FCA's for December 10, 2003
  1. Using the topic "My Pet", write a descriptive essay with three or more paragraphs. Include words that appeal to the senses. (One full page) 60 points
  2. Include one appositive sentence. 15 points
  3. Correct grammar, sentence structure, capitals, punctuation 25 points
  4. A photo of you and your pet would be a nice addition. (We will be adding the photographs as they come in. You may e-mail a photograph to beldridg@manistee-net.com or borrow a camera from Mrs. Eldridge.)

My cow Daisy is a beef Cow. Daisy is 3 years old

        Daisy can do a lot of tricks. She can give kisses like my dog does. She can also give my dog kisses. My cow and I also play games. We play games like king of the mountain in her pen. In her pen she has a big manure pile and we use it as a mountain. The other game we play is tag we run around and try not to get tagged.

        Along time ago when I got daisy my grandpa said to put a leash on her and lead her around. I said no (so did daisy). Ever since that day daisy always followed me around. Whenever she thinks itās time for dinner and there is a roadblock in her way she breaks through it. All she ever eats is corn and oats. So she gets frisky sometimes.

         The good parts about daisy is she canāt sit on me like the dog. I got daisy when she was just being born. As a matter of fact I was the one to pull her out which was gross. When daisy saw me she thought I was her mom and always bugged me at my window. One time she had broke my window. Another time she got in the house. I think daisy can always under stand me because she only bugs me when Iām not telling her a story.

My Cat Tiger
By Michael M.

My cat Tiger. Tiger has orange fur. My cat Tiger has black and orange eyes. Tiger has soft fur. My cat Tiger makes a meow sound. My cat Tiger smells like air.

My cat Tiger is annoying by when he wants to go out side he meows all day long until you let him out side. Another way my cat is annoying is when he wants you to pet him. My cat is annoying when he wants food He meows all day long.

My cat Tiger surprised me when he caught a bunny in his mouth. The bunny was huge. I told him to let the bunny go. At last Tiger let the bunny go .Then the bunny hit my leg and ran off.

We got our cat Tiger when our other cat Abie had babies. Tiger was cute then and small. T here was three other cats named Oliver , and Cookie.

Tiger is hard to take care of. I have to clean his litter box. It is hard giving Tiger a bath he scratches and try to get out. I have feed Tiger all the time. His favorite cat food is Fancy Feast.

Tiger likes to sleep with me. He does not annoy when I sleep. He is a lazy. He likes to eat and sleep. Tiger does not like our dog. He hates are dog when ever our dog comes close to Tiger hisses at the dog. That’s my cat Tiger.

Curly Sue
By Nolan

Our dog Curly Sue is a very good dog. She is four years old and still acts young.

This story starts in Colorado four years ago where Curly was born. She was a trade for our old dog Smokey, Because my Aunt Jamie wouldn’t give her back to us. My mom didn’t really like her but Lucie, dad, and I loved her and started thinking up names. Dad named her Curly Sue before we came back to Michigan. When we got back Curly loved it. She played in the snow and pulled my sled around our yard.

Curly Sue is a beautiful dog. She has golden fur that is so curly you can’t run a brush through it. Her fur is very thick around her neck and back. Curly has one brown eye and one green eye. They both glow red at night though. When Curly wants to show she likes you she will rub your leg with her neck. When she is excited she will jump on your shoulders. And when she is sad she hides under things.

Curly also gets into lots of mischief. She has got into fights with squirrels, opossums, porcupines, bear, deer, raccoons, otters, me, water, wild dogs, fish, and Mona Lisa my sisters dog. Curly likes to go swimming in Lake Michigan. She also likes racing me when I am on a four-wheeler. Curly can run very fast. Once she ran so fast toward Lake Michigan she hydroplaned out on the water.

Curly Sue is a very good dog. She is very athletic and cute. I hope Curly can live with us for a long time.

My Cat Lady
By Paul

My cat lady is very nice. She loves to lay on your lap. She does not mean to take your heat, but she is just trying to stay warm. She is not feisty to any one. She loves to play with your hands and feet.

My cat, Lady, is a black and orange cat that is very sweet. I love her so much I could cry, but I can not recall where she came from. She means so much to me. I tell you she loves my mom more than me.

When it comes to storms she is scared so she goes under the bed. We protect her with our lives because we love her all day long. When my family is gone we fill her food dish all the way full.

My cat lady she loves to play. She plays hide and go seek. She also plays chase the cat with my mom. That is all of what she plays. My hole family loves her.

Hercules
Malana

My dog Hurcules, my dog, has ruff fur and brown fur. I like having my dog because he is a lot of fun. Also he is still rowdie and I like to ruff play with him.

When we first got my dog he was 6 weeks old. We got the dog from my dad’s friend. And my dog is a boy. He cost less then a girl. My dog is funny.

When I was there I saw this little puppy and he went in my coat. Something cute that my dog did was that when you would leave my dog would jump on me. And he would suck on your hair after you get out of the shower, And he would sit on your shoulders. When we got him he was so cute and soft. I love my dog and I would do any thing for him. My dog is 1 in a half years old.

I like my dog a lot and I could not live with out him

        My cat, Fluey, is all black with a couple of white spots. She is 1 or 2 years old. My cat is also a good hunter and sometimes she catches big birds . She is a very nice cat but sometimes she can be very annoying. Sometimes when she meows it is all different. When she wants outside she has a loud and long meow, and when she wants to climb inside my drawer to sleep, her meow is short. We also have many names for her, like flute, Flutain, Fluffy, Flufnut, Truffles, Twofoot, or Flu. My brother, Clyve, calls her Truffles, or Twofoot. I call her Fluffy, Flute, Flutain, or Flufnut.

          Some things that were funny is that at my house we have 2 scratching posts, and sometimes my cat pertends that she is chasing a mouse. It is very funny when she tries to eat the scratching post. I love my cat very much, and she is very nice.

          Some things that scared me was when she would get stuck in a tree. I would have to help her get down. Other times she would scare me by sleeping for to long or not coming inside for along time after I would call her. Sometimes she can be really lazy. But she is very kind, and nice, and wouldnāt hurt anybody. 

My Brother Tai
By Yumi

My brother Tai is really cute. He learned to walk when he turned 11 months. Right now he is 16 months, and he can run. Sometimes he will trip on things and fall on his face, but he does not cry much. When he does fall he keeps running and eventually he will fall again and not cry at all. Just yesterday Tai got hit by our computer chair, which has metal on the back. Now he has a big bruise on his eye. I told him not to run because he is very clumsy when he runs, but he did not listen to me and the computer chair fell right onto his face. I hope he listens to me, now that the chair hit him.

My brother can’t talk in sentences because he is only one year old. When he does talk he talks in words like Ma for mom, and bah bah for dad. The worst part about my brother is that he can scream. He screams louder than I can scream, but the only time Tai screams is when he plays with my sister. That girl, my sister, makes my brother scream because she takes the toys my brother is playing with. I can’t do anything about it or my sister will start to scream, and when my sister screams I get in trouble myself. I hope my brother learns to stop screaming after he starts to go to school.

Tai, my brother, likes to climb up the stairs when the gate is not on. One time my brother knocked over the gate and he climbed up half the stairs, and then I ran up the stairs and brought him back down. Sometimes he brings his milk up the stairs and slips on the stairs and starts to cry. I really hate it when Tai does that because then I get blamed when Tai gets up the stairs. Now when the gate falls over he says Uh Oh and comes and my mom, my dad, or myself. I am glad that Tai does not climb up the stairs anymore.

It has been fun writing about my brother and I hope we can do it again.

Curly
Duane

My dog Curly, a mischievous little dog, rolls toilet paper around on the floor, which really annoys me. Also to make things worse, he rolls in poop and eats it.

I got my pet for Christmas at my grandma’s house from my mom and dad. He was from a dog breeder, and cost 300 dollars. That is how I got my dog.

My dog is fed twice a day. Also he looks black, smells like poop, and makes sounds for no reason at all. He likes to chase the cat, run around, chase the cat, hate birds and cats, and chase the cat. My dog is also 3 years old.

My dog likes to play with his toys like a child likes to eat ice cream. He plays tug of war, fetch, Frisbee, lay down, and any game that involves running. Also he plays soccer. Curly can’t score goals, but you can’t steal the ball from him either. I don’t know what I would do without my dog. He makes mistakes, but he’s still my dog.

My Dead Dog Gus
By Jake

My dog Gus lived to be 14. He is dead now. He has done well to our family.

My dad got him when he was a puppy. His original name was Dude. Dad must have felt sorry for the dog. He was brought home in 1989. They loved him from that day on. Dad felt sorry for Gus as he got the name Dude.

My dog was in mischief more than once. This is going to be a long paragraph. My cat opened the can and the dog tipped over the garbage can. The two later discovered evidence. What they did not know was they left stuff on the floor.

My dog liked to play games like fetch. He also liked to go hunting with dad. He kept jerking on the leash when we took him on walks. He didn’t go on many walks.

My Pet Rusty
By Nathan

My dog Rusty is a girl. She is a golden retriever. She has rust like colored fur though. Her fur is soft and rough in different places. She smells like garbage sometimes too.

I got Rusty at the dog pound in Manistee. When I went up the cages all the dogs barked at me except for Rusty. She sat in the cage looking at me and whining. That’s when I chose her.

Rusty likes to play in the snow. She likes to run in circles and lap up snow. She also likes to make snow forts with me. I take her on walks with me a lot. She chews on sticks will we take walks. It takes a long time to walk her though.

I like Rusty and Rusty likes me. Rusty is the best pet on earth!

My Cats
Tim

My cat, Buddy, is as soft as a cloud. I found him in Scottville, actually my old neighbor gave him to me. He mostly eats regular cat food, but sometimes, when he’s outside, he sneaks a bird or a mouse. One time, when I was living in Onekama, he jumped up at my mom’s bird, and the bird got out, but Buddy caught and ate him. My mom say’s Shadow helped him. Now he only eats the birds outside. Those are some things about Buddy my cat.

Shadow used to attack Buddy all the time. Now whenever she attacks him he swats back. That means, as my mom would say, he’s growing a backbone. Those are some things about both cats in my house.

My mom’s cat, Shadow, has fur as soft as my hair. She’s the ‘demon cat’, as I say. Really she’s just mean and paranoid. She only eats cat food. I know that she helped buddy catch Sky, my old bird. My mom got her at Wall-Mart in Ludington for free. Actually it was in front of Wall-Mart. Those are some things about Shadow.

Scruffy
Tommy

I have a Teddy Bear Hamster named Scruffy. I got him at Myjers. When we went to McDonalds he bit me on my thumb, and I started to bleed. I named him Scruffy, because he scratched on the box.

My hamster, Scruffy, does 1 cute thing and 2 annoying things. The cute thing he does, is that he waddles his butt when he walks. The annoying things he does is that he sleeps all day and runs on his wheel all night. Hamsters are nocturnal.

Scruffy has cream colored fur. When you take him out of his cage he smells like pee. He is very fluffy. When he welcomes you he sounds like a computer mouse.

If I didn’t have Scruffy I would not laugh to a joke.

Stewart
By Zach

Stewart is my dog. My mom got him at the store were he was being sold. She bought him and named him Stewart .He was eight weeks old. When he got home and just layed on the flour.

Now he is like a 3 months old and runs all over the place . When he’s crazy he trys to play and will bite you. An interesting thing is that he will try to hug your leg. He will stand on too feet when he is excited. I get to feed him and walk him.

He’s a really nice dog . He’s really my mom’s dog, but he’s kind of everybody’s. He’s going to grow up as a big dog. I forgot the kind of dog he was. But he’s a good dog.

My dog has a kennel. He can come out when he is not crazy. I give him treats when I want to but not all the time. He always has to go to the bathroom. I play with him in the house when my mom lets me. He will have spots on him when he grows up. I like the kind of dog he is. He goes to the bathroom in the house sometimes.

He has really sharp teeth. He is really fast too. He is faster than me. Faster than my little brother too. I like having a dog.

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