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Hi, Ms. Cheryl. How are you doing?
This is Seoyeon, who adopted a male Chihuahua puppy from you two years ago. (Before I start, I’d better remind you that I am an international student. Therefore, in this letter, there can be some grammar mistakes, but please overlook them generously. J)
When I could not wait even for a day to receive your puppy, I promised you I would keep contact with you sending you my puppy’s pictures or news although you might not remember that by the time now. However, I could not keep that promise, since I became really busy with my new puppy—his name is now ‘saddo’—and also with my study too.
Then, you might wonder why all of a sudden I am sending you this e-mail. It is because I came to realize what I’ve really got from you turned out to be much more precious than I’ve known. It took me more than two years to realize that. Can you believe that?
At first when I’ve got Saddo, I did not really appreciate you much. I thought I paid enough money to get him and I regarded you no more than a simple seller and I regarded myself no more than a simple buyer. I was a lonely international student, and I wanted some company that could wait me inside of my house whenever I come back. Saddo was cute and lovely, but he was mere a ‘dog’ for me when I got him. As if I am dealing with some kind of robot, I trained him following the manual—what I mean is ‘training book’—and I purchased every fancy things that he might need. I admit I bought many of them only for my amusement though. And, after that, I felt really ‘satisfied.’ How can I describe that feeling…… yes, I felt as if I came to have a nice hobby or an asset. He was only a ‘hobby’ for me. I have read lots of books about Chihuahua and about its health, and I was proud of myself for taking a good care of him. ‘Oh, I am really a scientific owner. How lucky you are, little bastard~!’ That’s how I thought. He existed only for my joy and my stupid satisfaction. And, god knows how much he looked cute with all those outfits, boots and jewelry.
Everything has changed after a short period of time that my mother and father took care of Saddo. While I was really busy, I sent Saddo to my parents by airplane to them because, following the ‘manual,’ Chihuahua cannot tolerate the loneliness. He spent a couple of months with them, and I visited my parents to get him back. That moment, I was shocked.
Cheryl, please tell me honestly. Can a dog really smile? Do you think so? What I saw was his smile when my mom was hugging him. I have never seen Saddo looked that happy when he was with me. And, he did not really want to be hugged by me. He preferred my parents. I was mad, sad and shocked. Soon I came to know the reason why Saddo loved my parents. They never let him wear itchy clothes, and they treated him exactly like a kinder care level kid, and they talked to him as if they were talking to a toddler with those baby words. And, when the dessert time comes after the dinner, my mom always shared the dessert with him, since our family’s dessert is always fruits. And, most importantly, she took him everywhere with her!
To get Saddo’s love back to me, I had to compete with my parents. I hated my dad when I witnessed that he was giving Saddo even a special massage, which was devised only for the baby. (What I am talking about here is human baby not a dog baby.)
I came back to my house with him and thought deep if there was anything wrong with the way I raised him. And, I decided to become his ‘mom’ instead of his ‘owner.’ That small change in my mind brought a huge difference in our relationship.
Now, we are doing really good. We are doing wonderful. I always talk to him like this. “Oh~ who gave you this cute face~? And, who gave you these little feet~?” When my fiancée, who has an excellent memory, answered instead of Saddo, I decided to write this mail. He said, “Um, so not you. It’s Kirby and Sarah.”
Since he is not just a ‘dog,’ since he is my first ‘child,’ and since you are the one, who gave this amazing creature to us, I want to appreciate you with all my heart although it seems a little bit late. Thank you Cheryl, and please keep up this ‘good’ work for other people. When I fall asleep hugging him every night is definitely one of my favorite moment in my daily life. He is so warm and lovely.
Please let me know, if I can send his pictures through e-mail so that you can post them on your website. You will be amazed by his look. He is not just relatively cute. He is ‘absolutely’ cute. Telling you the truth, I have never seen a cuter Chihuahua than him! Haha…. J
The, bye for now. Please give me a reply if you want to keep Saddo’s pictures. ( maximelda@hotmail.com )
Sincerely yours, Seo yeon |
