On December 13th of 2024, I had to say farewell to my dearest friend, Teddy. It was extremely heartbreaking. It wasn't too long ago that I saw him healthy but I knew age was getting to him and this day would come eventually. I cried everyday ever since I heard the news that the vet told us he needed to go. It all hit too fast. One day he was really healthy, then overnight he had become extremely ill... Despite everything, my dog still tried to watch after us. He looked at me as if he knew his time was already coming. He lived and long and happy life. I'm glad in the end, he was able to rest peacefully surrounded by the family he loves.

Time really flies by fast. I remembered adopting him back in my middle school days. We gave him a really cute name "Teddy"! He was so afraid the first time he came home but eventually warmed up and always laid down next to me. Teddy was a really active dog and always loved to drag his bed around for some reason. And everytime my parents would come home, he would do a little cute and excited dance with his paws. He had all kinds of goofy nicknames my parents would give him like "hip hop" and "chó chó", I wander if that ever made him confused?

My dad didn't like him at first but after a few years, he started treating him like a king lol in fact my dad also became a nicer person because of him. My parents use to argue a lot but started arguing less when they realized it made my dog sad. He really changed the family. When time passed and he got older, he started to sit in places at the house where he could see everyone. Even when we grew into an old grandpa, his habits never changed. It's like he was always worried and tried to look after us!

After letting him go at the vet, I still had dreams that reminded me of him. I wake up crying a lot. Even so, he never really appeared directly in my dreams. Maybe the reason why he doesn't appear is to tell me that it isn't my time yet. Maybe even now, he's still looking after us. So I have to stay strong. It may take a very long time, but I hope you'll wait for me, Teddy!

Rest in peace, friend. Me and the family love you so much and we will miss you dearly. You brought us so much smiles and love. The new years will be lonely now that you are gone. I will never forget you.