#ghost doggo

[polterpup-the-ghostly-doggo]

Pat pat pat

He would bark loudly rolling over onto his back enjoying the petting

[polterpup-the-ghostly-doggo]

What the dog doin'?

"arf arf!" ghostly barks can be heard as he hops in place

[cyanicus]

Took the Zero fan art that I made for last year’s Inktober and made a few digital touchups to it to make it pop more- plus, I made a version with inverted colors cuz it looks cool! 

[haru-desune]

Monstober Day 21 - Church Grim

[...] when a new churchyard was opened it was believed that the first man buried there had to guard it against the Devil. To save a human soul from such a duty a pure black dog was buried in the north part of the churchyard as a substitute. - Katherine Briggs, A Dictionary of Fairies

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The Church Grim is the goodest boy that haunts and protect church yards according to English and Scandinavian folklore. It usually takes the form of a large spectral dog in England, and a myriad of animals, including a lamb, a horse, and a sow in Scandinavia.

There is a long held belief in English folklore that when a new churchyard was opened, the spirit of the first being buried there would have to protect the yard against the devil. To prevent a human soul from having to carry out this duty, most churches would bury a dog there first. The spectral form of the dog was the Church Grim.

It is the job of the Grim to guard against the profane. The list of this includes all the classics: thieves, witches, warlocks, and the big one, the Devil himself. In some parts of the country it is also a portent of death, and is known to toll the Church bell at midnight before a death takes place.

The Scandinavian version also has this connotation. The Church lamb, for example may foretell the death if a child, particularly if it appears to a grave digger.

Today's Church Grims are far less spooky - usually a black dog taken in by a Church or parsonage. But who knows, maybe they're keeping watch with their ghostly ancestors by their side.

[theoutcastedartist]

Bao Bao in Box!AU

[sillypicklz]

ghost doggo ghost doggo

[27assortedcorvids]

here’s a picture of my doggo from a few months ago ‘cause i’m bored and why not

[books-and-cats-26]

Y’all, I just heard a dog fuckin bark right next to me. I do not have a dog. there is no dog right next to me. I’m gonna cry if I'm being haunted by a ghost dog as well as a ghost cat and an attention whore of a ghost man.