I AM A CAT AND I SLEEP WHEREVER I WANT (3)

FAMOUS QUOTES (3)

«Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend.» Corey Ford

8ºC - MIGUEL G.'S PET - Scooby

Well, my dog is a small poodle, his coat is dense, crisp and curly. He looks fat, just like a sheep, he can be compared to the famous Dolly sheep. His white and pink coat requires regular grooming. He is seven years old. He is cute. It is me who always takes him for a walk - it is like a hobby for me. When I get up in the morning or get home from school and I say «Scooby is going out», he comes straight to me happily and wagging his tail. He has some respect for me. He was taught to sit, to lie, to give his paw and so on. Poodles are regarded as one of the most intelligent breeds of dogs. Whatever people may say about him, I don’t care, I love him, he is mine!

9ºA - JOANA F.'S PET - Obikwela

Hi, Folks! This is my pet, a bitch called Obikwela. Guess why??? When she came to my house, she couldn’t stand still and she was always running around. She is beige, small and sweet. I love her a lot. When I come back home, she shows how happy she is by jumping at me and she can’t stop it.

9ºA - JOSÉ P.'S PET - Fiona

My cat's name is Fiona, but she has nothing to do with Shrek. She is five years old. She likes playing with her ping-pong ball. She is my only pet. I like her. I got Fiona when I was nine.

9ºA -Ruben L.'S PET - Scuba Mouta Ramires

My pet was born on August the 16th, 2009. His full name is Scuba Mouta Ramires. He is a Weimaraner – the name of the breed comes from the Grand Duke of Weimar, Karl August, whose court enjoyed these hunting dogs. He has got blue eyes and a beautiful grey coat, which is short and smooth to the touch. Because of his colour is popular nickname is «silver ghost». He came to my house at the age of one month. He was a little pet trying to get along with my three cats, learning things from them; however, the cats were not very friendly. When he got his vaccination at the age of three months, he started to go out for walks. He is playful and funny, he likes biting us and running around. Now he is learning to get along with other dogs since the cats have already accepted him.

9ºD - ARTUR C.'S PET - Zip

Hi, I’m writing this text trying to show and get you to know something about my cat. His name is Zip, but my brother usually calls him «breguilha» (codpiece). He came to my home three months ago. He has a blond back, white belly and green eyes. Almost everybody in my life loves the cat, except my elder brother who says he hates him, but we often find him playing with the cat. The day when we set up the Christmas tree was the funniest one for the cat loved all the balls and toys that were hanging there and started messing around. On December 8th my grandparents came to my home for lunch and after lunch being served, the first thing we did was picking up the Christmas tree from the floor, because Zip made it fall down onto my mother. This is one of the funniest stories of him and I decided to tell it to you because Christmas is coming. By the way, MERRY CHRISTMAS!

9ºA - SÉRGIO L.'S PETS - Sora & Crystal

These are my cats: the grey one is called Sora. She has yellow eyes, she is small and is 2 years old, she loves to eat shrimps and spends most of her time playing with Crystal, the white cat lying on the top of her. Crystal is 3 years old and has yellow eyes, too, but he loves to eat ham. Sora is the daughter of another cat I had and died but Crystal was taken from an animal shelter where he has lived for 2 years in a small cage. Dearest fellows and followers, if you want a pet, go first to an animal shelter – a facility that houses homeless, lost or abandoned animals, primarily a large variety of cats and dogs for you to adopt. I am sure you will find the pet of your dreams for their sad eyes and their longing for a master is something irresistible. My cats are both in good health and shape, and they are happy.

9ºA - RICARDO F.'S PET - Lucky

Hej, Folks! This is Lucky, my dog. He is a typical Portuguese breed, he is a Podengo. Lucky belongs to the variety of smooth coat and little size. His coat is brown, black and white. As a genuine Podengo, Lucky is hardy, intelligent and lively. He makes a fine companion. He is loyal and fearless, but also naughty and funny. He likes sleeping and playing with his toys. Did you know that Small Podengos accompanied Portuguese explorers on their ships for ratting purposes after the country was taken back from the Moors in the 11th century?

8ºC - MARIANA C.'S PET - Junior

My pet is a dog. His name is Junior. My parents gave him to me because we were born on the same day, with a difference of five years. Now, Junior is eight years old. He is little, black and white and he loves to kiss me. He lives outside the house, in the garden, but he is always next to us: if we are in a room, he sits near the window of that room, because he likes keeping us company. My mother promised me that when we rebuild the garage and clean it properly, he will stay inside the house. I’m looking forward to that day ... I love Junior because he is my best friend, he is always close to me, when I am happy and when I am sad. I will never, never leave him.

8ºC - CATARINA S.'S PET - Mangas

My dog’s name is Mangas. He is a perdigueiro, i.e. a Portuguese pointer, and he is two years old. Mangas is black and white with small black dots in his white fur. He is a very lively pet: he loves to swim and play in the beach, to walk across the town, and to run in the fields. In fact he is a hunting dog so once, when he was a very young puppy, we went to my dad’s village and he pursued some adult ducks… Well that wasn’t pretty at all because the ducks were my cousin Rosa’s, and she grew them for sale or for cooking her best “arroz de pato” ever. So basically Mangas was pursuing the ducks and I was pursuing him. But, eventually I love my dog, he is a great company, he is smart and he has got those miserable sweet eyes always begging for food.

9ºA - MAURO B.'S PET - Pasha

Look at her and guess her name. It is obviously Pasha! Not only because she thinks she is an important member in our family - as you know PASHA is a Turkish honorary title equivalent to the British "Lord",in this case, "Lady" - but also because she likes lying on the floor looking forward to caresses on her belly! Pasha is black and white. She is young and cute but selfish, as well as intelligent. Besides that Pasha enjoys playing football with me.

9ºA - CÁTIA C.'S PET - Kiko

I have got a pet - a cat. His name is Kiko. He is one year old, his fur is orange and white. His eyes are green. He is so cute! He is a funny cat when he plays with his little boot-toy. When I arrive at home, he “asks me” a slice of ham. He likes sleeping on my bed. I love my pussy cat very much.

WILK AGAIN

This is Wilk at the age of four months after an incident that led him to vet. When I get up, Wilk licks my hands and jumps at me to lick my face. Once he swallowed up my silver earring. I took him to the vet and he had an X-ray done which showed the round earring inside his stomach. The vet gave him some medicine to vomit, but the earring was large and Wilk was not able to throw it up; so a surgery was necessary. When I was signing the papers for the surgery, Wilk managed to throw up the earring – completely oxidized by the gastric juices. Later on I was telling the story to the History Teacher when she interrupted me to make an astonishing comment: «That is nothing compared to what I witnessed at the vet – a distressed master and his dog, a German shepherd, that had swallowed up a mobile phone!» Can you imagine a mobile phone ringing inside a dog´s belly?!

9ºC - BERNARDO B.'S PET - Roxie

My dog was born on August 10th, 2008. Her mother gave birth to eight puppies: six of them died at birth and only two survived. When they were 2 months old, their master offered one of them to my father. As my father came home with a puppy, I was so happy that I asked my mother to let it stay with us. My mother agreed and chose the name of Roxie. As time was passing by, Roxie happened to be a gnawing creature! She has gnawed my bed and bedside table, the chairs in the kitchen and she has made a hole in the couch. My mother asked my father to give the dog away because of the damage. But I could not allow it because I loved her.
I feed her and I give her medicines every month, I take her for a walk three times a day and she sleeps with me. I love my dog and I cannot live without her anymore.

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9ºC - REVIS S.'PET - Lily

This is my turtle. Her name is Lily. She is still a baby - two months old. She is lovely. She spends most of the day swimming around her aquarium. She loves sleeping on a sort of island inside the aquarium. When she rests on the island, she keeps her shell under the water but her head is above the water. Although she spends most her time underwater, she breathes air and must surface at regular intervals to refill her lungs. Lily is very sweet and I hope she will live long to keep us company for many, many years. Did you know that the flesh of turtles is considered a delicacy in some countries? E.g. turtle soup is a prized dish in Anglo-American cuisine. If they had a Lily like mine, they would not be able to eat any flesh of turtle!!!

FAMOUS QUOTES (2)

«ANIMALS ARE SUCH AGREEABLE FRIENDS - THEY ASK NO QUESTIONS, THEY PASS NO CRITICISM.»
George Eliot

THE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER'S PET - Nina

I am Nina. My mistress has got seven pets, but I am her favourite one! I am the one who enjoys going out with her and keeping up with her, wherever she goes. My favourite walks are across the mountains and along the beaches. At the beach we dig together deep holes and we usually end up eating a delicious ice-cream. We are FRIENDS forever!

9ºA - JOÃO D.'S PET - Buda

My pet is a male chinchilla and his name is Buda because he is fluffy, softy and puffy. He was born August 1st 2007; so he is 3 years old.
Chinchillas are similar to rabbits and they come from Chile where they were in danger of extinction because of their coat.
Buda is special to me: not only because he is my only pet, but also because he is my companion. When I come home, he loves walking around the house, jumping and hiding behind the furniture. I enjoy watching him – I find it very funny.
Buda eats almonds, raisins, nuts, figs and cereals. Chinchillas do not wash in water but in a special kind of sand.
All these details make me be so fond of Buda.

9ºA - JOÃO R.'S PET - Skout

My dog´s name is Skout. He is a sable German Shepherd. He is 2 years old.
He enjoys long walks at the beach and he loves swimming in the waves of the sea. He is an excellent swimmer and a born life-guard! Just imagine the situation: when he watches someone swimming far from the shore, he plunges into the water and swims towards that person in order to rescue him/her! He wants to take people back to the shore whereas people are completely puzzled and do not know how to react!
Skout is loyal, obedient and intelligent. That is why I like him so much. However, he is a cunning fellow! Since he has tasted human food, he frowns at dogs’ feed!

9ºC - RITA G.'S PET - Mio

This is Mio, my lovely cat. I mean, not everybody describes her as being a "cute cat", but I disagree because I can't resist her big yellow/green eyes.
Like any other cat her life is basically sleeping, eating, catching flies, scratching pillows and looking at me while I am reading or studying.
I love her long tail, her curious ears and her strong personality - it is not funny at all, when she shows off her personality by using her claws!
I hope she will become calmer and friendlier to strangers. I hope she will stop making a mess in my room, too!

9ºC - CAROLINA T.'S PETS - Osiris & Cookie

I have got two pets that I adore. One is a cat, called Osiris, and the other is a hamster, named Cookie. Well, my cat would like to call him an appetizing cookie.
Osiris loves sleeping and he is always «stealing» our chairs around the house. The one he loves best is the large armchair in the living room. I love his yellow eyes. Every time we look at him, he closes them in a lazy way that I love. Just like a coquette! My hamster is a bit different. He only gets out of his little house at night and when he does it, we know there will be noises. We bought him a wheel for exercise but he ignores it and entertains himself by chewing the bars of his cage. He chews it so hard that we can hear the bites and the cage shaking. Usually we have to close the door so that we can't hear him.

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Special thanks to the Maths Teacher, V.L., who has sent me a set of these photos to be published regularly

THE ENGLISH TEACHER'S PARTNER'S PET - Zita

Hello! My name is ZITA and, as you can see in the picture, I’m a very nice cat. The person who is holding me is Helena. She takes care of me and she is a good friend. She is a teacher of English in a school in Setúbal and that is why I´m talking to you in English. She taught me. She says I’m a very good learner.
This picture was taken when I was almost a baby, three months ago. I’m a big girl now and a very curious one, too. Well, you know what they say, “curiosity killed the cat” and last month I almost died because of that. I really wanted to see what the street was like, so I jumped out of the window. The worst part was that I didn’t know that living on the fourth floor was sooooo high! It was really scary!!!!! I almost lost my tail and I hurt my leg very badly. Helena took me to the Vet’s and I was operated there. I was lucky this time. I’m almost fine now and I hope I’ve learnt my lesson (well, at least Helena hopes so). Bye for now. And ... don’t be too curious!

9ºA - ANA FILIPA L.' PETS - Tweety & Nina

I have to pets: a canary and a dog.
The canary is Tweety and the dog is Nina.
Nina is seven years old and Tweety is four years old.
They are very cute. Tweety is a small, yellow-feathered song-bird. He lives in a white cage and sings the whole day.
Nina is "my best friend».
She can't stop wagging her tail when I arrive home.
She is so funny,isn't she?

FAMOUS QUOTES (1)

«THE GREATNESS OF A NATION AND ITS MORAL PROGRESS ARE MEASURED BY THE WAY ITS ANIMALS ARE TREATED»
M. Gandhi

GABRIEL AND STANLEY - «a cat-and-dog life»

Do you know the phrase «it is raining cats and dogs» meaning that «rain is coming down heavily»? And what about «cat-and-dog life» meaning an existence full of quarrels? Well, these English phrases seem to warn us that whenever cats and dogs come across, you shouldn’t expect anything good or pleasant. However, this is a stereotype! Real cats and real dogs that share the same home can unmask this common sense opinion. Have a look at Gabriel and Stanley! They can be proof to the contrary. Special thanks to the Special Education Teacher who has sent me this lovely videoclip.

THE ENGLISH TEACHER'S TEACHER'S PET - FARÓFIA

- What’s your cat called?
- Farófia Gatucho! :o)
- I see… So your cat is all white, just like the Portuguese dessert…
- Well, I’m afraid not. He looks a bit like a small tiger and he also acts like one at times :o) But to me he’s surely sweet and a great companion.
- And… how old is he now?
- He was born on 17th October 2000. In the meantime, he’s become a handsome middle-aged gentleman, pardon, gentlecat.
- How does he spend his days?
- Well, he just loves sitting by the window and taking a nice sunbath, playing around, doing a couple of crazy things, lying by my side and sleeping right there, as close to me as he can be.
- That’s sweet!
- I told you so! :o)

THE HISTORY TEACHER'S PETS (2) - ZÉ LUÍS

Mourning our irreplaceable Eddie we took a fancy to this street cat which we named Zé Luís. Zé Luís is our companion everywhere in the house, especially when we are studying and working. When we come back home and open the door, we know there is someone in there anxiously waiting for us.

THE HISTORY TEACHER'S PETS (1) - EDDIE

We got Eddie Murphy as a heritage from a divorce. He had moved from place to place before we gave him a new home. His name was due to his black colour, the expression of his look and the sympathy we feel for the actor. Eddie had been living with us for four years when Henrique (the eldest youngster at home) went for a ride on his bike and found an injured dark cat which, after a bath, happened to be white and fair. He brought him home to get him healed and the cat eventually stayed with us facing Eddie’s indifference. A week later, Eddie disappeared. He had jumped over the balcony and fallen onto the pavement. Was it suicide or accident?

THE ENGLISH TEACHER'S PET - WILK

My pet is a GSD - a German Shephard Dog.
His name is WILK, meaning «wolf» in Polish and it is read «vilk».
Wilk was born September 21, 2006, so he is 3 years old now.
I love his black beauty, his silky coat, his intelligent look and his fine character. I enjoy his smell, his barking and growling. I like watching him eating and drinking and I find the sounds he makes so sweet!
I am proud of him when I take him for a walk.
I play with him in the garden throwing sticks and pine-cones for him to catch.
He is my companion in the afternoons of work at home, sleeping by my side, breathing calmly and whispering in his doggy dreams... I love him but he loves me so much more.

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