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 We hope you enjoy our pieces of writing from the perspective of Buckley the dog!

This person started cutting my ears off and my tail.Then these people took me to a dog care place. Wow what are you doing.I am laying on a bed they put this thing on my face. I can see this bright light.I slowly fall asleep.I opened my eyes.Whats that moving on my back.Something is on my head it hearts a little but not as much as it did.For some reason it feels better.I feelt abit sleepy but i could hear better.
 * BY JAKE EVANS**

A week ago I had a horrific experience... My Master had left the gate open and then I did something that changed my life forever. I ran away... I went to the first place I saw, The St. Albans School in Melbourne. I was running happily around the oval. The next thing I knew, I was held still by a man who seemed horrific and nasty and held a knife. Soon enough I was stranded with 2 half ears and ¾’s of a tail. I was left to die. I was finally found and taken to the lost dogs home. I hope they will look after me well. All the other dogs here are caring and respectful of my injuries and have told many rumours about what is going to happen to me. The pugs just sit in the corners and moan about all the special treatment I am having. I am willing to share...
 * By Bethany Moloney 56M**

I was chased by a man with gardening scissors and he hacked of my tail and my ears it felt like 1000 pins shot into me. I’m worried about why there are so many people here watching me ‘I just want to go home and hide .so I’m hiding in the corner hoping they will go away and I can just relax hey toys yehhh food yehh. Where is that person taking me what’s that light what is this mask I’m feeling sleepy ahhh night night I woke up I could see my tail I could here.
 * By Billy**

BUCKLEY My legs were too little I couldn’t run fast enough. He got hold of me, he hacked at my ears and tail. I feel confused upset why would a man do such a thing to his best friend. I am in constant pain it really hurts how would he like it if I did that to him.
 * Sam elliott**

I’m real Distraught. I feel real abandoned. I’m real lonely and sad. I’m real petrified of my owner. I’m so hopeless. I’m real confused. I’m real relieved. My owner hurt me. My owner disrespected me.
 * By Gavin**

Thank god I've been found. But I still don't know where I am. What's wrong with me, I can't hear and I can't feel my ears or tail. My tail oooh toys. Right what have I got. What is that, a ball with dangerous spikes on it? Oh what the hell. It's awesome. Who are these people?
 * Matthew Broughton **

"You smelly mongrel" They are the words stuck in my head after this week, the image of a man running at me with cutters, the never-ending torture of not being able to wag my tail, to play with it. But worse is the pain I felt when the cutters struggled against my ears, the pulling, pushing, stabbing, it was unbearable. But things are better now, I'm cared for, I'm loved, I'm free to talk without being hurt. All i wanted was food, NOT! Not the cutters! Now i have a real family, a real caring family. I will make it, my life will start fresh. Today is a new day. "bark Grr Rawr!" I exclaimed as they picked me up. They were taking me past all these shiny prisons full of animals and then they entered a room and put me on a table. Then i began to become tired, sleepy, goodnight. I woke up and I HAVE A TAIL!! *wag wag* I have ears, I can hear!! It's a miracle, I gave the people big licks on the cheek and slapped them with my tail. This was the happiest day of my life. Welcome to a new beginning!
 * By Sam G**

"Who's that girl?""Why is she getting closer?" "I need answers fast!""I gently step back,step by step, sitting my left leg on my squeaky mouse toy." " I feel the pain as my ear hits the edge of the cage.""As she reaches my cage I see that's she's holding a large brown bag." " I hope it's food."
 * Ashlee.G**

I've been torched and left here to die. I was just walking home and the the next minute this man brutally assulted me with scissors after just abandoning me here in this patch of grass. I've been here for ages why can't anyone find me? I can't fell my tail I can't hear very well what the? I can't wag my tail Oh My God. After a while I started moaning and then this person found me I started barking but soon stoped this person was taking me somewhere I was scared. Later they put me down and gave me lots and lots of toys to take the pain away it worked.
 * From Tom Gregg-Mcneil**

What is this place I wonder why I'm brought here? I'm frightened I don't recognize this place at all. Why am I anxious maybe I'm getting that odd feeling that this place means trouble? Why do I have no tail and only one ear? I don't remember anything about that. I feel icky maybe I should be patient who am I kidding I'm so impatient to tell the truth. I'm nervous I feel like escapeing but I need proof to relize if this place is good or bad. I have a very good nose for smelling places familier, safe and unsafe places my nose is the best it knows it all. Well if they were evil why would they give me fun colourful toys, fresh water, delicious food and a comfy bed to sleep on? That's pampering not evil doing. This may be a palace of wealth and royalty. Well I will have to stay calm. You can do it I have to try.
 * By Jessica Baum**

"I'm so tired and my ears and tail hurt! Why are there so many people around me?" That's what I've been thinking ever since this morning. Heaps and heaps of people have just been there every time I wake up. Maybe they are the ones who are waking me up all of the time! They are making me do all these tests and, wait, "get your hands off me! Where are you taking me?" I woke up again an hour ago, except I had a bandage around my haed and tail. I'm so glad that I'm awake, because I kept seeing these shocking images of that day. Those scissors. That blood. It still makes me shiver. Yay! I'm back in the cage! I never thought I'd be happy to be in here. Every time I try to sleep, I always see that guy with the scissors and I remember the pain in my ears and tail as he hacked away at them untill there was really nothing left. I'm away from all the other dogs because those people are worried that they might bump me and I'll have to have another operation. At least I have toys, wonderful toys. I'm falling asleep again, goodnight!
 * By Erilyn M**

My past week has been full of weird stuff. Like someone really hurt my ears and tail. I dont know what they look like; which in a way is good, because they really really hurt. Life here isn't too bad though, because now I have lots and lots of fun toys, heaps of yummy treats, and a great big fluffy bed. I've also had a few injections to help ease the pain. Right now I feel a bit weird because heaps of people are looking at me and writing stuff down on somethinng in their hand. It is a little bit scary because they all look like the man who hurt me the other day. I try to ignore them and go on playing with a ball that has yummies inside. It's so fun! Ignoring them dosen't really work, because theyre still there! "FOOD! YAY!" I love food, especiall since I've been here. The food gets placed right infront of me and I immeaditly start munching. I love my life right here, (exept for the fact thatmy ears and tail really really hurt), but exept for that, life's good.

Hi my name is buckley i'm getting plastic surgery today. i don't know what it is but it sounds painful. I'm a bit scared but i'm wondering why the other dogs have ears and a tail and i don't. Why did my owner do this? All i can remember is my owner hacking off my ears and my tail and leaving me in pain I thought I would have a good life and a good owner. But why? Did he do this oh no here comes a girl I think it's time for my plastic surgery I'm scared i was woundering why all these people were visiting me neally every day?. Were am I? In heaven? I am in alot of pain and I am kind of happy with my toys aand top's. My life has been hard ever since I was adopted by a tall figure with short hair and now that I think of it kind of scary. He took me home I jumped around then he took me and goit some sissors I thought "are we doing Origami? cutting cookies?" but none of them were right. I was at a school then he suddenly cut my ears and tail off I cried then he threm me on the ground to die. That's all I remember. I do likeit here becaause I am loved anyway that mean guy was put in jail huh good ridence to him I don't feel one bit sorry for him how could a 30year old man cut a poor little 3 weeks old puppy. Now I am loved heaps they takes pictures and I am setting an exsample for owners to care for kitten, puppies, Dogs,Cats and all pets I am proud:).
 * From Jasmine**

Buckley My name is Buckley, and this is my story. I was enjoying a nice day. It was sunny and warm. My owner wasn't in a happy mood. I was barking at another dog walking down the road. My owner couldn't take it any more. He came outside with a pair of scissors. I backed away feeling frightened and scared. I yelped. My ears were being hacked of. I was in so much agony that I bit my owners hand. He was really mad and started hacking my tail of. Then he left me to die. Then someone came and took me to a strange place. I felt better here and got treated well that I never wanted to leave. Now I believe I am to under go surgery. The next day I think this plastic surgery will help me. But why are there heaps of people standing around me with tools? What is this mask? I am feeling quite sleepy. The new beginning I now have a tail and ears I have been given a home and loved. This is the start of a new beginning.
 * By Nathan Lynham**

As I was lying on the floor i thought of what happend that night. i keep having flashbacks and nightmares of what happend. i feel alone and keep thinking on whats going to happen later. people keep coming to me but im feeling alot better because i am warm ve got lots of toys,clothes and blankets and lots of other things. i am so glad that people have given these things to me but the two things i want the most is my family and something to sop the flashbacks Buckley was abadoned but before he was abaddoned his owner hack his ears and tail off. Buckley was relaxed when most of it was over. Buckley was sad when he thort why did my owner do this to me. Buckley was thankfall when the docters help him. Buckley was happy when he now some one liked him. Buckley was sore when the docters help him. Buckley was inredible when it was all over. Buckley was in pain when the docters help him.
 * By Tearna L **
 * From Bryce **