The Thank You Gift

The gift that just kept on giving

Not being Homestay hosts for very long Brian and Terry love to tell the story of the surprise gift that landed on their door one day from a very thankful Homestay Guest and the much appreciated family for taking such great care of their 17 year old boy for 8 months. José from Mexico had just said his good-byes two weeks before, when a call came from the immigration office that a parcel had arrived for them, but it must stay in quarantine for several days and could they please come down and fill out the appropriate paperwork.

A bit confused, they headed down to immigration only to find out that they had graciously inherited a new pet from their overly thankful Homestay Guest. Yes! A happy wrinkly puppy sat waiting for this family to take it home and love and care for it for the rest of its (waggy-tail) life to remember their time with José.

All they needed to do was fill out the necessary paper work. I am sure and with all expenses paid by the overly grateful Mexican family, you would think that this very rare and expensive purebred would be a welcome surprise for most.

The first month was great with the new member of the family the kids loved him and mom and dad seem to enjoy the funny little new addition to the family. But as time went on they became to notice that their new little friend was not doing so well. So off to the vet they go …

To make a long story short, the new friend became a very costly gift. Being such a rare breed, he was prone to many types of infections and he developed several different health problems. With many expensive trips to the vet that required numerous essential surgeries, this family was not prepared for such a financial burden.I am sure that the grateful Mexican family had no idea what kind of pressure they had placed on Brian and Terry. This gift was a well-intended loving expression of their appreciation … BUT .....

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