He also asks: “Also, did I have this dog as a boy? I was devastated when she was struck and killed by a car in front of me when I was 10 years old or so.”

This indeed is a third go-round for you, and was made possible through your spiritual development and awareness of possibilities and having such strong yearnings. So that was in part why you had your dog and why the feelings of love were so strong. Even though in that incarnation he had a number of quirks and complicating behaviors, your love for him was unwavering and that is the reason, it was the soul connection still there from long ago and only growing stronger with the new partnership. So you see, there were strong and quite compelling reasons to keep the partnership going that enabled all these things to happen, and all of it started from your love and the intention for love to be reclaimed, re-experienced, and re-enjoyed.