Our Fur Babies
This article is in dedication to our beloved fur babies for giving us joy, headaches, and additional spices in our journey to old age. Let me share with you the history of our 4-legged siblings and how their number invades our life. Way back in 2011, I brought home a female puppy, a breed of Aspin (Asong Pinoy), from our chapel and we named her Simba. Simba later gave birth to seven wonderful pups. However, one night I let her out of the house thinking that she wanted to pee. I waited for her to come back. Sadly, she never did. Days passed and we found out that she was butchered by men from our neighbouring barangay. One of our neighbours saw them. It was a painful truth knowing that Simba was a victim of animal cruelty. I cried and blamed myself a bit. Had I not let her out, she would still be alive until now. Well, past is past. Can't bring her back. Instead, we diverted our emotion on taking good care of her orphans. Such cute little pups. It wasn't hard raising them but