A month ago my pet dog died of bone cancer. She was put to sleep and buried in our yard. I had a dream about every week since she died. On the first I had seen her in her form before she became weak, healthy and strong. The second she was in the garage on her mattress, and I reached out and pet her, the third one again I visited and saw the my pet, the fourth one she was in my bedroom and I walked inside, I reached out to pet her and told her not to be afraid, then she shapeshifted into a black dog. I've had animal shapeshifting dreams before, sometimes upon awakening I'll see my cat shapeshift as he jumps down from the bed. I wake up and the cat is in the same place. I am taking this as a sign that my pet dog's spirit is moving on. Shapeshifting dreams always seem somewhat mystical to me. The way they dramatically shift or transform into another animal. This may be some connection with my dog. I also have had an empathetic connection with the dog after she died. It has been a strong connection. Since then I haven't dreamt of her.

I have also had dreams where i see deceased pets so its nothing to worry about. I have seen a couple of my deceased cats in dreams. The one i remember most was watching my first rabbit who died in 2003 hop all the way up this maze in a pasture and into a rainbow. I didnt interact with him, just watching him hop into a rainbow from an aerial view. I have heard of the animal afterlife being referred to as the rainbow bridge before. I would assume that dream may have meant he had found his way to the rainbow bridge.
David