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ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 12:19 PM Sep 2017

When I Get Raptured, Who Will Take Care of My Dogs?

Now I'm beginning to worry! They are laying down at my feet, confident in the knowledge that I am there to take care of them. I'm a good dog owner, but who will take them when I'm gone? Anyone left behind will be a bad person and, therefore, a bad dog owner. If only I could believe in a doggie Heaven, I would be less anxious. But then, are my dogs good enough to make it into doggie Heaven? Does someone know if doggie rapture is today as well? Who schedules all the different raptures? I NEED ANSWERS!!!

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When I Get Raptured, Who Will Take Care of My Dogs? (Original Post) ProudLib72 Sep 2017 OP
They'll be there before you. tazkcmo Sep 2017 #1
Dogs go up too. Cats I don't know. kydo Sep 2017 #2
"After the Rapture Pet Care" yallerdawg Sep 2017 #3
You see, I'm not alone in my concern! ProudLib72 Sep 2017 #21
"Pascal's Wager." yallerdawg Sep 2017 #23
I thought the Earth was being hit by another planet, which would kill everything. Shrike47 Sep 2017 #4
No, no, no! The other planet will miss us - it's their star that will hit the Earth! csziggy Sep 2017 #14
A fairly good flick. longship Sep 2017 #33
I just watched it the other day - it holds up pretty good csziggy Sep 2017 #35
Oh my! "This Island Earth" longship Sep 2017 #36
There's a remarkable... uniformity to the candidates chosen to populate the new world. Orrex Sep 2017 #37
Yup! 1950's! nt longship Sep 2017 #40
Dogs are better than people marylandblue Sep 2017 #5
Giggle Stallion Sep 2017 #7
There are insurance policies for pets left behind PJMcK Sep 2017 #6
What a scam Stallion Sep 2017 #10
Scam alphafemale Sep 2017 #16
I am never sure whether to feel... 3catwoman3 Sep 2017 #20
Have you willed all of your worldly possessions (including all bank democratisphere Sep 2017 #8
One of the Left Behind.. whathehell Sep 2017 #9
I read it as 'ruptured'. louis-t Sep 2017 #11
Who will save my work on the computer? L. Coyote Sep 2017 #12
You'd better be using a Mac ProudLib72 Sep 2017 #24
I know She does. L. Coyote Sep 2017 #28
Whew! That was close ProudLib72 Sep 2017 #30
And who will water my indoor plants? Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #13
Here ya go: tblue37 Sep 2017 #15
You can forget the rapture! The televangelists and RW preachers overworked NCjack Sep 2017 #17
What if your pets get raptured, but you don't? DavidDvorkin Sep 2017 #18
At that point, I'm going with sock puppets! nt ProudLib72 Sep 2017 #22
A safe bet. DavidDvorkin Sep 2017 #31
Sooooo OriginalGeek Sep 2017 #32
I had a nice cat once ProudLib72 Sep 2017 #34
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. ― Will Rogers hlthe2b Sep 2017 #19
I will. I am pretty sure I am not getting raptured. smirkymonkey Sep 2017 #25
someone sells that service, so you don't need to worry about your pets Fresh_Start Sep 2017 #26
What time is this "rapture" supposed to hit? JanetLovesObama Sep 2017 #27
I took them on a walk to say goodbye ProudLib72 Sep 2017 #29
Is there some form that I can sign to opt out of being raptured Orrex Sep 2017 #38
Yikes, I never thought about that! MoonRiver Sep 2017 #39
What religion are dogs? Probably Seventh Day Adventist Orrex Sep 2017 #41

tazkcmo

(7,300 posts)
1. They'll be there before you.
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 12:23 PM
Sep 2017

After all, the Rapture is part of their grand scheme to enslave us all. Good doggy my ass!

kydo

(2,679 posts)
2. Dogs go up too. Cats I don't know.
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 12:30 PM
Sep 2017

Dog=God So of course they get in past saint peter and his pearly gates, no problem.

Cat=Tac So, it won't be as easy. And all those cats that chilled with witches. Oh and Socks had email issues, wait when the Clinton's brought their cat to the White House did they have email then? Probably. So Socks committed double sin, used AOL, which is so not a secure email server, and was the Clinton's pet.


Ps. I love cats. I am not anti-cat. I have more cats then dogs.

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
23. "Pascal's Wager."
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 02:50 PM
Sep 2017

We can bet none of this will happen - and if it does - whoa!

Or we can bet it just might happen - what would we lose if it didn't? Not much.

So, if you're one to hedge your bets a little...you might make friends with a pet-loving atheist!

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)
4. I thought the Earth was being hit by another planet, which would kill everything.
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 12:33 PM
Sep 2017

You and the dogs go together.

I was thinking we could see anything that big before it hits us, but we have a heavy overcast this morning so it'll just be whamo.

longship

(40,416 posts)
33. A fairly good flick.
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 06:19 PM
Sep 2017

The book wasn't bad either, however I was in Junior High School when I read it. So, I couldn't vouch for it now, some 55 years later.

But I like that film.

When Worlds Collide (Wiki)


csziggy

(34,136 posts)
35. I just watched it the other day - it holds up pretty good
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 09:23 PM
Sep 2017

But then I love even bad 1950s science fiction films. I also read the book and the sequel but haven't for at least fifty years.

My husband is helping a friend who recently lost his wife clean out their apartment. One of the things he found and was given is a copy of When World Collide. The other DVD he got was This Island Earth - and even better movie!

longship

(40,416 posts)
36. Oh my! "This Island Earth"
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 10:08 PM
Sep 2017

Indeed, a rather great film.
Trailer:



The sequel book to When Worlds Collide was, IIRC, After Worlds Collide. They were written in 1933 and 1934. Pretty good SciFi given that.

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)
5. Dogs are better than people
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 12:34 PM
Sep 2017

Last edited Sat Sep 23, 2017, 02:35 PM - Edit history (1)

If the choice was between people getting into heaven and dogs, then your dog would get in and you wouldn't. So maybe your dog is asking, "who will take care of you when I'm gone?"

3catwoman3

(23,973 posts)
20. I am never sure whether to feel...
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 02:35 PM
Sep 2017

...sorry for or scornful of people who fall for this kind of BS.

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)
8. Have you willed all of your worldly possessions (including all bank
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 12:40 PM
Sep 2017

accounts) to your dogs? If so, I will be over within the hour to pick them up. I will not be affected by the rapture, as I am a pagan.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
12. Who will save my work on the computer?
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 12:44 PM
Sep 2017

I know I'm going to be sitting at God's right hand, guess I could just ask her to do it.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
28. I know She does.
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 03:20 PM
Sep 2017

That's why I'm on an iMac 2560 wide screen. Nice machine, not nothing compares to the rapture, I'm sure.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
30. Whew! That was close
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 03:24 PM
Sep 2017

You have made good life choices, my friend, and you are guaranteed to be raptured.

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
13. And who will water my indoor plants?
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 12:59 PM
Sep 2017

Oh, the horror of it. Leaves turning brown and falling off on the floor.

On the floor?! Oh no! Who's going to vacuum my floors?

This is far worse than I realized, and getting even worse all the time.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
17. You can forget the rapture! The televangelists and RW preachers overworked
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 01:11 PM
Sep 2017

and wrecked that deal. Jesus isn't taking any Americans, who are now the dis-chosen people. Only the non-human animals are going and that includes skunks and snakes.

DavidDvorkin

(19,473 posts)
18. What if your pets get raptured, but you don't?
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 01:12 PM
Sep 2017

You'll need new pets, but the only ones available will all be evil!

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
34. I had a nice cat once
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 07:11 PM
Sep 2017

She was a calico, and most calicos are nice. But she got worms. She left little pieces of "rice" wherever she sat. So if you have a nice cat with evil worms, what happens? Does the cat get raptured and leave the worms behind, or does the cat not get raptured until she is dewormed? What if you are having her dewormed while the rapture is happening? Can rapture be delayed under certain circumstances?

I'm just asking for the cat people. I don't have a cat anymore.

hlthe2b

(102,225 posts)
19. If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. ― Will Rogers
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 01:13 PM
Sep 2017

enough said...

Fresh_Start

(11,330 posts)
26. someone sells that service, so you don't need to worry about your pets
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 03:05 PM
Sep 2017
http://aftertherapturepetcare.com/

this is not me and I am NOT recommending this in anyway but just another reminder that there is always a conman out there ready to make a buck
 

JanetLovesObama

(548 posts)
27. What time is this "rapture" supposed to hit?
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 03:08 PM
Sep 2017

I am taking my six cats with me. Leaving my husbands two dogs here. Dogs are a pain in the ass.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
29. I took them on a walk to say goodbye
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 03:22 PM
Sep 2017

They didn't get it, though. Mostly, they just sniffed other dogs' butts.

Orrex

(63,203 posts)
38. Is there some form that I can sign to opt out of being raptured
Sun Sep 24, 2017, 08:42 AM
Sep 2017

Probably wouldn't make the cut anyway, but how can I be sure?

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)
39. Yikes, I never thought about that!
Sun Sep 24, 2017, 08:45 AM
Sep 2017

My little doggie just can't be left alone here with all those sinners!

Are we allowed to refuse rapture if our fur babies can't come with us?

Orrex

(63,203 posts)
41. What religion are dogs? Probably Seventh Day Adventist
Sun Sep 24, 2017, 11:45 AM
Sep 2017

Of course, that's the equivalent of One Day Adventist in human days.

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