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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
     How do I get to know you? I saw you on an advertisement (21 December 2008) or perhaps through a notice from a group of malay people. I started to worry about your safety, health and the loss of nutrients in food that you might found along the roadside and elsewhere. I kept in silence till the day someone asked me out to look for you. During the day (21-12-2008), we bought the essential stuff to lure you out and immediately rushed down before the sun set. We drove around aimlessly, dropping at the shelter and look at the bowl of water..it's full. We drove around..my heart start to sink..will i be able to look out for you by that day?? The question kept playing on my mind. Is getting dark, ..drove till the dead end. I saw a newly built shelter..the area looks clean..i ask my friend will there be any possibilities that you will be there?? Because from the picture, it seems you are a kind of "homely" breed and somehow the area seems clean. When my friend make a "3-point" turn...i almost cry because I knew that was the last destination and we have to head off. To my astonishment, you came running over to us after my friend completed the "3-point" turn...the darkness down the track with only our headlight showing us the route ahead us..we saw you stooding there looking at us. The look you gave us make us knew that our effort had not gone down the drain. My friend open the can of food for you..you ate it immediately. Next, we were cracking our brains how to bring you back as you are down with a severe skin problem. The whole patch on your body was totally bald and some of the skin was shedding off. The fur was totally matted. Total Mess!! Suddenly you ran away from us, thought you do not wish to leave the place. Me and my friend stood there thinking of other alternatives to bring you back REGARDLESS OF ANYTHING!!...Not long, you ran back to us and started barking...the most tiring part was to kept you within our reach and not to allow you back to your "Nest" because it was totally "infested" with insects..stale water..rubbish..leftover food..and etc. My friend lift you up and place inside with us and drove you back with us. It took us almost half a year to nurse you back your health. Feed..eggs..dry food..HCF. The never lasting effort of deticking, bathing, feeding and training you back was what we did for you. Next was to let you recognise the surrounding. The fear of moving forward ..we understood...nevertheless we gave you the time to roam around but what we was really relieve were..."you were potty train"..GREAT!!...At least, something we need not worry about you poo-ing and pee-ing around. Days passed, you started playing on urself..refuse us to come near you and worst still..you kept trembling and shiverin in fear...but seeing you playing was a load off our mind. Time passed...you allow us to come near you without trembling in shivering either..and that is when we started to build the relationship..trust within the three of us. You allow us to bathe and apply medication on you without running away but still have to force the food you dislike down your throat because it is NUTRITIOUS. You kept running away was a big headache for me as I have to run after you!! Finally I get hold of you by putting you up on the chair and feed you with a spoon. Like a kid !!! HAHA~~after eating those food you dislike and forcing you to drink plenty of water..i put you back on the floor...you started running away. And not long, we started playing with one another again. Those month was rather hectic for me and my friend as we had to fork out the time to look after you. We took turns to look after you..preparing different kinds of HCF...deticking..bringing you to the groomers to shave you down. Apply medication on your wound again after each bathe. Now...8months passed...you had totally grew to become a very healthy boy..your skin is back to pinkish state...and your fur had grown back nicely...that really make us smile. But recently...we discover you slept most of the time...are you getting older??..Are you leaving us soon?? Whenever you started lying down and fall asleep..i was really afraid you will sleep forever..will you?? I started to get worried over the loss of you one day...i will definitely miss you the way you love to jump onto me..wanting those hugs and "carry" like a kid...your never ending of licks on my face. Frankly speaking, whenever you started sleeping, i will always look out the breathing in and out...the movement of your body...i was really afraid you might sleep in your nap and never wake up. I really worried...
`Angealla
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