My Pet Dog

Consider, for a moment you are outside with your bulldog, and it has a heat stroke. You and your family would be tore apart because your dog just died. In Scope Magazine page twenty it states, “A face so flat that it has difficulty breathing.” That is just one of the many problems bulldogs have.

This took place last year, January 8th of 2016. On this day, my dog died. She had been having seizures, kidney failure, and all her organs were slowly beginning to lose all function. She was a boxer, and boxers normally have the life span on 9 to 10 years. She was 11, almost 12, so it was pretty rare for her breed. This was the dog that grew up with me and she was around my age. She had protected me my whole life, and she was the best dog I could’ve asked for. We eventually put her down after a few nights of seizures. She had been suffering more everyday. She was so skinny, you could see and count all of her ribs, she would hardly eat anything or drink. When she did get some food or water into her system, it would go right back out. It hurt

My First dog’s name was Ramon; my parents got Ramon a month after I was born. The funny thing was that we were both born on September. We had this special bond that I have never had with another dog. Everywhere I would go, Ramon would try to follow me; once he tried to jump over the fence to follow me to school. Ramon was a part of our family and we would not want it any other

It was early Friday afternoon, the start of Memorial Day weekend and I almost lost my best friend. Now usually on Memorial Day weekend my family and close family friends go camping but this year the other family couldn’t go so we decided to call it off. Not having anything to do that day I decided to take my dog for a walk. My dog is a Terrier Poodle mix so she’s not very big. Her name is Pepper and she’s just your average lap dog but she’s my best friend. So i put her leash on her and asked my little sister is she wanted to go and she said no, so it was just Pepper and I. We made it two houses down before the neighbor's German Shepherd came to meet us. There was nothing to worry about though because this is a nice dog, so I thought. Before I knew what was happening the German Shepherds jaw crushed down on Peppers back and stomach, picked her up, shook her like a chew toy, and threw her. The

He has a very thick coat suited for cold weather and large, powerful muscles. He had proven himself worthy after him and spitz had finally reached their breaking and Buck won the fight with Spitz. After Spitz was dead he thought that he deserved the title of lead dog. After he was sold to Mercedes and Hal, they worked for their team so hard that buck had collapsed in the reins and Hal attempted to shoot him, if it wasn’t for John Thornton. He saved Buck from being shot and they developed a strong bond.

I took her into my car thinking of what I should do next. This little dog in my arms was so beautiful, but I never thought that I would be able to bring her home and keep her. I thought about the option of taking her to a dog shelter, but was afraid of what they might do if they could not find her a home. I took her to a friend's house where we gave her a warm bath and food. I then took her to a vet to make sure she was

When my parents brought him home they said “he may not be the best dog but he’s ours”. The reason they said this was because he was the runt of the litter and had a big head with a small body All I wanted was a dog who could run and jump and play. He was very weak and so he just laid on the couch for the first months of his life, But one day when I came home from school I saw him walking I immediately I shouted “he’s walking” we took him to the vet for the first time when he was two and the vet said that he was still very weak and he still

They have a very powerful jaw and muzzle. According to the American Kennel Club standards, “Its combination of substance, power, balance, and hard muscular condition must convey an impression of great agility, strength and endurance.”

Four years ago while on vacation in Mexico we rescued our dog there.  He was in bad shape, he had been abused and neglected.  We saw him standing alone in the middle of the street, we drove up and put him in our car.  He was wearing a collar with no tag but we were able to find his owners.  They said they had taken his tag off because they didn't want him anymore and wanted him to "get lost".  He was too big and they thought he was always in the way.  It was so sad to hear them say that!  He was very skinny, only about 100lbs and had bloody knees and elbows.  We decided to adopt him. It was the first time we had a giant dog in our

In addition to this, weeks later, I found myself at a shelter looking for a dog. As I walked down the hallway I saw this dog that popped out at me. He was so little, dark brown, big bold brown eyes, and all white paws, sitting there looking at me waging his tail. He even resembled a dog I had in the past. So I asked the lady to see him. When she brought him out we played and had a great bond like I have never experienced with any of my dogs. My family was also at ease because he was the only puppy to interact without

The doctors went back and forth over what to do, but nothing could be done. He was sent home with no answers and an unclear timeline. Now that he was home, he wanted his normality back. He wanted to sit on his favorite swing like he would do every day. However, the people there to help felt he needed rest. My stubborn pawpaw didn’t agree. As nurses tried doing their job, and my mawmaw tried to use reason, and my uncle tried controlling the situation, Eddie was getting aggravated. He wasn’t a man who hid things well, but in the chaos, he gave in. My weak, ill pawpaw looked at all of them and said, “Ok, but first go get me a bottle of ice cold water.” My mawmaw obliged and brought out the water as the crew waited close by to help move him. Eddie took one sip and then franticly flung the bottle, throwing water all over everyone. He laughed and laughed and everyone stood there shocked and a little cold. Then he said, “Now leave me alone,” and went back to

I got him up and took my sweatshirt off and wrapped his head up to help the bleeding not get worse. As we walked back to camp the animal ran right in front of us has we walked out of the trees. As it saw us it stopped.

When you come home and plop down on the couch, you may notice that your Bully has left behind a present for you. You have dog hair all over your black pants! A Bulldog's short and smooth coat sheds much more hair than you may imagine, and your Bulldog sheds year round, but you won't have the hours of combing, brushing, and trimming maintenance that you would with many longer-coated breeds. Do pay attention to his wrinkles, though; you can easily manage a little touch up during your evening TV time on the couch.

Just as I got to the door, an attack squad of teensy tiny poodles came out. About thirty of the little guys were circling around my legs. One even had the courage to jump up and try to rip the leg bone out of my hands. I pulled. He pulled. Eventually it ripped, which was bad for me,

Throughout most of my life I have had one consistent goal; to become a veterinarian. I have had a continuous and solid passion for animals in all respects. This passion and love has fueled my in striving to achieve the dreams I have for myself after high school. The beginning of this story begins long before high school though.