We were surprised and saddened to find our neighbor's dog, Anu, a golden retriever had pulled apart our baby chicks' cage. The kids love Anu and she has been such a friendly dog. We forgot that she really is an animal and that she has those animal instincts.
I heard a little commotion with the chicks and we all ran to see what was happening, but we were a little too late. One of our chicks had escaped, but the others were gone. It was a sad time for all of us. Aidan had an especially hard time understanding and kept asking me "How could someone hurt someone else that is so soft?" Many tears were shed as the kids shared feelings and memories with their chicks. Aidan used a coconut for a headstone for the grave and made a design with some plumeria leaves and flowers over the sight. It was good that we headed up to Kokee Park the next day. After we returned from Kokee Sadie found another one of our chicks that had been hiding out for a couple of days...so instead of six we now have two.
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