is a question the author's Mom asked a number of ministers. Hearing each one give different "shallow" answers, Jean Holmes felt this question deserved a better answer. The Bible does answer her Mom's question with an emphatic "YES!" Long held theology that animals lack souls and spirits is soundly refuted with numerous Bible texts. This book addresses hard questions, like why God required animal sacrifices, in loving truth. The role of animals and the relationship Jesus Christ had with animals is illuminating. This book presents a brilliant tapestry of Bible verses, interwoven with animal behavior and intelligence studies, and anecdotal evidence of animals as intelligent, caring companions here and in the hereafter. Bible accounts of animals as healers, helpers and rescuers are laid against modern narratives. Do Dogs Go to Heaven is very readable, yet crafted with scholarly precision. It is already providing comfort to those who have lost loved animal friends.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The book is eminently readable and is extremely enlightening to all animal lovers. Holmes

interweaves the Bible, animal rescue and many other elements into a brilliant and inspiring

study of animals in eternity. .... This book can be a great solace if you or someone you

know is grieving from the loss of a pet or just has a curiosity to know the answer to the

question." -- Tulsa Lawyer, Jan, 2000

The book is eminently readable and is extremely enlightening to all animal lovers. Holmes interweaves the Bible, animal rescue and many other elements into a brilliant and inspiring study of animals in eternity.

Holmes is not an animal activist ... She is someone with a strong love of animals based on her family history and upbringing. ... This book can be a great solace if you or someone you know is grieving from the loss of a pet or just has a curiosity to know the answer to the question. -- Tulsa Lawyer Jan/2000 issue

From the Publisher

Every animal lover who has read Do Dogs Go to Heaven? report they love it. It is giving

comfort and encouragement, while gently challenging the reader about this long neglected

topic. Veterinarians are interested in this book, expressing their need for giving comfort

and hope to those who have lost loved pets. There is nothing in print with the same depth

of scholarly research in a reader-friendly form. A percentage of all proceeds will be

donated to qualified nonprofit organizations.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 287 pages
• Publisher: Joipax Publishing (December 18, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967621801
• ISBN-13: 978-0967621807
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,424,631 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comforting Book, March 24, 2002

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Opera Buff "tracy" (Tulsa, Ok United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Do Dogs Go To Heaven? Eternal Answers for Animal Lovers (Paperback)

I recently lost both my dogs...one to Cancer,the other to Renal failure. I found this book advertised on the website,Pet Loss.com so I thought I would investigate....I borrowed it from a friend and could not put it down as it was informative and comforting to me in my grief.I firmly believe,despite what friends and relatives say,that someday my pets and I shall be reunited in Heaven! This book only reenforces this idea.It is even more interesting and applicable since the authoress lives in my home state of Oklahoma.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Exceptionally good book, July 12, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Do Dogs Go To Heaven? Eternal Answers for Animal Lovers (Paperback)

Well I've got something to shout about and praise God for after reading this wonderful book! There is wonderful teaching and some great preaching and some real important scriptures regarding animal afterlife! I loved the stories about miraculous divine healings and the teaching about why animals were sacrificed in the O.T. Scriptures that show how God loves and restores ALL His creation. And as Jean says "We must explore, prayerfully, what it means to `preach the gospel to all creation.' If we don't, we may miss God's will, His best." Mark 16:15

I also let Jean speak for herself her when she says "How very poor in joy are those who have never been friends with an animal. Those who become friends with animals are the richest people I know. They have been blessed." And "When I listen to the heart of each animal, I see my Lord." And I also agree with her when she says "For animal lovers, heaven just wouldn't be heaven without their animal friends." Thank you Jean for all your hard work and research to make this book available to us who will appreciate it.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational, comforting and informative, July 6, 2003

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Arlene Millman "chyron24" (Huntington, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Do Dogs Go To Heaven? Eternal Answers for Animal Lovers (Paperback)

This book is a must read for all pet owners, and future pet owners. It is inspirational, first and foremost. Then, it offers comfort and solace to the pain of grief. And, there is much information to be had, as well. Worth a try, and you will read and re-read it, as a source of reference and comfort.

Arlene Millman
author of BOOMERANG - A MIRACLE TRILOGY
(The tale of a remarkable Boston Terrier)