At Her Father’s Funeral, Her Dog Wouldn’t Stop Barking—So She Opened the Casket…
At her father’s funeral, she brought Bella, his loyal golden retriever, never expecting anything unusual. But as mourners sang hymns, Bella burst into the chapel, barking and pawing desperately at the casket. Mortified yet gripped by a cold certainty, she stepped forward and unlatched the lid, feeling the weight of dozens of eyes on her. Dead silence swept the room as she slowly lifted the casket open. Everyone seemed to stop breathing at once, the air charged with dread and disbelief as she looked inside and realized…
I’ve always believed dogs know things we can’t. Maybe it’s their noses, or maybe it’s something deeper—a kind of primal instinct humans lost when we traded caves for condos. But last September, at my father’s funeral, I learned just how far a dog’s knowing can go.
Dad was the definition of old-school tough. He fought cancer for three years. When he finally slipped away, the family gathered in the little country chapel he’d picked out himself—no fuss, just simple wooden pews and a view of the hills.
