This I Believe

I believe that everyone should a dog if they are responsible, because they need lots of attention and time. Dogs are loyal, they love you no matter what, and they always want you to be happy.

When I was four I got my first real pets, two cats. I had wanted a pet for a really long time (not a hamster or a fish). I wanted a soft animal with a beating heart. I was really happy when I got my cats, although they weren’t what I expected a pet would be like. They weren’t very cuddly, and sometimes they would bite or scratch when you pet them. I was really upset, because every time we tried to make them feel comfortable, they would run off and hide under the couch. I loved them anyway.

When I was ten, I got a dog. My parents wanted to get a dog in the fist place, but I was scared of them at the time. Once my cats grew up they began to get very independent, they were twins, and spent all their time with each other instead of my family. We could go on vacation and leave them at home alone with food and water, and they would be completely fine. My dog was different though. She was everything I ever ask for in a pet. She was very affectionate, she curled up on my lap on the couch, and she could never have enough attention; some people wouldn’t like that, but I loved it.

I think that the relationship between a dog and its owner is something very special. Dogs are loyal to their owners in a way that most people can’t be. I’m not saying that people aren’t loyal, it’s just that dogs have lots of faith in you. I go to camp for a month every summer, I love it, but once I got my dog, I wasn’t sure if I would be able to go, because I didn’t wan’t to leave her for that long. I ended up going, but the whole time I was scared that she wouldn’t remember me, or that she would be angry that I left (I couldn’t explain it to her(she is a dog)). When I finally got home, she ran to me, and covered me with slobber, similar to when I get home from school, but more. She is so loyal.

  I think that everyone who can handle a big responsibility should have a dog. I rescued my dog a little bit less than one year before I went to middle school. I was very nervous at the time, but my dog was always so happy, she reminded my that everything would be fine, she can always tell how I’m feeling, and always knows what to do. I believe that everyone deserves a dog. They do need lots of attention and time, but it definitely worth it. My pets mean everything to me, and I don’t know one person with a dog who doesn’t feel the same way.