Animals

I am a huge animal lover. Ever since I was little I have had a weird obsession with animals, especially dogs. I think I was one of those weird kids who even played dogs. I would go out on my swing set and pretend I was a sled dog. I saw that movie Balto and instantly became obsessed. I watched it every day and imagined being that dog. Yeah, I know it sounds kind of weird, but I had a very vivid imagination when I was younger. I grew up being almost an only child. Both my siblings were already grown so when I was not around friends or at school I had to make up my own kind of fun. This resulted in playing all kinds of imaginary games. Anyways though... I am a big animal person. I cannot stand people who abuse animals. If I find out you don't like animals I instantly hold a grudge against you. I don't understand how people can not like them. Dogs never do any harm, unless they are mistreated. Dogs are the best friend any person can have. If I am having a bad day or something, being able to talk to my dog is the best feeling in the world. I feel that they just sit and listen. They never talk back. It is a friend that is always there. I have four dogs at home. Two miniature Australian Shepherds, a mutt, and a Yorkie. The Yorkie is cute, but she definitely has a personality of her own. She only eats chicken, and likes to hide in my parents closet. I think this is because my dad sheltered and protected her so much when she was young. The mutt was my grandparents dog that we inherited after they passed away. She is a great dog. Really loving, but not the cutest. She has one brown eye and one blue eye. They are pretty buggy eyes and most of my friends used to call her crazy eyes. The next dog we got is Cody. He is my dog and my best friend. He is a brown and white overweight dog. He used to sleep with me every night before I came to school, and when I come home he shakes his butt, because he doesn't have a tail, so quickly. I usually go to him if I am having a bad day. My other dog, his name is Ty is our new puppy we got this summer. He is called the junkyard dog. He is going through an awkward stage, his ears are big, and he is skinny, and his fur is thinning. He is pretty cute though, with big blue eyes. I cannot imagine how people could not love dogs. They are the best thing a person can have. No wonder they say elderly will live longer if they have the company of one. My parents always said if someone does not like your dog they aren't a good person. I'm sure this isn't always true, but a lot of the times it seems correct. I just love my dogs.