It seemed so strange to look out the window in the morning and not see the dogs sleeping by the front door or by the front tree. Funny how I got attached to them both without even noticing it. I could see the little path they had made from the front yard of the adjacent lot near Walter's corral all the way to my tent and going to the backyard where the down fence is at.
I had a lot of theories as to why Pedrito left. Perhaps his owner had been out of town or maybe had been incarcerated and he had to take to the streets to fend for himself. Maybe he just got out of the hospital or a nursing home and now he had his owner back.
In the mean time Ralph did not seem at all preoccupied with his absence. He looked a little thin and he was sneezing quite a bit. He did not eat much but he drank a lot of water and went to sleep in the warm sunny rays atop dad's old car.
That afternoon I fed him supper and once again my ex-little porky pig ate very little. That was the last time I saw him, Thrusday, February 12th one day after I last saw Pedrito.
He could have very well come by Friday and Saturday but I got the flu and was out for almost two days. Unfortunately, mother caught my germs and Sunday she fell ill as well.
The saga continues...
My little Walter
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Behavioral Change
In the early part of February I began to notice that Pedrito no longer spent most of the day at the house. Even when I did not feed him much in the past, he would be gone for a while but would always come back.
I noticed he started leaving early in the morning and not coming back until late at night and only to sleep. His sidekick Tontolin stayed most of the day which I found odd as he is always following him around.
I had bought them another bag of dog food even though I had said I wasn't. He ate it when he came over but once again was gone by sunlight. A few days later Tontolin disappeared too :-(
Mother thought perhaps the dog catcher caught them but I had to remind her that the County does not have a dogcatcher nor a pound to house them. It just seemed so strange. I even drove around to see if he had gotten run over and thankfully that was not the case.
It was already dark when I went to take out the trash on Wednesday, February 11th and he came out of the blue without making a sound, something that I particular dislike about him and Ralph both...they never make their presence known.
I was so happy to see him! Felt bad for thinking that he might be a goner. Told him to wait while I went to get his doggie plate. But he looked different, like he was in a rush. He ate his food and left.
It was like he came to say...don't worry about me, I am going to be fine.
I noticed he started leaving early in the morning and not coming back until late at night and only to sleep. His sidekick Tontolin stayed most of the day which I found odd as he is always following him around.
I had bought them another bag of dog food even though I had said I wasn't. He ate it when he came over but once again was gone by sunlight. A few days later Tontolin disappeared too :-(
Mother thought perhaps the dog catcher caught them but I had to remind her that the County does not have a dogcatcher nor a pound to house them. It just seemed so strange. I even drove around to see if he had gotten run over and thankfully that was not the case.
It was already dark when I went to take out the trash on Wednesday, February 11th and he came out of the blue without making a sound, something that I particular dislike about him and Ralph both...they never make their presence known.
I was so happy to see him! Felt bad for thinking that he might be a goner. Told him to wait while I went to get his doggie plate. But he looked different, like he was in a rush. He ate his food and left.
It was like he came to say...don't worry about me, I am going to be fine.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)