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Onday and Ondoy!

October 1st, 2009

It may seem foolish to be writing something for puppies at this time of calamity but I would like to pay my last respect for Onday and Ondoy. My dog ‘Sexy’ gave birth at the night Ondoy hit the country (Sept. 26). She gave birth to 4 puppies, 2 boys and 2 girls. After 24 hours, one of the girls (‘Onday’) passed away due to cold. That is because we do not have electricity up to now. They normally need some light for their first few months to keep their body heat warm. But since we do not have electricity yet, the candles alone cannot keep up the needed warmth.

For the past few nights, I sleep with the other thin puppy at my stomach, to make sure he gets enough body heat. I manually feed him milk via syringe and he has stopped crying since last night. But last night I placed him back with the other puppies by 11pm to get a full rest. And upon arriving at the office this morning, i received a call from my brother that ‘Ondoy’ is gone as well.

Did you know that dogs have their way of dealing with death. When Onday passed away, I found her outside the ‘batya’ where the rest of the puppies are. Sexy must have brought him out there to keep her away from the rest of the puppies so that the rest will not feel the loss. When Ondoy passed away, my brother told me he had a rag over him, just like when people die at the hospital. I remember very well that there was no rag anywhere inside the ‘batya’ when I last checked on them before I leave for the office. I guess dogs have their own way of dealing with grief. Both Onday and Ondoy are great pups.

It is the first time that any of Sexy’s pups died. And so it was very hard for me and Sexy for sure. But my mom reminded me of an old belief that when dogs die, it is because they are saving other people’s lives. Indeed, Onday and Ondoy’s death must have been to save another person’s loved one. And for that, I’ll be glad. Thanks!

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