Inspiring Dog Story: Do you see 2 Dogs or 3 ?

by Janet Tipper
(Redwood City, CA U.S.)

Do You See 2 Dogs or 3 ?

This picture was taken with my friends cell phone.

It was taken in early 2010...our household of friends thought it was a good pic to see the two dogs laying close to one another...it was SPECIAL...but not jaw dropping....or so we thought..

Another friend stopped by a couple of months after the picture was taken..she picked it up off the shelf where it was laying... After a short time my friend said to me "Did you see the 3 dogs in this picture?"

Sometimes my friend can be a bit spaced out...so without looking...as there was no reason to look...I said "No Sue, there are only two dogs, Floyd and Beanie."

She said "Look there are 3 dogs...look." So OK....I was going to stop this space out session right now...by showing her that there were only two dogs...but she had ahold of the picture and was pointing to Floyd (the Rottweiler/Mtn Bernese dog's) White Bib...as I began to open my mouth...
I saw...to my absolute AMAZEMENT she was right!!! There was and is....as plain as day...an image of another dog that was a part of Floyd's natural coat!!!

Now if that wasn't incredible enough...beyond belief was what the image looked to be...the image of the dog in his coat... is not of any dog - it is of Beanie the dog pictured with him!!! I truly thought that I was losing my mind...I know that my eyes are not so great anymore...and I saw...the distinct image...Wow...How did none of us see it before?

Now that BLEW ME AWAY...not to mention the other people those that had seen it previously - and those that I have showed it to since I became aware of the 3rd image...We all have shared in the wonder and amazement that our Floyd and Beanie have brought to us..

We live in a home with numerous others and none...not one of us... had ever noticed an image in Floyd's coat before...but...it had to have been there...like a subliminal message...

Floyd is a Rescue Dog and has been with us for 2 1/2 years and Beanie is a 9 year old Pit Bull who we adopted from the Humane Society. Beanie is the sweetest dog I have ever encountered her parents lost their home due to economy...she spent 8 + months caged and desperately in need of love and a home. We adopted Beanie in Aug of 2009...after the death of my 15 year-old Welsh Corgi Cardigan/Aust. Shep....I was looking for a small dog...actually another Corgi mix...I had told myself that I am too old to think about a large dog...Pit Bull wasn't on the top of my list...Don't misunderstand I love all dogs...and Beanie was older...I just had my heart broken from the loss of what had brought me the most joy of my life...that was what I thought I went to find...to fill the void...however now I reflect on it...and I believe I had been given...from the day that Floyd first arrived in our home...the message....the subliminal message Floyd displayed but yet none of us saw it (or did we???)...Floyd knew what dog it was that I should bring home...he knew long...before the rest of us

Floyd apparently has carried this image of Beanie with him..I would imagine from the day he was born...Luckily we were able to find her...the mission was accomplished...


This picture is so totally amazing...I had a photographer ask if he could take a picture of the picture...I enjoy sharing it with all of you...to catch another moment of the awe that mother nature provides to us !!!

God Bless the Animals!!!

Floyd, Beanie and their Mom

This picture originally appeared in February 2010 as part of the Dog Photo Contest for that month.