What does the Bible say about dogs going to heaven?

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The Bible does not explicitly say whether individual dogs or other pets go to heaven, so Christians should avoid certainty where Scripture is silent. Yet it clearly teaches that animals are God’s creatures, sustained by his hand and included in his good care. Ecclesiastes 3:19-22 emphasizes humanity's shared creatureliness and mortality with animals, while Job 12:10 and Psalm 36:6 affirm that every living thing belongs to God. God’s covenant after the flood includes living creatures in Genesis 9:9-10, and Isaiah 11:6-9 and 65:25 portray the coming peace of God’s renewed creation with animals present. Believers may therefore entrust beloved pets to the wise, merciful Creator, while placing their sure hope in Christ and the resurrection.