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Well, guild, for the first time ever I have come across the ghost spirit, shadow, whatever, of an animal.
I have experienced human-like ghosts before, often actually. But never, I mean never have I felt or seen a trace of an animal spirit. Okay, main story time---
About thirty minutes ago, I would say, since my pc had to update and such before I could log back on, I was standing outside, on my front porch smoking. All my cats are mewing around, being bums as usual, and I start looking around for my dog, Coffee. I see him, he is about thirty-thirty five yards from the house laying down on the dirt path leading to the main road. I start to look around, bored and such, when I see another dog next to the equipment shed, about twenty or so yards from me. Out in front of it, is the shape of either a dog, coyote, or some canine animal. that's not the weird part, out here where I live another dog isn't exactly strange. But as soon as I see this dog, I get terrified. Like, mind almost dead, feeling sick and about to cry terrified. It looks black-ish, but in the dawn it's hard to say. But it's face, where the prominent features should be, it's just gray. I manage to look away from it, and I look back and it is gone. I get a flashlight and check out the area, no paw marks, the grass isn't flattened, anything. And it has only been a few minutes so I would hear it if it had gone full pelt into the woods.
But I am still scared, guild. Lights on, bat next to me, looking over my shoulder and under the computer desk scared. Any suggestions?

Ignore and do not fear, fear give it powers