What made me take on this work was a feeling of pity for domestic animals: cats and dogs. I have seen situations where people get animals and then mercilessly throw them away, dooming them to death. Leonid Andreev’s story “Biteer” touched a nerve with me. It tells the story of a dog that belonged to no one; she had no name, she was brutally beaten and driven away. Not remembering herself from fear, she ran away to one place known to her, on the edge of the village, in the depths of a large garden. There she licked her wounds and accumulated fear and anger in solitude. When spring came, summer residents came from the city. They sheltered her and even gave her a name - Kusaka. She loved them. Kusaka belonged to people and could serve them. Isn't this enough for a dog to be happy? And when the time came to leave, the new owners mercilessly abandoned her to the mercy of fate. Kusaka rushed for a long time in the footsteps of the people who had left, ran to the station and, wet and dirty, returned to the dacha. And when night came, the dog howled pitifully and loudly. With a ringing note, sharp as despair, this howl burst into the monotonous, sullenly submissive sound of the rain, cut through the darkness and, fading, rushed over the dark and naked field.

I really love dogs and all living things that surround me, I am filled with a feeling of pity for animals like Kusaka, and therefore I firmly decided that when I have a dog, I will never harm her.

Everyone in my family has been dreaming of a dog for a long time. Before this, we only had a cat. In the new year 2006 we will have a German Shepherd dog. Now he is just a small, fragile puppy, barely one month old, but over time he will develop into a beautiful large dog.

I decided to learn more about German (East European) Shepherd dogs. It turns out that she is one of the oldest dog breeds bred in Germany. It was brought to Russia in 1904 and was first used during the Russo-Japanese War as a nurse dog, and since 1907 - by the police. In our country, this is the main breed used in the border troops as a search and guard dog. She has a good instinct, as well as distrust of strangers and a high ability to train.

The German Shepherd is a very unpretentious dog that adapts to any conditions. It is considered one of the bravest and smartest dogs. However, this dog is not for fun. She sees the meaning of her existence in real work and service. If her life is not filled with work, the shepherd may become embittered. According to physical characteristics, this dog is of large build, above average height, strong, dry constitution. Temperament balanced, agile. The height at the withers of males is 67-72 cm, females - 60-68 cm. In appearance it is very similar to a wolf. The characteristic gait is a low, creeping trot.

I decided to analyze my family’s options for future dog ownership.

The area of ​​our apartment is 52 m2. It may not be a mansion, but all the household agree to make room for the sake of their future pet, and give him the opportunity to move freely around the apartment.

The dog needs constant care and attention. I observed an adult dog - the mother of my puppy - and found out that it is necessary to spend 2 hours daily on walking, training and playing. 30 minutes, feeding - 15-20 minutes, washing paws, combing - 45 minutes. In total, it takes approximately 3-3.5 hours to care for a dog. I am sure that I will be able to devote this amount of time to my future dog, and on weekends and holidays we will always be together.

I shared my thoughts about the relationship between Man and domestic animals with the guys in the class, and the guys, in turn, answered the questions in the questionnaire provided to them.

• Do you have a pet?
• How do you take care of them?
• What do you see as the responsibility for a tamed animal?

I learned a lot of interesting things from the answers of my classmates. The survey results showed that almost all the children in the class keep pets. Seven have budgies. The owners feed them, clean their cage, play with them and even sing to them.

Nine guys keep the cats. Seven cats are regular breeds and two are Siamese. The guys also love them very much - they feed them, brush their fur, heat up their food and wash the dishes for them, train them, train them and even put them to sleep next to them!

The guys in my class have nine dogs of different breeds: 3 German shepherds, one shepherd with a wolf mix, one Altai shepherd, two huskies, one mongrel and one Staffordshire bull terrier. All dogs fully feel the care of their owners.

And another girl in our class breeds guppy fish. And they live in a house where there is a cat!!! But there is a strong friendship between them, and the cat does not touch the fish.

And one boy has a turtle. And the other has a rabbit.

All the kids in the class are aware of their responsibility for pets, seeing it in love, care, and the ability to understand animals, except for one person whose last name I cannot say. Over time, I think to convince him that he is making a big mistake in his life, and the evil he commits against animals can come back to him.

I want to appeal to those guys who decided to have a pet:

• Make sure that all family members agree to take the animal, feed it, and take it for a walk.
• Ask yourself, do you have enough love, patience, affection for a living friend, will you betray him, as people betrayed Kusaka. As the wise Fox said from the fairy tale of the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: “We are responsible for those we have tamed.”

After all, the joy that animals generously give us implies that we will not remain in debt. There is a law as old as time here - you receive as much love as you give to others.

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