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Im never giving up

Evie-rose:
It's the start of the weekend today! I love weekends,I get to relax and do whatever I want,hang out with my friends and all sorts. But there's one thing that I want to do on my weekends but I'll never be allowed,I would have a dog and spend the whole day just walking and playing with it, boy I want that to happen. My mind was interrupted from its daydream by the sound of a car pulling away from the drive. Dads got a call again,he's a vet you see,he's all over the place any time,any day,rain or shine.He's out there.I tiptoed down stairs still in my pyjamas,mum was being sick in the toilet.strange,possibly got the sickness bug.Better stay away from her for a while today. I went outside and fed the chickens,checked on the horses,fed the sheep and then moved the cows into another field a bit further up the hill.its hard,a dog would make things so much easier,it could herd. Wow imagine that! A sleek dog,bright sparkly eyes,long thin legs,thick glossy fur with a narrow face, the rough collie.such a majestic dog,imagine going to Crufts! That's my biggest dream,I really really hope that One day I can have a dog and enter it into Crufts. The biggest dog show in the world!! Dogs everywhere,happy dogs,beautiful dogs trotting as gracefully as a swan around the ring,standing as still as statues whilst their being judged. The atmosphere of it all,but i know I'll never make it,it's such a big dream to achieve.
A familiar voice echoed through the yard "good morning duckie"'grandma croaked as she toddled into the house clutching her handbag tightly. Grandma usually brings her dog with her,maybe he's tired today or something. Grandma calls him jasper,he's an old English sheepdog. He has shiny soft grey and white fur that flops over his soft grey eyes,Jaspers quite old now,I think he's around 10 or something,he's still as playful as a puppy at times,but he's usually sleeping now a days,he sleeps a lot in fact ,he's getting old,poor jasper. "Where's jasper" I asked grandma "oh he's ok,don't you worry he's at home snuggled up infront of the fire" she smiled,her wrinkles folding as she did so. Her grey hair was curly and she was wearing red lipstick. She made her way inside "mum grandmas here" I called upstairs,mum didn't reply she just came down in her dressing gown looking very tired and a little pale. "Look at the state of you" grandma gasped "let's make you a cup of tea Sophie" she said to my mum. Mum stayed silent then she mumbled something and slid something across the table quickly. I picked up the object and immediately knew what it was.
A pregnancy test! I looked up at mum In shock. She sat chewing her nails nervously,grandma began crying slightly and hugged her "aw congratulations Sophie" she laughed happily "really mum?" I asked her "yes,I don't know how tell Charlie though" she cried,"what if he goes mad,he'll kick off because of my work and everything" she said looking up worriedly "well if he doesn't like it then he will have to deal with it,your carrying that baby so you decide what to do with it,but please don't bring a baby into a world of arguments for gods sake" grandma said firmly as she poured the kettle water into the mugs. Mum looked upset and worried as she sat staring into blank space "sorry mum"'I sighed,I just wish I could help her. I left mum and grandma talking in the kitchen and went upstairs into my room,I saw the sheep,is aw the cows,I saw the hens,I saw the ponies.i longed for a dog to be out there,galloping across the vast hills with a ball in its mouth bringing it back to me,we would play for the whole day and then we would lay on the hill watching the sun set over the hills.for a few moments I felt that I was actually in that position,it felt so right. Just the thought of having a dog of my own,a dog of my own to care for,a dog of my own to train.

Darcy:
This morning some people came in and looked at Roman,I thought he was being taken to a new home I begged them to take me home,I cried and howled at them and tried jumping over the board to get to them,but they turned away and left with no dog. We obviously aren't what they were looking for.that upset me,am I not wanted?
I was soon cheered up because mother said we were going outside today,I'm not sure what that is but it sounds exciting.
We had some puppy biscuits for breakfast this morning and then we were lifted out of our pen by Ellie our breeder. Ellie is my mothers owner,she's very kind and ever so gentle she would never hurt us. Anyway we were placed in a pen,there was this green stuff on the floor. Where's the carpet,where's the wooden floor? Mother told me it was grass.
Grass smelt funny,it also tasted funny.I don't like grass very much. There was a giant water bowl in the pen,I went in it and mother said it was called a pool,not a giant water bowl,Roman found this brown stuff,mother said that it was called mud and we mustn't eat it as it doesn't taste very nice. Roman also found a round thing with 2 legs and fans or something and it had a triangle on its face. It looked very funny,we chased it and it went up into the air. Mother told me it was a bird,I want to go up in the air like a bird,I tried but I only fell over,I guess I'm not made for flying,I'm a dog not s bird.being outside is so different from being inside,it's so exciting,there's so much to explore.