Ashley Lang of Chicago, IL recently lost her best friend, her 12-year-old Golden Retriever, Wagner. Instead of spreading his ashes in her hometown, Ashley traveled to Aspen, CO to spread his ashes in Wagner Park, a fitting tribute to her canine companion.
When she gently threw Wagner's ashes up into the air, her friend snapped a photo as a keepsake. When they looked at the picture, they couldn't believe their eyes.
In the photo, the ashes form a mysterious white silhouette of a dog-shaped figure that seem to be rising up toward the sky.
“It’s pretty remarkable…the tail and the legs and he looks like he’s, you know, leaping to go up,” Ashley says. “Everyone keeps calling him the angel dog.” Ashley believes it was Wagner’s way of saying one last goodbye.
The photo is inspiring other people to share her own experiences with their late pets. One woman wrote on Facebook, "When they put my dog baby down a spot of blood got on her towel and I opened it up and it was a perfect heart. The number one word that I say to my dogs is love!"
Whether this is truly a photo of an "angel dog" or not, if believing something as beautiful as this makes grieving pet owners feel their animals are going to a safe place, that's all that really matters.
Scroll down to see the photo for yourself… Credit: CBS
As soon as Ashley brought home her new Golden Retriever Wagner, the two became best friends.
Ashley and Wagner loved nothing more than running around a park together on a sunny Illinois day.
In 2015, Wagner passed away from old age. Ashley was absolutely heartbroken, and wanted to honor her canine companion in the best way possible.
Ashley flew all the way to Aspen, Colorado to spread Wagner's ashes at Wagner Park, right in the heart of the city.
Just as her friend snapped the viral picture below, a cloud of Wagner's ashes seemed to rise up and form an "angel dog" in the air. Do you see it?
"It’s pretty remarkable…the tail and the legs and he looks like he’s, you know, leaping to go up," Ashley says. Many people believe this was Wagner's way of saying goodbye on his way to heaven.
Do you think this was Wagner's way of saying goodbye to Ashley? Either way, it's a soothing thought for anyone who has lost a beloved pet. Let us know, and please SHARE this story with your friends on Facebook!
