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Do you believe animals can see ghosts/spirits?

Sue98 — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 01:46:42 GMT

My son lives in a house that my grandfather built, and it has always been in our family. My aunt died suddenly in that house on New Years day in 1987. Sometime after that my other aunt and uncle used it as their summer home and eventually sold it to my son about 3 years ago.

My son has a pet pig (yes a pig) named Milo. He lives in the house with him, and he's outdoor potty trained and is very clean. He's adorable! Several times in the past year or so my son has witnessed Milo doing something strange and unsettling. Completely out of the blue he becomes suddenly alert and aware of something and appears to be staring at something or someone. He sometimes starts walking toward "it", sometimes growling, sometimes wagging his tail, and sometimes his hair stands on end. My son says he appears to be sniffing "it" up and down as he moves his head. He has done this in various places in the house, but it always comes out of nowhere and sometimes when he's laying perfectly content in his bed. He eventually settles down, but it is always unsettling when it happens. My son took a video of this behavior one night, and it was very strange, to say the least.

I can't say that I believe in ghosts or spirits, but I can't say that I don't either. I could tell you endless stories about my sister's house (previously owned by my grandparents). I cannot come up with a reasonable explanation for Milo's strange behavior.

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on the bay — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 01:51:30 GMT

I've experienced the same kind of strange behavior with my cat and 2 of my granddogs.

Like they are alert and suddenly staring at something I can't see. (and its not something out a window or anything, just a spot in a space in the room).

I feel the same way about ghosts.(not sure)

But maybe spirits?

It is very strange and eerie.

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Carmie — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 01:54:55 GMT

Yes, animals can see spirits of people who have passed. So can some people.

Where I live, it is quite common to have "company" that lives in the house with you. There is a lot of history here.

if your grandfather built the house, your house friend is probably a family member still looking after things and probably surprised Milo is in the house. That would make my grandparents and Aunts come back to take a look.

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viva923 — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 01:54:57 GMT

animals are super sensitive to things humans can not see or hear.

I think he senses some kind of object that is invisible to the human eye.

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Mary Bailey — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 01:55:59 GMT

Our basset hound used to sit at attention looking at the spot MIL used to sit on our sofa. No one there. She'd watch that spot for a very long time.

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grandma r — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 02:03:21 GMT

Yes, I do believe that animals can sense things that we cannot. Perhaps they can see things as well.

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spiderw — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 02:04:09 GMT

I believe animals can sense noises and sounds relating to spirits. I used to have cats and they always would show signs of seeing something I couldn't see, and reacting in different ways. I know there are many who would pooh pooh this and think it silly or ridiculous for that matter. However, there is much we do not know nor have answers to, mysteries of life. I find it interesting that Milo is possibly seeing a ghost and or spirit. Children also show signs of interaction with the same.

I have had a few unexplained situations over the years which I didn't have an answer for then or now. Many people have. It could be an over active imagination or it could be something real which cannot be given a logical explanation. I do not dismiss any of it but keep an open mind.

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SilleeMee — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 02:07:53 GMT

No, but my golden can predict the future. She never fails to sit by my front door in a trance...that's when I know way in advance that the UPS truck is on the way. She's waiting for Chewy's box of goodies... ...even when there is no Chewy box coming, she just thinks there is.

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fthunt — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 02:06:23 GMT

No I don't. Just my opinion.

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hellie jo — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 02:09:20 GMT

Our house was built in1902,I don't know how many people lived or if any died here.Our dog will look up when she has been sleeping and just stare and then her head moves like she is following something.This has happened many times.Of course I don't see anything,it doesn't bother me though.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 02:27:58 GMT

I discount anything having to do with ghosts and so-called spirits, especially those being reported by a pig. My response to the OP's question is a resounding NO.

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shoekitty — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 02:28:29 GMT

Yes, I think animals could. They are built different, and their senses are sharper and more keen than most humans..there are dogs that can sniff cancer in humans. There is a cat that lives on a hospital. He goes and sits and then sleeps by those that are ready to die....before the medical staff knows! Look it up on internet. That said I dont see why they couldnt see beyond the veil

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Bird mama — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 02:30:39 GMT

I believe they can see the spirits of the dead.

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Lyttlewyng — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 02:35:14 GMT

I truly believe animals can sense the invisible realm and those who have passed over

just as they can sense a thunder storm approaching or any other natural event.

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blackhole99 — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 02:41:38 GMT

@Lyttlewyng wrote:

I truly believe animals can sense the invisible realm and those who have passed over
just as they can sense a thunder storm approaching or any other natural event.

That's a good way of explaining that phenomena. It says in the Bible, " the dead know nothing", so I have to wonder about the dead, human or animal, hanging around to haunt any place or anyone.

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Nugbucker — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 02:47:04 GMT

Here’s a story about my cats. In 2001 my grandmother died very suddenly. I’d grown up just down the block from her so she was a big part of my life and when she passed, I happened to be living in CA (we’re from MN). I was only in town for her funeral for a few days and I felt so terrible having to leave. And I felt terrible being so far from her before she died. The night I got home after her funeral, I was in my bedroom with my two cats, feeling pretty bad and sad. I noticed BOTH of my cats, at the same time, watching something above my bed, their heads slowly moving in unison. I’d never seen them do that before. This went on for some time and later, I mentioned this to my aunt. Her response was very matter of fact. She said that this was my grandmother, wanting to look in on me one more time before she moved on. She believed that. I’d asked my grandmother for her forgiveness earlier that day also, because I really did feel so terrible for not being there before she passed. So maybe my aunt was right. I like to think she was.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 02:49:51 GMT

@Lyttlewyng wrote:

I truly believe animals can sense the invisible realm and those who have passed over
just as they can sense a thunder storm approaching or any other natural event.

@Lyttlewyng. There are changes in the barometric pressure, temperature, sounds and even smells that tell animals of an aporoaching thunderstorm. That's quite different from sensing a "spirit". Not a good analogy.

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shoekitty — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 02:48:37 GMT

To extend on my earlier text. Although I don't know if there are ghosts, I do know there are angels that surround us all the time. Maybe the pig senses angels around your son. Or, an angel who comes to check in. I think I saw an angels once. It was weird. i didn't like SEE and angel. Like a vision with wings and a halo, lol. I I strongly sensed something, and a vision of light for a nano second. In my mind I knew it was an angel....or the likes. Lol

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on the bay — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 02:48:54 GMT

@Nugbucker-

You described it so well, their movements.

That is how I remember it too.

I'm sure it was your grandmother

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Sooner — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 03:12:06 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:

@Lyttlewyng wrote:

I truly believe animals can sense the invisible realm and those who have passed over
just as they can sense a thunder storm approaching or any other natural event.

@Lyttlewyng. There are changes in the barometric pressure, temperature, sounds and even smells that tell animals of an aporoaching thunderstorm. That's quite different from sensing a "spirit". Not a good analogy.

@Kachina624 Pigs have a very highly developed sense of smell. They can smell animals nearby that you can't smell, hear or see. Do I believe animals can sense spirits and ghosts? No way. It has become popular to credit animals with a lot of human thoughts that I simply don't believe they think.