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Dear Mother and Father, You know the felling when you walk in a friend’s house and their dog jumps on you and licks you all over? Doesn’t it make you fell like a kid again? Well how would you like to have that feeling every day? The reason I am bringing this up is because I think our family is ready for a dog. Kari, Katie, and I are not getting any younger. Before you know it Kari will be moving off to collage, Katie will be in middle school, and ill be almost done with high school! Time flies, just think of how fast 2009 went!

**__ Please listen! __** I know your reaction is probably to jump the gun and say //no// but please Kari and I have come up with some very intelligent answers to these 6 questions.

 How much will he/her cost?  ** Will I be the one in a couple of years, taking care of ** ** him/her? **  Who is going to clean up its droppings?  Who will take it for walks?   At what age should we get this dog at?  Which season should we bring him/her at?

How much will it cost? The answer to this question is hardly anything! We can go to a local shelter or petfinder.com. Just look how max next door turned out? Jessica adopted him off petfinder! And we could find a loving dog just like him! (add more here about pet finder and max and how loving families)

Will I be the one in a couple of years, be the one taking care of him/her? No, a dog is a life long companion that is hard to be ignored. If they want something, like a child, they intend to get it. Kari and I have worked out ideas about feeding routines etc... (add more about how it is a life long companion add affected people here!)

Who is going to clean up the droppings? Both Kari and myself (Katie when she gets a little older to.) We will clean up the dropping during walks and potty breaks outside. If the new dog/puppy is not house broken yet we will do my best to train him/her. (tell about after meals walks family bonding potty breaks etc etc!!!!!)

Who will take him/her for walks?

Kari and I have worked on a schedule plan for this. Since I am mostly done early for school I will take him/her out in the morning. And, since Kari gets home earlier from school she will take him/her out in the afternoon.(tell how interacts wiht feeding and walking in morn afternoon and night. plus bathroom breaks.) What is the best season to get a dog? The best season to get a dog is at the middle of summer about end of June. That way we can spend time with him.( explain more here a lot more about season and spending time wiwht him in summer, get after vacation, why...) If any more questions feel free to ask us! (You know where we live!) We have many folders of records and research (food, vet bills treats, etc…) please ask us about them at the end of letter. (have jess record food vet bills treats ...)

**__ THE EVERLASTING GIFT!!! __** Tell me have you ever wished for…  An ever lasting friend?  ** Someone to snuggle with when you are felling down? **  Someone to keep close in your heart forever?  A smile everyday even when you had the worst day? **__ DID YOU KNOW…? __** Are you wondering, //well why do you want one? Explain to me how will the effect your life?// And on and on. Well for one thing…
 * If you said //yes// to any of these then I think a dog is right for our family ( explaian all the steps and why who how, etc) **

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 * <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Rockwell; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Rockwell; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoansilanguage: EN; msoasciifontfamily: Rockwell; msobidifontweight: bold; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Rockwell; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">J ****<span style="font-family: Rockwell; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> He will never hold your mistakes against you or judge you for your faults. **
 * <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Rockwell; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Rockwell; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoansilanguage: EN; msoasciifontfamily: Rockwell; msobidifontweight: bold; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Rockwell; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">J ****<span style="font-family: Rockwell; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> He will enjoy spending time with you even if it means simply laying at your feet while you sleep. **
 * <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Rockwell; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Rockwell; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoansilanguage: EN; msoasciifontfamily: Rockwell; msobidifontweight: bold; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Rockwell; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">J ****<span style="font-family: Rockwell; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> He will be a great stress-reliever. The presence of a dog is often enough to keep your blood pressure normal. **
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 * <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Rockwell; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Rockwell; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoansilanguage: EN; msoasciifontfamily: Rockwell; msobidifontweight: bold; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Rockwell; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">J ****<span style="font-family: Rockwell; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Last but not the least, he will make sure you get your daily exercise walking and running with him everyday. **

add pasage on page 3-4 im know how to raise and train your puppy puppy love)   **__ CONCLUSION __** In conclusion, I think if a little research done on what dog is right for us I think we should be able to get a dog before Kari goes off to collage.( add more about aging and happier kids healthyer lives...)    Thank you, X___________________________ X___________________________

X___________________________ Questions:

How can I make the highlighted paragraphs better? If you were my mom AND/OR dad based on my reasons would you consider getting a dog? Please explain why.

What can I add to the last highlighted paragraph ?

and make some final adjustments, but it will be all worth it when we bring that new puppy home and it looks around all excited and giddy! My friends will have to be careful what they do when the dog is around but again we will nevr say to you "I'm bored" or"what can we do" and "eh, thats boring. A dog will highly affect the the life of our family, our friends, and the neighbiorhood. In our home we as a family will have to move some furniture e wiht the family) We will have to watch out how the dog will play wiht max and other dogs. but wiht a dog it can brin the two house holds even closer by going on group walks, dog playdates, traning sessions, etc etc etc!

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