7º A - TIAGO F.' PET - MAX

I’ve never had a real pet friend. We had some birds and fishes but they didn’t live long. So my family decided not to have anymore pets.
Later on we moved to a new house with a garden, and my sister and I started to ask for a pet, although we knew our mother had never wanted to keep a dog or a cat at home. She used to say it was a great responsibility and they didn´t have time enough to take care of a pet.
One day my father went to a farm in order to buy some watermelons. The farmer had seven puppies to offer for free adoption. As a joke the farmer told my father if he bought a watermelon, he would give him a dog. My mother didn’t like the idea at all.
Afterwards we decided to pay the farmer another visit and… it was love at first sight – we all fell in love with a beautiful puppy. We called him Max. Max is a Rhodesian ridgeback. This breed was developed in Southern Africa where it once was used to hunt lions. These dogs were excellent at sniffing out and distracting lions while their masters prepared for the shooting. That is why their breed name in Portuguese is «leão da Rodésia».
Max is only eight month but he already weighs 25 kg. My mother sometimes loses her temper because he gnaws anything from shoes and dolls to bushes and trees. I hope someday he will behave properly…
He is like a member of our family. My sister says our family is Mum and Dad, big brother, her and Max.

7ºA - MAGDA M.'S PET - ZECA

HI! My name is Zeca. My owner is Magda. I am 8 years old (if I were a human, I would be about 64 years old!). I am fat and fluffy. My eyes are brown and my fur is yellow. I am a mongrel. It means my parentage is not exactly known but you can recognize in me some features of a Labrador. I love playing with Magda and she thinks I am a great manipulator but I think I am just a kind helper and an excellent companion. I do a lot of exercise and I work at a factory near my house. How? I cheer up the factory workers.

7ºA - MARGARIDA O. 'S PET - JOANA

My pet is a she-cat. Her name is Joana. I found her in the street and caught her and that’s how she came to my house as a new family member. Once she ran away and we felt so sad because she had disappeared. Fortunately she came back home. She is one year old. She is a small kitten. She has soft grey fur and beautiful big green eyes. She loves playing with her toys, as well as running around and jumping. She loves sunbathing on the window sill. She likes slipping and scratching the sofa. She is very dear, nice, friendly and playful. She loves biscuits, milk and jelly for cats.

BOCAGEPETS IS BACK!

Hi Folks and Followers!
Bocagepets is back! Our blog is maintained by the English teacher, Mrs F. S., with the collaboration of students who attend Escola Básica de 2º e 3º Ciclos de Bocage in Setúbal, Portugal.
Once a year we post some entries that show pictures of pets owned by our students as well as a short description of the pet. This school year 7th graders are going to play the main role in the blog by sharing with us pictures, stories and other interesting subjects related to pets. In the end students are going to elect the best picture, the best pet’s name and the best story.
Welcome everybody!