Goodbye Nash (dogs in Kidapawan)

I have a hunch that this would be our last time seeing each other so I take a picture. It is hard leaving home when everyday this creature “Nash” as we call him greets me everyday and wiggles his tail when I am back home.

I remember my first post, it was about him. No, he is not my dog he is just a neighbor’s dog. But what’s different from him is that he is always close to me. He would pass by and go first to our neighbor’s house, 2 houses from us to check the house where he was born then stay with me for a while. At the days end, he would go back to his home.

Quite uncanny and intelligent creature, he is not just friendly to us but all the dogs love him too.

I have left for a while, (about 3 months) and when I return, instantly look for Nash first but he is nowhere to be found. I now felt that he was caught by the City Pound and I am hoping that he is just fine.

My father told me that he is ok and at my neighbor and so I did not bother to find him anymore but he is not there. Weeks have pass and another dog was caught in our neighborhood. Luckily the owners knew about it and together we go to the city pound to check and pay the fine. Although its not astray they still catch them, even if someone from the house saw the dogs they would still get them. These are some of the violations I think they are doing while catching these dogs.

At the city pound, I saw the cage with the caught dogs. Gazing at their lonely eyes, I felt weigh down because I cannot help them. I know for sure they would meet certain dead as if I had visited a jail wherein the prisoners are sentenced to death. Adding to my loneliness is that once Nash had surely been their before and hoping, thinking that somehow, somewhere I would arrive.

No, he is not a stray dog, he is just going to his daily routine, and he is just an adventurer.