2. A Type III Enrichment Project
Hi! My name is Zoie. I am 8 years
old and I love dogs.
I have lots of stuffed dogs, but for
two years I wanted a small inside
dog that would sleep and play with
me.
My parents did not really want
another dog. We have two big dogs.
3. I started reading the pet section of the
Thrifty Nickel paper.
There were lots of little dogs: Shih-tzu’s,
a black poodle, Maltese puppies, and
Yorkies.
I called and got information from the
people who owned the dogs.
I learned that male means a boy and
female means a girl.
4. Then I started looking
on KSL.com and Craig’s
List for dogs.
I learned that little
dogs cost between
$300-$1000 if they are
papered, but about
$150-$300 without
papers.
Papers are important
because when you
breed your dog you can
sell them for more
money.
5. Here are the questions I asked when I
called about the dogs…
Are they kennel trained?
Are they potty trained?
Can they sit, stay, and come?
Are they yappy? (My parents do NOT want
a yappy dog.)
Are they good with babies?
Do they shed? (My parents do NOT want a
dog that sheds.)
6. Male or Female?
I decided that I was going to get a female
so that I could breed her and sell her
puppies to get money for college. (This
was a good selling point for my parents.
My brothers and sisters bought and sold
horses to make money for college.)
My mom still did not want an inside dog
though, but my dad was thinking about it!
7. HereareallthedogsI
calledabout…
I RESEARCHED THESE
DOGS ONLINE
Maltese
Pekingese
Yorkshire
Terrier
Boston Terrier
Miniature Pinscher
Pomeranian
I CALLED ABOUT 50
PEOPLE ABOUT DOGS!
English Bulldog
Pug
Chihuahua
West Highland
Terrier
Japanese Chin
Toy Poodle
8. What Should I Choose?
I loved bulldogs and pugs but they can’t
breathe very well so they can’t go outside
when it is hot.
I love Japanese Chins but they were only
available far away—none in Idaho.
I loved chihuahuas but my mom thought
they were yappy and not cute.
I loved Yorkies, but they can have health
problems and they shed.
I loved poodles, and they don’t shed!
9. What Should I Choose?
I didn’t like how Boston Terriers or
Miniature Pinschers looked, even though
my dad did.
I didn’t love West Highland Terriers
because they were too big.
I didn’t like how the Maltese or Pekingese
dogs looked.
I finally decided that a toy poodle would
be perfect!
10. A Poodle!
My mom and dad still said that a toy
poodle was too expensive, so I cleaned
my room and sold a bunch of my junk on
ebay.
I made $94! I also earned $31 for doing
chores, which equaled $125. I thought
that I would buy my own dog but none of
them cost $125!
11. Christmas
For Christmas, my mom and
dad bought me a poodle.
Her name is Misty.
She is white. She has brown eyes.
She is potty trained.
She will be 2 years old on May 9th.
She is cute and adorable and she likes
sleeping on the top of our couch.
So my dream came true!
13. These are the hard things about
having a dog…
You have to take her out in the snow early
in the morning and late at night to go to
the bathroom.
You have to clean up her mess.
Sometimes Misty doesn’t want to go
to sleep and she keeps me awake.
You have to take her for a
walk every day.
14. The great things about
having a dog…
You get to cuddle them.
You get to play games
with them.
She sleeps with me at night.
She runs to greet me when I
get home from school.
