Have you ever lost a pet?
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (139975)
Philippines
May 17, 2017 10:05am CST
When I was around 6 years old, my father gave a very special gift. It was a puppy half breed mongrel dog. I had named her Apple. She was the best gift for a young kid to have. We were best buddies for about three years. It was a short time because I lost her. Someone got her when she went out from our gate. I felt so bad and tried to find her in despair. I failed for having a pet.
It was a long time before I decided to have pets after her. Now, I tried my best to take good care of my two dogs: “Putot” and “Chancho.”
“How about you, guys?”
“What’s the first name of your pet?”
Image Credit: pixabay.com
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21 responses
@allknowing (136631)
• India
18 May 17
Dogs and cats have been a part of my life for several years. And ofcourse we have lost.
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@allknowing (136631)
• India
18 May 17
@Shavkat If you are talking about pets while I was a kid. Yes I do. His name was tommy. He was very attached to one of my sisters. When she left home seeking greener pastures he followed her taxi and did not come back for 15 days.
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@Shavkat (139975)
• Philippines
19 May 17
@allknowing That's so sweet. Tommy really attached to your sister. I think you do have a lot of pets.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
17 May 17
I dont have one but I am taking care of my neighbour's love birds for today.
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
17 May 17
I like love birds, one of my friend is having 12 love bird's
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@Shavkat (139975)
• Philippines
17 May 17
@responsiveness What kind of birds are they? If you have the chance, what kind of pet do you prefer?
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@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
17 May 17
@Shavkat When we woke up in the morning we find him lying on the floor and his body was stiff. The night before we gave him his normal pet food and he seemed fine. It is a mystery as to what happened during the night. At times we feel guilty about it. 
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@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
17 May 17
@Shavkat I don't know if she was poisoned. they say that rabbits tend to hide their illness. What i am sad about is that maybe she was suffering since a long time back but we couldn't notice it. I can't believe that people can stoop so low and steal dogs. I am so sorry for your lost friend.
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
17 May 17
Meena, I never heard people calling their pets with such names, good one though.
@manasamanu (3746)
• Bangalore, India
18 May 17
I really don't have any pets, but once we had a puppy(pamorian dog) which we named Danny. He was very cute and now he is owned by my dad's friend and has grown very big.
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@Shavkat (139975)
• Philippines
19 May 17
@manasamanu Uhm I got it. Danny must be so big dog.
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@manasamanu (3746)
• Bangalore, India
18 May 17
@Shavkat Because he bit my mom and she sent him out as a punishment I guess.
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@wongchoiyee (7413)
• Malaysia
23 Nov 17
My poodle went out and come back to my house. Haha......
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@Shavkat (139975)
• Philippines
25 Nov 17
@wongchoiyee That's too sad to hear. But I am sure he is in good hand.
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
18 May 17
I lost a cat once and looked for it for weeks but never found her. Her name was Sandy.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
18 May 17
@Shavkat Yes, later we got a dog who lived to a ripe old age. His name was Chico and he was a Shih Tzu.
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@Shavkat (139975)
• Philippines
18 May 17
@1hopefulman He is adorable. How old is he?
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
17 May 17
When I was 5 we had a German Shepherd named Jack that my mother had brought with her from her parents farm. Because Shepherds are prone to hip displaysia, at 18 years old he could hardly walk. Instead of my Dad taking him to a vet to be put to sleep, my Dad took him out in the country and shot him in the head. I have never forgiven my Father for that @Shavkat .
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@Shavkat (139975)
• Philippines
19 May 17
@nanette64 Whoah! Seriously? I hope I can see them. You have 13 little tigers there.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
17 May 17
@Shavkat I cried a lot. Jack was my protector. I have 13 cats now.
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@inter4 (319)
• Nanjing, China
17 May 17
My first pet was a dog ,and I called her " Hua hua".
My parents and I loved her very much , she lived with us for over 5 years . In the year when I was 7 years old , she was stolen . We were very sad and the dog had been seen as one of our family members.
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@youless (112507)
• Guangzhou, China
18 May 17
We often had cats in my childhood. We didn't keep them indoors because it was impossible to do so in a house. My cats could go out to have fun and then went back in the meal time. Sometimes they would come back when I called them. Unfortunately after the cats grew up, usually they got lost. I always doubted somebody stole them.
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
17 May 17
I don't have pets. So sorry "apple"is cute .
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@jobelbojel (35648)
• Philippines
17 May 17
I am sorry you've lost your pet, Apple. I did not loss any pet when I was in the province.
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@Marilynda1225 (82809)
• United States
17 May 17
So sorry to hear that you lost your pet Apple. How devastating for a young child. I did have a black cat that just seemed to disappear one day and it broke my heart
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