Descriptive Essay About Dog - 951 Words

Boomer was one of the best dogs I ever had; he was a yellow Labrador Retriever. Ever since I was born, he had been my friend. I remember a few years ago, I was laying on the floor of my room and Boomer laid down with me, putting his arm over my back. He brought me great joy. I remember him as playful, caring, and a pretty big dog. He would never growl at me and was always eager to meet new people. Boomer was my to go to if I wasn’t feeling good, or if I was upset. When I was in third grade, we got another dog, Oscar, and everything changed. He is a German Wirehair Pointer, they are bred to be hunting dogs. Now I had two dogs to play with. During the school day, before my younger brother, Wyatt, had started Kindergarten, he and my†¦show more content†¦I started to spend more time with Oscar and he became the dog I went to when I was depressed or something was wrong. All of the sudden, Boomer stopped eating and wouldn’t stand up to go outside. I was scared that my dog would die. A couple of days later he did. I recall waking up and him being gone. I asked my mom, â€Å"Where is Boomer?† and she answered, â€Å"Your dad and grandpa took him to the vet to be put down.† I started crying as soon as she gave me this tragic news. Boomer dying was one of the worst things that has happened in my life. At school that day, I told Will all about it. I cried at school and didn’t want to do anything. I wanted his food and water bowl taken away so I would forget all about what happened. Most mornings I would wake up crying about Boomer. I would dream of him most nights as well. My dad was very upset with Boomer dying too. He would talk to my mom about him a lot. I was upset for about a week when Boomer died. One day, Oscar and I went outside to throw around the dove. It brought me some relief that I still had Oscar to play with. I hung out with Oscar more than ever before. He would lay down with me, go outside with me, and follow me like a shadow. Oscar was upset too. He never barked before and now he would howl and bark like crazy because he was looking for Boomer. I spent more and more time with Oscar and he became my new best friend. I had fun with Oscar and my brothers. We started toShow MoreRelatedDescriptive Essay About Dog704 Words   |  3 PagesI love dogs and I’ve always wanted a cute fuzzy one of my own. However, my mom refuses to let me get a dog unless she doesn’t have to life with it. Even though my mom thinks they’re cute, she still dislikes touching dogs and thinks that they cost too much money. Luckily, my family shares a yard with one of our neighbors they have a medium-sized, black and white, Shiba-Inu named Takoda. She is like a cuddly ball of fur, like a pom-pom, but with ears. Takoda is a very friendly and cute dog who lovesRead MoreDescriptive Essay About My Dog1110 Words   |  5 Pageslooked at my dog and made eye contact with his large brown eyes. Time seemed to slow down as I read his eyes like an open book. 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