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Woman Sees ‘Her Dog’ In The Sky A Few Hours After Her Death, Others Share Similar Pics And Stories
Interview With Owner
When our beloved pets pass away, we look for any signs, however small, that will tell us that they’re in a better place. After all, even small comforts help us when we’re grieving. When Lucy Ledgeway’s 14-year-old family dog Sunny passed away on June 20, she asked for a sign that the pet was alright wherever it was now.
That’s when the 19-year-old from York saw her Parson Russel Terrier’s face in the clouds, just hours after she died. Lucy shared the photo of the clouds on Twitter and her post went viral, getting more than 100.9k likes.
However, Lucy isn’t the only person who saw their former pets in the sky—other owners shared their stories on the internet after seeing Lucy’s post. Scroll down to see them, dear Pandas, and let us know in the comments below if you’ve ever seen a beloved pet’s face in nature or elsewhere. Scroll down for Bored Panda’s chat with Lucy and with professor Kang Lee from the University of Toronto about pareidolia—the phenomenon when people see faces or familiar shapes in inanimate objects.
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Lucy saw her dog Sunny’s face in the clouds just hours after she passed away
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This is Sunny. She was 14 years old when she passed away
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Here’s the photo that Lucy took of her dog’s face in the clouds
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When Sunny appeared to Lucy, the woman was sitting in the same car seat where the dog had suffered a seizure and passed away just hours earlier. The clouds formed into the dog’s face just as Lucy and her boyfriend were driving past Clifton Ings where Sunny used to go for walks.
Lucy said that she laughed to herself and thought ‘that’s my girl’ when she saw Sunny’s face. She said she knew her dog was letting the family know that she’s OK.
According to Lucy, her boyfriend couldn’t believe what the two of them saw. She added that it was a special moment that they will always treasure.
This is Lucy and Sunny together. Look how happy they are!
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Lucy told Bored Panda that Sunny was a very sweet, loving, and caring dog. “If you were sad she would know and come sit with you. Also very funny, always barking for food. She loved long walks by the river when she was younger, however, the older she got and the more health problems, she was unable to walk far! She used to love a small bowl of milk as a treat every now and then. It was her favorite!”
The owner said that she loved Lucy very much and treasured “every moment spent with her” until she passed away. “You can never truly prepare yourself for these things.”
Lucy revealed to us that she had a hunch that her story would blow up on the net. “It’s such a lovely story and is comforting to us animal lovers, especially us that have lost a pet. I noticed a lot of people put their cloud pics below and it was a lovely read for everyone!”
People reacted to Lucy’s post by telling similar stories about their pets
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Bored Panda wanted to know if emotionally-stressed people were more likely to see their pets’s faces in the environment. According to professor Lee from the University of Toronto, he doesn’t know of any scientific study about whether traumatic or emotional experiences make people more likely to see faces where there aren’t any. However, he added that this could be a future line of study.
Professor Lee said that “being able to ruminate about a dead individual is known to have a positive effect.” He added that owners seeing their pets’ faces everywhere is most likely an indicator “of some sort of mental state such as grieving or anxiety.”
In an earlier interview with Bored Panda, professor Lee explained that pareidolia suggests that our brains are very sensitive and expect to encounter objects in our environments that are biologically or socially important to us.
He added: “For some people, their frontal cortex’s expectation for certain objects (e.g., faces) become so high that they see faces in many situations where no faces exist. Even in this kind of situation, it is normal. There is nothing wrong with these individuals.”
Professor Lee continued: “Pareidolia is different from paranoia or delusion or abnormal vision of individuals with psychosis. In fact, a recent study shows that those people with pareidolia tend to be more creative. Also, people who are religious may be able to see religious icons in non face objects as well.”
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Meg Curry 4 years ago
My favorite song is "Some Nights" by fun. That song got me through some tough times in my life. When our first cat passed away at 20, I went to pick up his ashes and asked the universe for a sign he was okay. I turned on the radio and it played "Some Nights". This was four years after the song came out so it wasn't as popular. Then when my second cat died, it DESTROYED me. She was my confidante and closest friend. I wanted her ashes to come home right away so I set my alarm for when the vet office opened. I slept through the alarm and woke up a few hours later. I rushed over, picked up her ashes and had a full on sobbing fest in my car. As I turned on my car, "Some Nights" came on and I clutched her urn, crying more, but I knew she was okay. I know that sounds pathetic but I loved those cats.
Scagsy 4 years ago
I am so sorry for your loss. It's like losing a close family member. Our dogs are family.
Zayd Long 4 years ago
Yes I lost a lot of people and pets lost my brother and dad a 11 dogs died by cancer 3 of my cats are dead and my bunnies and one grey parrot oh and my turtle
Load More Replies... Meg Curry 4 years ago
My favorite song is "Some Nights" by fun. That song got me through some tough times in my life. When our first cat passed away at 20, I went to pick up his ashes and asked the universe for a sign he was okay. I turned on the radio and it played "Some Nights". This was four years after the song came out so it wasn't as popular. Then when my second cat died, it DESTROYED me. She was my confidante and closest friend. I wanted her ashes to come home right away so I set my alarm for when the vet office opened. I slept through the alarm and woke up a few hours later. I rushed over, picked up her ashes and had a full on sobbing fest in my car. As I turned on my car, "Some Nights" came on and I clutched her urn, crying more, but I knew she was okay. I know that sounds pathetic but I loved those cats.
Scagsy 4 years ago
I am so sorry for your loss. It's like losing a close family member. Our dogs are family.
Zayd Long 4 years ago
Yes I lost a lot of people and pets lost my brother and dad a 11 dogs died by cancer 3 of my cats are dead and my bunnies and one grey parrot oh and my turtle
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