"A few years ago we were at my brother's teacher's house and they had four puppies and they said we could have one. I said – 'PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!' My mom said, 'sure, whatever.' I asked which one doesn't have a name and they pointed to Hopscotch. I asked if it was a girl or a boy. I wanted a boy. They said he was a boy and I said, 'Yay!' And we took him! Then we went to Petco and got him a collar. Now he sleeps with me. He is two years old and I call him "Hootie" for short. His real name is Hopscotch because he is black and white. Hopscotch has a girlfriend who lives right next door; her name is Zipper. Zip for short. Beside his girlfriend, Hootie likes to hunt and sleep. He likes to hunt animals that go underground. When the hunt comes through he likes to think he is a hound. Sometimes it's hard to get him to come back! Oh! Hopscotch also has his own pillow and his own blanket too. We hang out in my room a lot. Sometimes we go fishing and he goes with us. We have fun. He is my best friend. Sometimes when I am sad and start to cry, he comes up to me and licks me and I feel better."