A California mother believed that the “soul of her dead daughter” could be found in her pet dog. “I saw my daughter’s gestures duplicated by the dog … I knew Lillian’s should had come back to be near me.” The dog even “puts his little paws together for a few minutes in prayer just as Lillian did.” It was probably praying for a new owner … Source: St Louis Republic 3 April 1901

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