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Writings by Young
Adults
The True
Story about a Homeless Dog: "Snickers"
By: Rachel
Ellingson
This true story
was submitted by 10-year old Rachel, about her dog "Snickers":
One day when
my dad was on a job site north of Monroe he noticed a small four legged
animal which at the time he didn't know what it was. The animal wandered
out of the weeds and walked over to him. At that point he determined
that it probably was a dog and that it was really thirsty and hadn't been
fed for a long time.
At that moment
my dad picked up the dog and put it in the back of the truck so these two
big dogs couldn't hurt it. Then my dad gave the dog some water.
On my dad's
way home he was going to take the dog to the pound but my mom told him
to wait. So then he took the dog home.
Later as my
dad picked me up from a friend's house, on the way home he told my brother
and me he had a surprise at home.
When we got
home there was a little head peeking out of the back of the truck.
After we got out of the car my dad let the dog out of the back of the truck.
My brother Josh and I took the dog to the side of the house and started
playing with it. The dog kept following me around and I told my brother
to pick the dog up because I was scared of dogs at the time.
Later when
my mom and my other brother Ryan got home we got the dog some dog food
because the dog was really thin.
We watched
the newspaper to see if there was a missing dog ad. After a couple
of days nobody claimed her so we took her to the vet to get the dog checked
out. We found out the dog was a girl and that she was about three
or four. We took her home and named her Snickers. After that
we cleaned her up and got her hair cut.
Its been at
least four or five years and we still have her. I am not scared of
her anymore. She is the sweetest dog. Everyone adores her.
Snickers follows me everywhere I go.
If I were to
recommend the perfect pet it would be Snickers because she is so gentle.
If you tell her to bite someone she won't listen. So if I were to
pick out the perfect pet Snickers would be number one on my list.
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Rachel's grandmother,
Donna, writes that "Snickers is so important to many people. She
is mostly pug and was completely housebroken. If anyone raised their
voice she would be frightened and crouch down. Most of this has disappeared
due to the love she has received. Snickers has slept with Rachel
for years and puts her head on pillows like a human. She could be
left all day and never make a mess. As her grandmother I have kept
her many times and we have a special relationship. She sleeps with
me also. I made a special pillow for her and when she comes she pulls
out the pillow and curls up on it. It will be a very sad day when
there is no Snickers to lay on her pillow."
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