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I believe dogs do have some form of connection with us, and they tune to our senses very quickly, which is likely down to their strong empathy of showing love towards others sometimes, whether it's a smile or tail wag.
I've experienced a connection with a past dog i had,  a couple of times due to feeling unsure when approaching some people, he picked up on it rapidly, nether the less things settled down once i settled and assured him to not grumble anymore.

if you go by the hindu philosophy every living thing has or is part of a soul!

i have always had dogs with me and just like anyone else i love them. they behave more or less like us. 

all i can tell you is they are truly soulful companions. a day in our lives is not complete if we dont get to stroke a dog's head or play with it. It understands our moods and can feel our pain. it can lift us up from the depths of despair to the apex of happiness.

i am sure they do.

Dogs and cats seem to have pre-cognitive or psychic powers that are linked to their owners. It is common for dogs to know when their owners decide to set off for home no matter what time of day. They will go to the door or window in anticipation. Lots of studies have shown this phenomena around the world. Other studies have shown cats knowing when their owners intend to take them to a vets. They simply disappear. Even if no cat box has been seen and even when the appointment was made from another location. Animals have incredble abilities and sensitivities that we are only just beginning to uncover. We have much to learn from them. I'm sorry if this doesn't answer the question of a soul but I thought it might be of interest to you. Dr Rupert Sheldrake has quite a few videos on you tube that are worthy of further study. I've attached one here.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLgyFQZxs40

howdy @willymac! LOVE your post topic of course and thanks for the mention, I did my post about dogs too because of our conversation, did it last night but couldn't send it of course. 
Brilliant commenting, I knew you'd get great ones because almost everyone loves dogs and see their unique connections and abilities..I'll have to check out @steemonkey's recommendation.
thank you sir, great post!

In the Bible, they say that dogs have the breath of life, translated from a Hebrew word Reach, meaning soul

https://www.logosapostolic.org/hebrew-word-studies/7307-ruach-spirit.htm

Ecclesiastes 3:19

Surely the fate of human beings is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the **same breath;** humans have no advantage over animals. Everything is meaningless.

I know dogs are capable of critical thought. I've seen it in action. Throw an object, watch the dog retrieve it. If there's another object nearby, you can often watch the dog go through a thought process to determine which object was the one you threw. Now, whether or not they have souls, that's another matter.

Funny thing, though. There is an older couple in our church who swear up and down that animals don't have souls because "God created man a little lower than the angels." We're his crowning achievement, so that settles it!

Sorry, that argument doesn't wash. 

But then you have those others who swear up and down dogs have souls because they're affectionate. All that shows is that they can get excited about the way you smell before you shower. They have emotions, sensations, impulses. So do we. But the similarities end not too far off from there. 

Do they have souls? I don't know. And I doubt that anyone else does either. If I was to err, I'd rather err on the side of telling my friend, who hopes they do, that, yes, she'll see her dog in heaven. What does it hurt to have that hope?

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Can't wait to see more dog photos from you!

Dogs in specific or all pets? Every living thing has feelings nd it attaches with us through time,  Telling ur secrets or problems to a human being (respecting u back the way u do) could be better as they can understand nd give their opinion back :) 

Although Love should be shared with everyone be it Humans or any other Living thing (y)

@willymac Thank you for not using bidbots on this post and also using the #nobidbot tag!