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Mauricio Figueroa & Mauricio Mejia

Humanities-
12 March 2014
Tysons Story
I remember when I was a little pup getting the nutrients I needed to survive. I tussled for
the source of food with my brothers and sisters. Then I was pulled away by rough hands that held
me up to the sky. Before I knew it I was taken away from my siblings.
I was held up into the white clouds looking down at a man with white teeth and a scruffy
beard. Next to him was his partner, with beautiful blue eyes and white teeth as well. This is the
one, he shall be the chosen one, said the big man with a chuckle.
The human set me back down with my brothers and sisters along with my mom. I could
feel the mans eyes tracking me down every step I took, along with his deep and strong tone
talking to his partner. Before I knew it I was taken away from all my brothers and my mom.
As we left we got in a weird traveling machine with four round wheels. The machine
rumbled and made a loud noise. Then the machine stopped and the man picked me up and took
me to his house, which would be my new home. It was pretty big for a puppy like me. But before
I knew it the house was just my fit. I had grown for the fit of my owner. I was not to small for
him anymore, but hopefully not too big either.
My owners partner had gotten a big stomach. At first I was wondering what was going on
inside of her, but I knew what was in there. A little human being. She was pretty far along now, I
could tell because she was struggling walking around and going up and down the stairs. And
then before I knew it, it was coming. The little baby inside of her wanted to come into this world
and live with us. My owners partner had panicked, she screamed and cried, Ahhhhhhhh! My
owner rushed to her and helped her off of the bed, down the stair and out the door. But they had
forgotten me.
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The new little human came home about a week later. I was very excited to see what it
looked like, what size it was and even how it smelled. My owners partner had sat down on the
couch and leaned over for me to observe the little creature. He wasn't as big as I imagined. It
thought he would be big like the humans I usually see, but then again how could they fit inside of
a woman.
His face smelled very good and amazing. I just had to taste it so I gave it a little lick.
Didnt really taste anything though. I still observed from his face I went down to his rear end. I
can tell what never to do is smell a babys bottom. It was one of the worst smells I have smelt in
my whole seven years of life. But I got used to it as the months passed.
The small human grew bigger and bigger as the days past. But one day my family started
putting their stuff in boxes. I was so confused I was running around the house and accidentally
knocked down the kid. The kid started crying hysterically and the mother got very mad at me.
We left the house and they put me in a cage. When we got there their were many cages
and many dogs barking and howling. I was scared because Ive always been inside my home
with my family. I was also very cold and smelled like unwashed dog. Smelled almost the same
as the babys rear end. Every dog I looked at barked and growled at me as if they wanted to fight.
I was finally to my cage as the man guided me in there. Who is that man? I have never
seen him in my life. Where did my owner go? And his partner? Along with the little human she
had? Im sure they didnt go too far. They will be back.
After days had past I still thought they would be back for me, but every day I waited and
I started to lose hope. Strangers would pass by and observe the dogs up and down. They would
all bark and cry at them, but I would just watch.
I remember one day a little girl had passed by my cell and asked, Mommy, what is
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wrong with this ones eyes? They look scary. I did start feeling an itch in my eye a few days
ago, but I thought it was nothing, that it would go away before I knew it. But that it didnt. It was
getting worse. It felt as if my eyelids were turning inside out. And that is what was happening, at
least that was what the vet had said. They put a cone on my neck because I had been scratching
my eyes.
As the days past more people came and went and I stayed in the same cage. Again they
had taken me out of my cell and put me into the room with a lot of tools. They lifted me onto the
bed and layed me down. I was not very scared. I knew they were going to help me, at least thats
what I hoped. They had given me a few medicines the night before in my food to make me a
little sleepy. So as soon as I layed on that bed, I was knocked out.
Im guessing a few hours passed because I looked up and the sun was down. Not to
mention I had an even bigger cone on my neck. But I did feel something different. My eyes did
not hurt, itch, or bug me at all. Well thats what I had felt for a few minutes, then I fell back
asleep.
That night my owner had came back for me, along with his beautiful partner and the
little baby human who has grown in just two weeks. My owner had said, Tyson! We missed you
buddy! As he batted my head and his partner my back along with the little one rubbing my side.
The other dogs barked in jealousness, but the barks became louder and louder. They would not
stop, they were bursting into my ears.
Then suddenly I had waken up into reality. My owner and his family did not come back
for me. I was still stuck in my cell. In the morning this lady that Ive seen walking around the
building took me out of my cage. I was so excited! On the ladys name tag I read letters that
spelled out Tiffany Shields. She was talking to one of the other workers and I overheard her
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saying, Thats the one.
She immediately started talking to me and gave me all of these nice compliments. Except
she called me fat, I wasnt fat. Just a little muscular. But then she started to give me very nice
massage all over my body. Starting from my head all the way down to the end of my tail. It felt
relieving.
I had felt that someone had loved and cared for me again. I glanced up at her face and
just looked into her eyes. Her eyes were trustworthy and caring. She was my savior, my hero.
She is the one that had taken me out of that prison and gave me the love, care and friends I
needed.
My guardian Tiffany had taken me to her home that night and introduced me to some
really nice and friendly dogs. There was Baily, Maddox, Murphy, Trooper and Edgar. And then
she had other friends I have never seen before. The others told me to stay away from them but I
think they are very fun to mess around with. They are my cat friends, there is Fiona, Mowgli and
Megatron.
Sometimes they want to play when I just want to lay down and chill. But thats with all of
them. At first I was a little nervous when I was introduced, but then I got comfortable and started
to play with them. I also think they were a little scared of me because I was a little big weighing
in at around the usual 130 pounds.
I am in love with my home, friends and family that I have now. I could not have asked
for any better. I am in a home where everyone is appreciated by each other and cares for one
another. Tiffany is my hero, my savior, and now my guardian and my mom. Tyson and Tiffany
shall now face the world! I think to myself. And I guess along with Bailey and Maddox,
Murphy, Trooper, Edgar, and of course Fiona, Mowgli, and Megatron.