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Please Take Care of Kang-Yang! Dohee Lim from Korea
In Korea, we call a puppy Kang-a-ji. So my mom and I picked the first word Kang. Yang means Miss. It is a name we give to a woman. At that time her name had no special meaning, but now it has become a very beautiful and meaningful name to me. The I remember when she first came to my house. She was very scared. She would eat anything, so I took care of her very carefully for a while. Then she began to warm up to me and to follow me. A few weeks later, she was getting more active. One day when I came home, my dog looked different. That day, she did not welcome me as she usually did. My mother did not tell me anything, but the next morning, I found that she had been hit by a car. Luckily, she was alive, but her leg was broken. We took very good care of her. Later her leg got better, but she was getting weaker. Finally she got a secondary illness. She couldn't eat anything, and she couldn't walk. Moreover, the animal doctor said that my dog would die. We were feeling desperate. When we saw our dog's eyes, she looked like she might say something like "Please, don't give up! I want to live with you!" We couldn't give up, so we did everything that we could to help her. I almost never left her side. Finally, she recovered. She knew about our efforts and love, and we hoped she would get better. I still remember the doctors saying that my dog was very lucky; my family was so nice to her that it worked. Through all that pain, we realized that my dog was something more than an animal. We found out that she was a member of our family. Also, we learned the value of health. The
other day, when I called my mother, I said hello to
my dog. My mom said that she is very healthy and
looks happy. I miss her very much. Please take care
of Kang-Yang! Return to: Animal Companions | Issue 22 | Home Page TOPICS
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