What is my dog in my house for?

I have a dog named Choco in my house. Her pedigree is beagle. She came to my house when I was 9 years old. She was named for what she looked like; she had mixed color hair which are brown, dark brown and white. It looks like chocolate. The first few years after she came, all of my family looked after her nicely. However, we have got tired of taking care of her. So we came not to care about her.

Through thinking about animals in the class a few weeks ago, I got to think of her as an important member of my family. Although I don't see her very much because I don't live in my hometown now, I would care if she was not home when I get back to my hometown. It had been a long time since I went for a walk with my dog. The last time I went back home in May, I went for a walk with her and realized that she has got older. She used to run fast and I didn't like to walk with my dog because I was always pulled. However, she couldn't walk for a long time without taking a rest in May. It was better for me to walk slowly, but I became sad at the same time. I remembered the all memories that I had with her and imagined the life without her in the future. It must be a sad imagination, but I couldn't help thinking about it.

When I went for a walk with her, I also felt that my mind was connected to her mind. I used to think telling my dog my feeling or what I want was impossible. However, every time I called her name, she came to me happily. And she always looked at my eyes. So I thought she knew how I felt. Now I think she is my precious family and the next time I see her, I want to play with her a lot.

As I finally realized how important taking care of the pet was, I think many people haven't realized it yet. So I want a lot of people to take care of pets without getting tired of it. A Pet belong to family as long as people have him or her.