Victoria Cororan
X Marks The Heart
Sometimes you have to deal with awful things for great things to come. Our family dog’s name is Jaxx, and he got his name in a very special way. Jaxx was our second dog. Our…
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Anjuli Turner
My Best Friend, Zeus
It started with a cookie at lunch. After I collected my mini tacos, I headed to the cookie station. “Turner, Anjuli Turner,” I said. “Here’s your warmed-up chocolate chip cookie, Miss Turner,” Kelly Corrigan, the…
Young Writers on the Web | April 30, 2020
Bailey Boswell
Oakley and Her Huge Personality
On June 29th, my life was changed in a way I could have never imagined. That day, we loaded up the car with lots of toys and puppy food and headed to Rome, Georgia, from…
Young Writers on the Web | January 31, 2020
Conal Gallant
The Stray
Every day I wake up and go to the same place, the park. Not the dog park like my native brethren because to them and the humans, I’m an outcast, a danger, a stray. Like…
Young Writers on the Web | August 27, 2019
Kate Haglin
The Trial
My heart is racing as I walk up to the judge with my English Springer Spaniel, Yanta. I am about to show the judge how much we have learned together. I make Yanta sit, looking…
Young Writers on the Web | August 26, 2019
Kendle Frank
My Dog Is My Therapist
Happiness isn’t a destination; it’s a lifelong journey. In my own pursuit of contentment, I have found that the best therapists are dogs. The deeper I dive into my passion for these incredible creatures the…
Young Writers on the Web | August 15, 2019
Kathryn Prerost
Chain Reaction
The first full question I believe I ever asked was, “Mommy, can I have a dog?” Ever since I learned that phrase, I never stopped repeating it. She got me fish. I was very excited,…
Young Writers on the Web | August 13, 2019
Isabel Tagtow
Soaring
A special dog helps a young girl leap into life. I was shy, introverted, and reticent. I was the kid that glared back or started crying when someone in public would try to make to…
Young Writers on the Web | June 27, 2019
Kendle Frank
Changing Teenage Lives One Dog At a Time
I walked into my first day of high school in 2016 as a small, confused freshman with no idea of who I was or what I wanted to be. High school is a time of…
Young Writers on the Web | May 24, 2019
Jayson Kimberly
A Promise Unbroken
One boy’s mission to save a down-and-out pup named Sophie On September 18th around 2:30 p.m. I received a message from the director of a no-kill animal shelter in Huntsville, Texas. “I have been following…
Young Writers on the Web | April 29, 2019
Nikolas Anthony Klimenko
Atlas to Marz
Part One—Dreams of a Cheese World Once upon a time on planet Earth, the Boy sang the National Anthem at the San Francisco Giants game. And with a wink and a nod at the “rockets’…
Young Writers on the Web | March 7, 2019
Kendle Frank
Hearts and Hounds
Valentine’s Day Pups I celebrated the day of love by photographing the animals that stole my heart. I had a howling good time and wish all of my readers a Valentine’s Day full of Pugs…