My Dog Cho Cho

One hot summer day, my whole family was working in our vegetable garden. Even our little poodle, Cho Cho was in the garden with us. While we were planting tomatoes and onions, Cho Cho was running towards the nearby horse lot. All of us yelled at Cho Cho to come back out of the horse lot, but he wouldn’t.

Cho Cho wanted to play with the horse by running after it. He didn’t think about the danger. Soon, the horse was chasing Cho Cho. We kept yelling at him, but he ignored us.

The horse stepped on Cho Cho’s back foot and he started to whine loudly. My mom told dad to get him out of the horse lot and calm the horse down. Dad threw down his cup of seeds and they scattered all over the place. Then he ran as fast as he could to the fence and jumped it. My mom, sister, and I watched from the nearby garden.

At first, we didn’t know that Cho Cho was injured. I was afraid that he was hurt very bad because I could see his foot was turned sideways. My dad handed Cho Cho to my mom, and she felt of his leg. As soon as she felt his leg, she told us that she thought it was broken. By now, I was crying very hard.

My mom rushed Cho to the veterinarian, while my dad, my sister, and I waited at home. It seemed like a long time before my mother came home. The longer it was, the more worried I became.

Finally, mom came home with the news. It was terrible. The veterinarian wanted to do surgery and keep Cho overnight. The vet couldn’t wait until morning, because his leg would be too stiff.

I kept thinking about Cho and was worried about him staying at the animal hospital. It was strange at the house because it was so quiet without him. Usually, he is playing with us and making noises. It was weird not hearing his little feet stepping on the hard kitchen floor.

The next morning, mom took me to school. I really didn’t want to go; I wanted to see Cho Cho. The day seemed long, but mom finally came to get us at parent pick up.

On the way home, mom told my sister and I that Cho Cho had a cast from the bottom of his foot to the top of his hip. I wasn’t too excited about seeing him that way. This made me feel really sorry for him.

When we got home, Cho Cho was in the living room with my dad. I looked at Cho Cho with his white cast. He looked funny and I stopped crying. I knew that he was going to be okay. He had some trouble walking, but after about six weeks, the cast was taken off. His fur was shorter where the cast had been.

Before long, Cho Cho was back outside playing and running around like he did before he broke his leg. However, if he sees a horse, he usually stays away.

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