Passion

My Passion By Annie

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One of my passions is dogs. I love dogs! They’re so cute, cuddly and playful! What’s not to love? I have one dog and her name is Bobby. My Parents got her when they moved back from England. My mom got her for my dad because he had no friends in America. They got her in 2003 and I was born in 2004. She is thirteen and I’ll be twelve this year. I’ve had her my whole life. When I was a baby I would cry, but then she’d lick my toes and cheer me up!

I think dog should never be in pounds or pet stores because they are cruel to their dogs. In the pounds they make them fight. In the stores they force the moms to have more babies so they can make more money. Also I am really happy dog fighting is illegal because it’s not okay to make animals fight for money and a show.

Dogs are very talented. They can save lives! There are lots of jobs for dogs like:

  • Seeing-eye dogs
  • Police dogs
  • Search and rescue dogs
  • hunting dogs
  • And many more

This a picture of Bobby sleeping:

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My Passion: Art By Maya

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My Passion: Art By Maya

 

I like to do art a lot. I mostly draw, but if I can I’ll paint. I usually draw depending on my mood. For example, if I’m bored I will usually draw a flower because there are so many types and the possibilities are endless. I can sit for hours and draw flowers. I even have a special journal for my flowers.

I also design clothing, when I’m feeling happy. I design clothing because I feel like if I ever make that career I feel like that I would have a lot of good ideas. I design shirts, skirts, pants, and dresses. I usually use color pencils and pencils for this. I make the outline of the dress and the design (if it has one) in pencil. Then I color it in with the colored pencils. I decide then if I want to keep the pencil outline. I usually do because if I don’t it looks very weird.

I also like to draw eyes. I draw other people’s eyes. I use TV shows, music, and movies for inspiration. If I want to draw an eye that’s sad, I watch a sad movie to see the sad in people’s eyes, their expression and the way their eyebrows are shaped. To make someone look sad you need to make their eyes shiny or very watery. Maybe a tear down the person’s cheek. You also have to pay attention to the eyebrows. Depending on where they are, how they’re shaped is the key for sadness. When I draw eyes I usually draw manga, sad eyes, and eyes that have secrets.

When I paint, I paint landscapes or abstract. I paint on small index cards. I have a lot of sunsets, trees, and random things. I usually paint sunsets, but in a very abstract way. I do random splashes of color and it forms into a sunset. I also connect the index cards. I made this thing called Tree (very original, I know.) It was twelve index cards that formed into one big tree. If you look at each piece though, it looks like a sunset.  I always have my drawing notebook and four colored pencils (green, orange, pink, and yellow), one pencil, and one sharpener in my backpack. I usually draw on the way home from school, or on the bus sometimes. I really like to draw and paint. You could call it my passion.

Agility With My Dog by Olivia

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I love doing agility games with my dog Ben.  For the people who don’t know what agility is, it is sort of like obstacle courses for your dog. The courses can include jumps, tunnels, weave poles, etc. My dog Ben and I mostly do jumps. My dog Ben is six years old. He is a border collie and loves to play.  I adopted him not too long ago. Soon after, we found that we loved doing agility together!

 Here is a picture Ben jumping.


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When I first got Ben, we just laid out cereal boxes so he could jump them. Now he can jump over the park benches outside my house! One day my mom and I went on a horse trail with my dog. He jumped the jumps without us even telling him to! I really like it when he does that because then I know he likes doing it and he is not just trying to do what we say.

Other things Ben likes to do include catching frisbees, going on trails and swimming.  I think one of the reasons we get along so well is because we are both very energetic.  I recently got a agility course with weave poles, jumps, and tunnels. My dog loves the tunnel! Something I am very happy about, is that my mom is a vet and she is very good with dogs, so she helps me train him to be a really good jumper. I really love agility because it is a great way to spend time with your dog and give them exercise at the same time! If you would like to learn more about agility, then click here!