Heartbreaking footage shows dog digging hole to bury dead puppy before lying next to grave
A HEARTBREAKING video shows a grieving mother dog has making a grave for her dead puppy.
The pooch named Bettie scrapes out the hole with her front paws before dropping the lifeless puppy in it then covering it with soil before lying next to the grave
Bettie sitting on her puppy’s grave [/caption] The grieving mother after dug a grave for her puppy[/caption]Lenny Rose Ellema recorded the affectionate dog digging the grave in their backyard in Pangasinan province, the Philippines on September 15.
The sad pet owner said her four-year-old dog had lost puppies in a previous litter and had shown the same maternal instincts to take care of them, even though they were dead.
“We did not train her to do it. We were amazed when she first did that last year with another puppy,” she said adding: “She is a special dog.”
Lenny added that before Bettie buried the dead puppy in the video, she tried to “revive” it by trying to breastfeed its mouth.
“I would try to take the puppy away but she would not let me so I left them there until she was ready to bury it,” said Lenny.
Four-year-old Bettie lost puppies in a previous litter[/caption] She dug the grave using her paws [/caption] Bettie getting a stroke from owner Lenny[/caption]Lenny said the grieving dog give up trying to revive her baby after a few hours then buried it in the ground.
She said the dog has returned to her usual happy self after a few days and take care of her remaining puppies.
According to the American Kennel Club, there are several studies that show that dogs grieve for their close canine companions.
Animal behaviourist Dr. Mary Burch said: “The signs of grieving for both dogs and people can be the same.”
Earlier this year rescuers were faced with a “heart-wrenching” scene after they found a dog guarding over his dead sister’s body on a deserted road in Texas.
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Staff at Kingsville Kleberg Health Department Animal Control & Care Center received a call on Friday morning about a deceased dog on a rural road in Kleberg County.
When they arrived on the scene however, they found another dog guarding over the body of the dead canine.
The pair turned out to be brother and sister, and the center’s staff believe the female dog was hit and killed by a vehicle.