“Heaven will not ever Heaven be, unless my cat is there to welcome me”

The poem “My Dog Is Dead” by F. D. Huntington was printed in the New York (NY) Times on October 14, 1925. The last two lines are:
 
“No—Heaven will not ever Heaven be
Unless my dog is there to welcome me.”
 
“No Heaven will not ever Heaven be/ Unless my dogs are there/ To welcome me” was printed in the book All Dogs Go to Heaven (1944) by Beth Brown.
 
“As far as one felinophile is concerned, ‘Heaven will not ever Heaven be, unless my cat is there to welcome me’” was printed in the Asbury Park (NY) Press on September 19, 1978. “Nо heaven will not ever Heaven be/ Unless my cats are there to welcome me. EPITAPH IN A PET CEMETERY"was printed in the book Quotable Cat (1992) by Susan Crimmins.
   
“No heaven can heaven be, if a horse isn’t there to welcome me…” was posted on Facebook by The Pure Feed Company on February 11, 2011. “No heaven can heaven be, if my horse isn’t there to welcome me” was posted on Facebook by Nikhil Joseph | Photographer on July 31, 2011. “No heaven can heaven be, if my horse isn’t there to welcome me” (also shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by HoofPrints.com on November 6, 2011.
 
 
14 October 1925, New York (NY) Times, pg. 24, col. 6:
MY DOG IS DEAD
The air about me breathes an emptiness
I cannot paint with brush
Or pen—a vibrant hush
That is more poignant than a stabbing pain,
Her greeting at the door,
The constant flow of eyes that said
“There is on earth no living breathing man
That can with you compare.”
I cannot yet believe that they are gone
Or that my dog is dead.
 
My moods she knew so well
And every one forthwith became her own.
Though came to me
Misfortune, fear, elation, deep despair,
They were reflected in her joyous tone
Or in soft eyes with nose upon my knee.
 
Through all the war—across the ocean wide
She followed me nor had the least desire
Save but the privilege
Of being by my side.
 
No—Heaven will not ever Heaven be
Unless my dog is there to welcome me.
F. D. HUNTINGTON.
 
Newspapers.com
3 November 1925, The Evening Sun (Hanover, PA), pg. 4, col. 5:
MY DOG IS DEAD
The air about me breathes an emptiness
I cannot paint with brush
Or pen—a vibrant hush
That is more poignant than a stabbing pain,
Her greeting at the door,
The constant flow of eyes that said
“There is on earth no living breathing man
That can with you compare.”
I cannot yet believe that they are gone
Or that my dog is dead.
 
My moods she knew so well
And every one forthwith became her own.
Though came to me
Misfortune, fear, elation, deep despair,
They were reflected in her joyous tone
Or in soft eyes with nose upon my knee.
Through all the war—across the ocean wide
She followed me nor had the least desire
Save but the privilege
Of being by my side.
No—Heaven will not ever Heaven be
Unless my dog is there to welcome me.
—F. D. Huntington in New York Times.
 
Newspapers.com
5 August 1928, Brooklyn (NY) Citizen, pg. 15, col. 3:
MY DOG IS DEAD
BY F. D. HUNTINGTON
 
Google Books
All Dogs Go to Heaven
By Beth Brown
New York, NY Frederick Fell, Inc.
1944
Pg. 113
“No Heaven will not ever Heaven be
Unless my dogs are there
To welcome me.”
 
Newspapers.com
19 September 1978, Asbury Park (NY) Press, “Morris’ Personality Fostered Cat Love” by Lynn Hershey, pg. A10, col. 4:
As far as one felinophile is concerned, “Heaven will not ever Heaven be, unless my cat is there to welcome me.”
           
Google Books
Quotable Cat
By Susan Crimmins
Philadelphia, PA: Running Press
1992
Pg. 137:
Nо heaven will not ever Heaven be
Unless my cats are there to welcome me.
EPITAPH IN A PET CEMETERY
 
Google Groups: alt.animals.felines
Taking the cat for walkies
Cat3407
Jun 27, 1996, 3:00:00 AM
(...)
“No heaven can heaven be, if my cats aren’t there to welcome me.”
 
Newspapers.com
1 July 1998, Journal Tribune (Biddefod, ME), pg. 9, col. 3 ad:
IN MEMORIAM
In loving memory of
PANDORA
Who Passed Away July 1, 1997
No heaven will not ever
Heaven be Unless my cats are
there to welcome me.
Sadly Missed By
Her Family
   
Google Groups: rec.pets.dogs.behavior
Nut Fairy has arrived
Marcel Beaudoin
Mar 5, 2003, 10:57:00 AM
(...)
‘Heaven will not ever Heaven be;
Unless my dogs are there to welcome
me.’ Unknown
 
Google Groups: rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Do animals go to heaven?
Bobcat
Oct 13, 2005, 1:56:12 PM
(...)
“Heaven will not ever Heaven be unless my cats are there to welcome me.”—
Epitaph in pet cemetery
 
Google Groups: rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Help with Memorial, please
Duke of URL
Nov 22, 2006, 4:33:16 AM
(...)
“No heaven will not ever Heaven be; unless my cats are there to welcome me.”—Unknown
   
Google Groups: rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Cats in heaven
Bobcat
Jun 25, 2008, 9:19:33 AM
(...)
No heaven will not ever Heaven be;
Unless my cats are there to welcome me. . Unknown
       
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The Pure Feed Company
February 11, 2011 at 11:54 AM ·
No heaven can heaven be, if a horse isn’t there to welcome me…
 
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Nikhil Joseph | Photographer |
July 31, 2011 at 8:40 AM ·
No heaven can heaven be, if my horse isn’t there to welcome me.
 
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HoofPrints.com
November 6, 2011 at 614 PM ·
No heaven can heaven be, if my horse isn’t there to welcome me, featuring Delia Pacheco’s amazing photograph. This one is all gone.
— with Delia Pacheco.
(The saying is also shown on an image.—ed.)
 
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Horses Territory
December 29, 2015 at 9:00 PM ·
No heaven can heaven be, if my horse is’t there to welcome me.”
~ Author Unknown
#quotes #HorsesLoversClub
(The saying is also shown on an image.—ed.)
 
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ElectroBraid
February 2, 2016 at 6:00 PM ·
“No heaven can heaven be, if my horse isn’t there to welcome me.”
-Author Unknown
 
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Aditya Gupta
@BeastBoyAditya
Thank 🙏💕you so much guys, i prayed that day, that If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went because I think No heaven will not ever Heaven be. Unless my dog is there to welcome me. He was faithful and true to the last beat of his heart…😢
6:46 AM · Nov 27, 2020
 
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Donna 🐶🐱🐊🌊🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏌️‍♀️⛳️🇺🇦
@dach1031
So very sorry for your loss.  “Heaven can no heaven be, if my dog’s not there to welcome me”
2:29 PM · Jan 2, 2022
     
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antheia
@siouxtf
heaven will not ever heaven be, unless my cat is there to welcome me. i will miss you riri : (
11:03 AM · Apr 10, 2022
   
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Tarlan Guluzade
@Quluzade_Terlan
No Heaven can Heaven be, if My Horse isn’t there to welcome Me. @ Poznan, Poland https://instagram.com/p/CjTyWQdDEe_FZ4bO9Zkx1zcPfiB-rbRRgYyPHQ0/?igshid=YTgzYjQ4ZTY=
6:49 PM · Oct 4, 2022 from Poznan, Poland
   
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Moroccan Trails
@MoroccanTrails
No heaven can heaven be if my horse isn’t there to welcome me every morning.
#moroccantrails #Morocco #Horses #fantasia
7:11 PM · Oct 9, 2022 from Morocco
 
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Zahid Khaleel Soomro
@zahidsoomro_zks
I’d rather ride on Mustang, than in one.
No heaven can heaven be, if my horse isn’t there to welcome me. https://instagram.com/p/CnKBGOIsITI/?igshid=YTgzYjQ4ZTY=
8:51 AM · Jan 8, 2023
 
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Jesse James Mullen
@jmullen2
“No heaven can heaven be, if my horse isn’t there to welcome me.”
Thanks for sharing the trail, Ravi. I’ll miss ya, bud.
9:16 AM · Feb 18, 2024
   
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New Vocations
@NewVocations
Today is Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day - a day to honor the lives of beloved animals who have passed away. “No heaven can heaven be, if my horse isn’t there to welcome me.” - Unknown
2:57 PM · Aug 28, 2024
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Miss Midnight ☮️🟧
@JoHoad1
It’s so hard!!!! 🫂❤️🌈
‘Heaven would not Heaven be;
Unless my cats are there to welcome me.’
Anonymous.
4:31 PM · Oct 2, 2024