Colorado Dogs

The dogs that live the furthest away from us are my aunt’s and uncle’s dogs, Moose and Brooke. They live in Colorado, which is very far away from the rest of my family who all live in Pennsylvania and Delaware. As I look at this picture, I realize that this is the first time that I’ve seen Moose. It appears that they received many presents for Christmas, and seem as spoiled as Snowy (my wonderful Maltese.). We often receive pictures of my cousins from Colorado, but this is the first time I’ve seen pictures of their dogs.

Dogs are small creatures on this impressive earth. Even though they’re not huge, they can still be the luminous star in many peoples’ lives.

Here come real stars to fill the upper skies,

And here on earth come emulating flies,

That though they never equal stars in size,

(And they were never really stars at heart)

Achieve at times a very star-like start.

Only, of course, they can't sustain the part.

~Robert Frost

This poem suggests fireflies. One way that dogs and fireflies are alike is that they are both little living creatures that are adored by how they make people feel when they are with them. Just like there are millions of fireflies, there are also millions of dogs. When you catch a firefly, you feel like it’s yours. You might give it a name. You may not catch a dog and keep it but they light up your life as the fireflies light up the sky. Is there someone or something in your life that you feel close to?