Time sure has passed by real fast. It's been over a year since I left the U.S., a year and a month plus eight days to be exact. Not going to lie, it has been a pretty rough year. I've moved back and forth between the U.S. and Taiwan for so many times throughout the 20 years of my life but it always takes time to get used to my new life but this time I haven't got used to life even after living here for over a year. It's probably because I'm not a kid anymore and this time I actually have to worry about my future.
Earlier this year the family dog gave birth to eight border collies and I helped deliver a few of them myself. I fed each of them with a tiny bottle and cried as each got sent away or sold. By the end of July, the "only boy" was the sole puppy left in the house and he was named after Michael Jackson. My family thought (and still thinks) I spend too much time on him but how do I explain to them how much of a support Michael has been to me during this terrible year? After a whole day of "real life" zombie walking, all it takes is a friendly lick on the face to relieve you from all the anxiousness. But time has finally come for me to give him away. Grandma is getting older each minute and the frequency of her accidents (tripping down the stairs or breaking her arms) keep increasing; It's finally time to realize that no matter how much we love the dogs (Michael and his parents), we have to move closer to the hospitals and that would mean giving up a big house and giving up the dogs.
It's going to break my heart (and my brother & sister's) when it's time to give up the dogs. I really hope Michael and his daddy, Ian Ian, can find a good family. We've read so many articles about "dog factories" that just want to breed dogs and border collies are pretty expensive in Taiwan so it's really scary finding a new family for the dogs. And though not everyone, you have to admit that a LOT of Chinese treat their dogs like furniture, throwing them out when they move or get bored. Did you know that most Chinese would throw away a new born puppy if it has four white paws? A lot of the people believe that a dog with white paws would bring bad luck, I've never heard anything so silly! So we've put up English posters hoping to find American families but no news so far. If you know any dog lovers who lives in Taiwan or even better, you ARE, please leave a comment!
MICHAEL AND IAN IAN AT PLAY:
Sorry to hear that you have to give up the dogs. Hope you find someone nice to take them. Not sure if my brother needs any more dogs. He has a long haired dachshund.
ReplyDeleteOH yea! I haven't seen to him since...woah, 1995 or 1996! He used to pick me up from school all the time when I was in first grade! ;_; I've lost contact with him...
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