All Dogs go to Heaven...right?

Do they?

I ponder this question from Aunt Sarah...I know *I'm* going to heaven (Sadie too).  My mom and dad talk to me about Jesus and love him a lot.  I even help them pray before meals by putting my paws in their lap.  Knowing that all dogs aren't quite as smart as I am and can't understand everything their parents say....I turn to the Bible for the answer. 

Nowhere in the Bible does it say that ALL Dogs (or animals for that matter) are going to heaven, but there are several references to the idea that animals and man are equal, thus lending to the idea that dogs go to heaven just like people.  

Starting in Genesis (2:19) I know that God made us animals, just like he made Adam and Eve...from the ground.  And just like he made a covenant with Adam, he made the same covenant with all the animals that came out of the ark (Genesis 9:10).  He promised to take care of us...just like the people...and he even said there would be a time when we'd all live happily together...listen to this "The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and yearling together; and a little child will lead them." (Isaiah 11:1-9).

So, sounds pretty good huh?  Still doesn't answer your question, but I'd like to think that any dog whose owner is going to heaven, will also go to heaven.  Maybe the happily ever after ending is in heaven, but I guess we won't know until we get there!  I hope I see you in Heaven, Aunt Sarah!!

I'll post more answers tomorrow...Aunt Heather asked some tough one's and I've got to think about them for a few hours!