The Bible tells us clearly that there are going to be all sorts of animals in heaven. Animals are a very important part of God’s creation. In fact, so special to God are animals that when He created the first humans (Adam and Eve) He put animals in the garden with them to keep them company. God made animals to be our friends, our companions, to love us and for us to love them. God cares about them too. He says that not even a single bird can fall to the ground without Him knowing it. Your dog is not just “a pet” to you, he is much more than that and you have clearly become very attached to him. He means a lot to you. You love him and he loves you. Everything that we read in the Bible about God’s character tells me unequivocally that, yes, our pets will be with us in heaven. There is absolutely nothing in the Bible that would lead us to think otherwise. God would not deprive us in Heaven of something that we loved so dearly on earth the way that you love your dog. How do we know this? The Bible tells us that everyone who accepts Jesus as their Saviour will go to Heaven and that they will have all of God’s creation with them, (Romans 8: 20-22) and this includes animals. It tells us as well that all things will be incorruptible which means that nothing can ever die, not even your dog, he will be with you forever. You may hear some grown-ups say that “Animals do not have souls.” However, they do become a part of ours as their love and companionship touches us in a very significant and eternal way. They become just like part of the family. Can you imagine a world with no animals? No Birds flying in the sky? No Dogs playing in the yard, or Horses running and kicking up their heels in the pastures? Well, that’s not the way that God created the earth and the Bible assures us that in Heaven, too, there will be Animals living with us and you can be certain that your dog will be among them, frolicking and happily playing forever.