Happy Ending Story for Bes and
Sati's new owners
 July 13, 2009
Dear Linda,
We
are writing this letter to regretfully inform you that we are having a
problem in our new home and we would appreciate your immediate intervention
in the matter. When we first came to this new family we were quite happy,
despite there being a large, yellow, hairy dog already in residence. He
turned out to not be so bad and we rather liked him. This new home was quite
comfortable, there is always a patch of sunshine somewhere to lie in, and
when it’s cold there are lovely fireplaces to warm in front of. The humans
share our bed with us and that works out very nicely because they always
move out of the way when they are taking up too much room!
There is almost always some human here to let us in and
out a million times a day and to cuddle with us on the couch and if one of
the resident humans isn’t here the “grandma” comes over and takes us for a
walk and pays attention to us. So as you can see this has been an ideal
place for us until recently.
 When
we first came here the food and treats seemed to rain down out of the sky!
There was much fuss made about our bones sticking out and our coats being in
poor condition. It seemed we couldn’t turn a corner without somebody
offering us something wonderful to eat and encouraging us to chow down to
our hearts content! Well, this has all come to a tragic halt. There are
rarely treats anymore and, if we’re not mistaken, we could swear our
regular rations have been cut back a little. We have heard comments about
Sati looking a little “Rubenesque” and that “extra weight” is bad for our
health! If we’re lucky we get a little greenie once in a while to “freshen”
our breath. There’s nothing wrong with our breath as we had our teeth
cleaned shortly after we arrived at this new house!
 The
final straw occurred on the Fourth of July. Many people came to the house
and they were all very nice and made a proper fuss over how cute we were.
But not one of them offered to share a single piece of chicken or a rib with
us. Our resident humans told them not to!! They told them that scraps are
bad for us, and that we’re getting “too fat”!!! That’s when we realized that
this situation is reaching crisis proportions and we needed help from a
higher authority.
Now we want you to understand that it hasn’t been all
taking on our part since we’ve arrived. We seem to have brought these humans
a great deal of joy. They always say what nice dogs we are and how much they
love having us and taking us for little strolls in the park. Sadly, the dog
that was in residence when we arrived passed away a few months back and we
offered great comfort to these humans during that difficult time. We cuddled
with them and licked the tears from their faces. They often stated that they
don’t know what they would have done if they didn’t have us. We also have
helped with the grief they were experiencing over a Basenji they tragically
lost to a car months before we arrived.
These people really seem to just enjoy our company. So you
see, we don’t feel that it’s asking too much that the original feeding
regimen be continued. We are old ladies and we just want to enjoy our
retirement in peace without any of this “it’s not good for you” nonsense.
Please don’t misinterpret our wishes. We have no desire to change
households. We realize we are part of the family here and that these poor
humans would be lost without us. We just want you to straighten them out
about the treats! We have included pictures that show how politely we were
asking for the ribs and chicken on the Fourth of July and how badly we
really wanted them. The pictures will help you understand how dire the
situation has become. Please intervene as soon as possible.
Sincerely, Bes and Sati Hall
adopted by John and Rebecca Hall of Folsom, CA
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