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The original was posted on /r/paranormal by /u/Holiday-Peanut-7189 on 2024-11-08 19:30:06+00:00.

I adopted a stray back in february of this year, he was still a pup, when i found him he was in a horrible state, maggots in ears,a broken hind leg,for the next 3 months i worked my ass off to fix him up, just after 6 months of finding him he was back running, jumping… he was a real ray of sunshine.

but during the last 7 days of his life he started acting weird, although he was let free during the day to play with other dogs in the locality he used to always come back during meal times, one day he just stopped showing up, after hours of searching i found him hiding in a very obscure place where he doesnt ever go. and he seemed really weak, i took him out of there and took him in. Then on onwards he stopped eating, i had to keep him hydrated by pouring water in his mouth forcefully(without hurting him ofc) i didnt think much because this has happened before, he often had issues with his stomach and used to recover within two or three days, one the third day i noticed something weird, he was smelling funky, i immediately called my vet and he prescribed some meds to keep him stable,he visited during the eveing and gave meds and a immuno shot, but nothing helped, he passed away on 5th, i was devastated and channeled my anger and guilt to dig a hole to bury him in our garden at the spot where he used to bask under the sun, I laid flowers over his grave and drowsed myself with alcohol and marijuana for the next 2 days, i handled myself pretty well yesterday, but it was during the evening today when it happened, ny house was empty and i ran out of ciggies so i was about to head out to get some,

thats when it happened, i opened the front door and saw him sitting on top of the now dried up flowers, looking at me while wagging his tail, idk what happened to me at that time, i felt an emptiness in my stomach, i dont even knoow why i picked up a pack of cookies from the kitchen shelf,praying to god that whatever i saw wasnt real or it had already left. but there he was, waiting for me, i could feel my eayes tearing up, i thew two cookies towards himm, he started eating one and then the other, it felt like an eternity going through this, he then got up and slowly went out the main gates and towards the aleeyway, i got out and looked for him, i turned towrds the alley and he was standing at that alley(far side) where it turns towards the streets. he barked once and took off, i ran after him but couldnt find him anywhere. i went back in and laid down on my sofa, with the pack of cookies which lacked two remindiing me that whatever happened was real.

just to clarify i was not high or drunk for the last 48hrs , sleep deprived, or dehydrated when this happened, i know all the pet and stray dogs of my locality, he had no look alikes, one of his distinct features were that his one ear was pointy and one was droopy, and he was born with a tail thats 1/4 of the normal size of his breed,(both features were present) also he was wearing his military green collarr with his name on it.

i havent been able to think clearly since this happened. also to make things more complicated a few hours ago my father told me that he saw him appear in his dreams last night and a short flash of a newborn dog who looked kind of similar to him on his palms.

please help me get a more clear perspective on what might have happened, and sorryif there are any spelling or grammatical errors, English is not my native language