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My Dog Is The Best Friend

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Golden eyes, brown fur, four legs, and a long tongue, what am I? If you haven't guessed already, I'll tell you, I am a dog, well, I'm not actually a dog, that’s just the answer to the riddle. More specifically, I was describing my dog. He is my living artifact, I say that because he is old, and because I have on other artifacts (that I know of) in my family. I guess we just aren't the sentimental type, at least not in a, "this object represents what we are" kind of way. However, to me, my dog holds a lot of sentimentality mostly through our experiences. I've never had a human best friend, and that makes Roscoe my one and only best friend, that is why I choose to make him my artifact. So, he represents to me hard work, responsibility, friendship, and loyalty.

By now you probably want to know my dog's name, right? His name is Roscoe, and he is a pure breed chocolate Labrador, and he was born on November 2, 2012 in Spokane, Washington. Compared to …show more content…

I have been raising Roscoe since he was a puppy and I realized that there isn't much of a difference between the two. They both rely on you to feed them, clean up after them, and love them, they also whine and have accidents. However, a human child will grow up, and be able to take care of themselves while a dog will always rely on you. That is a lot of responsibility that, unfortunately, not a lot of people can handle, which leads to neglect, however, that is a different essay. I wasn't a very good dog trainer when I got Roscoe, so I didn't house train him correctly and I barely was able to teach him to sit. However, I always fed him twice a day, tried to give him daily walks, and cleaned up the yard after him. Having a dog has taught me to be responsible which gives Roscoe that much more sentimental value. He is not just valued by my found sense of responsibility, he Is also my best

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