Hello everyone in the wonderful hive family. Hope you are all doing good. Once again, I’m thankful to the hive learners’ community for their amazing initiatives.
The hive learner’s community has again presented us with an amazing topic; if you were to have a pet, what animal would it be, and give your reasons. If you have one already, tell us why you love having them.
A pet is an animal that we keep at home to keep us company and to give pleasure. Examples of pets are dogs, cats, birds, horses, parrots, ferrets, and some other animals. Dogs are the most popular pet in the world. Personally, I consider them the best pets in the world owing to how cute they are and how they help keep company. If you have a dog as a pet, then you know the joy and happiness it brings to the home. Cats are also popular pets. Unfortunately, I’m not a fan of cats, plus my cousin that stays with me is allergic to them.
I love dogs. My favorite breed is the Siberian Husky, though I’ve not seen one physically, I’ve seen images of them online and in movies. Their eyes are so glassy and beautiful. I hope one day I’ll be able to see one and maybe keep one as a pet. Yes! I have a pet dog. She is so beautiful. Her name is Molly. I named it.
Welcoming our pet into the family
My brother is also a big fan of dogs. When we were younger, he always talked about how he would buy a dog and name it Jack. I remember my brother and I saved for a year to get a cross-breed dog, but my mom took the money from us and used it to buy our Christmas clothes. Since then, our dreams of getting a foreign dog disappeared, not until a year ago when my brother bought a German Shepherd dog from a breeder who stayed not too far from where we lived.
I remember my brother brought it in a brown cartoon. She was so small. I liked it immediately. Who wouldn’t like those cute eyes? Everyone was so excited to get to know the new puppy. We started touching and taking pictures of her. We debated for a long time over what kind of names we could give her. German shepherds are known to be strong and energetic, but our dog was just 3 months old, and we had no idea what he would be like. My mum suggested we call her Rando, my brother suggested we call her Jack; our previous dog’s name. We kept on changing the name. After about two days of calling her different names, I named her Molly (I named it after a character in my favorite novel) and everyone started calling her Molly.
For the first few days, Molly would always cry at night, I guess she was missing her mom. But after about two weeks of staying with us, she realized we meant no harm and cared for her. She started jumping and playing around. She chose her favorite spot; next to the biggest couch in the house.
A month later, Molly fully became a part of the family. Everyone loved to stay around her, well, except my sister, she liked Molly, but she hated the idea of touching or playing with animals. If there’s something Molly hates, it is taking a bath. She is a very smart dog. Anytime we wear gloves, she knows we are about to bathe her, so she’d hide until one of us finds her.
Her favorite person was my brother. My brother brought her home and would always feed her favorites; bones.
Becoming Molly’s favorite person
You know I said my brother was Molly’s favorite person? Well, everything changed when my brother went for his NYSC (Nigeria Youth Service Corps) service. He was posted to a very far place. I took my brother’s place. I started taking care of Molly; feeding her, taking her for a walk, and playing with her. I gave her everything I felt she needed. Soon enough, we bonded. She started following me everywhere. Literally everywhere I went. She wouldn’t even allow me to go out without taking her along. Anytime I go out to buy something, she’d always follow me, she’d always stay with me in my room. Anytime I want to bathe, I lock the door, I need my privacy 😊. She wouldn’t go away; she’d stay in front of the bathroom door until I’m done.
The day my brother came back after three weeks of camping, Molly was very happy. She was jumping around, wagging her tail. But, guess what? It continued following me instead of my brother. Initially, I thought when my brother came back, it’d stop following me and start staying with him. But I was wrong. Though she still played with my brother, as usual, she was always by my side and would follow me wherever I went.
why do I love molly
She is friendly
Molly isn’t just any type of dog; she is an angel sent from even to make people smile with the things she does. A lot of people that have been to my house always say Molly is too friendly, unlike other German Shepherds dogs that are violent and rough. You see, that is one of the reasons why I love Molly. She is friendly and pure, as long as you don’t try to hurt her. There’s this weird thing about Molly; She barks at some strangers and she allows some to pet or touch her. Molly would never attack anyone unless the person tries to hurt her.
She doesn’t judge
Unlike fake friends and backstabbers, dogs don’t judge. Molly doesn’t care how small I am or how crap I look. Well, unless you’re overly rude and wicked to them, dogs won’t judge you, and that’s also one of the reasons why I love Molly. Unlike friends, Molly won’t hurt my feelings or stab me with a 6-inch knife when I’m not looking. She is never too busy; always ready to spend time with me.
She is clingy
I never thought I’d write an article about why I love my pet; I would’ve taken so many pictures to show you how clingy Molly is. She is so clingy to the extent that she sits down beside me, most of the time she sits on my leg. Funny thing about her; she tries to copy the way I sit. My dad doesn’t like it when Molly sleeps in my room, so she stays in my room till I’m about to sleep. Then, I take her to her cage when I want to sleep.
She is cute
Why do you think people don’t beat or kill their dogs when they do something horrible like destroying the pillows? Because they are so cute. Too cute to be punished. Molly is a very cute dog. She is 1 year and 3 months old. She is 54 days pregnant and is expected to give birth 12-15 days from now. I’m sure she’d give birth to cute puppies.
She is my companion
Dogs are one of them, if not the best animals that offer companionship. They love their owners more than themselves. Most of the time, I stay in my room, but I’m not always lonely, you know why? Because Molly is right by my side and she is always ready to play.
She loves football
Yes! This is something Molly and I have in common; we both love playing football. I’m sure Cristiano Ronaldo is also her favorite football player😉. I bet you’d never be able to dribble her, she is a really good defender. She also loves running.
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