Descriptive essay - My Three Little Sisters

Do you love dogs or cats? How about other animals like rabbits and parrots? If yes, that’s great!

Since you have already known how to enjoy the moments with animals. If no, never mind. You may discover the amazements of staying with them after reading the stories between my three little sisters and me. Believe me, I’m not telling joke.

My sisters are not human beings but dogs. They are named Ball Ball (a Pomeranian with round eyes and a large belly), Gill Gill and Kelly (both are lop-eared Puddle with curly brown and beige hair respectively). Why did I say they are my sisters instead of my pets? The reason is simple. We are not raising them to provide us with entertainment as pets but to share our joy and worry as family members. At this moment, you might wonder how little pets could be our friends, or even “counselors”. Now, let me show you!

The cleverest sister of mine is Gill Gill, who seems to be able to read my mind. Remember doing midnight-revision for the HKDSE few months ago, I sat on the chair staring at the past paper and she dozed gently next to me as if she was always standing by my side. Although preparing for the exam was a tortuous journey, I have never felt lonely. When I was desolated and my tears kept running out of my eyes, she would come to me and nestle against my feet to lick my tears.

Are there any restrictions in keeping pets? The answer is yes.

Stepping out of the lift, I could hear my three sisters barking to welcome us when we back home. Barking is an innate behavior of dogs, especially for Ball Ball (the eldest one among the three). In fact, my family has got used to it because this happens every day. Apart from barking, Ball Ball loves to stand merely with her two poor posterior feet, and then turn round and round. These could be fine for other dogs, but not for Ball Ball, who got an injured leg when jumping down from sofa eight years ago. Her wail at that time is still ringing in my head. After the accident, veterinarian suggested we cut down Ball Ball’s weight to reduce the pressure acting on her feet. But we failed! We cannot stand firm when she asks for food by saluting with a big big smile.

Kelly is the youngest, slimmest, weirdest and laziest sister of mine. Everyday, she spends at least twenty hours lying and daydreaming on bed or sofa. Her life seems to be leisured, but there is reason behind her laziness. Distemper, an infectious disease that causes symptoms like fever and serious coughing, nearly took away Kelly’s life when she was still a three-month-old baby. At that time, she coughed for the whole night and have to be quarantined. Luckily, she won the battle with this disease and is now five years old.

You may now know that having pets at home is pleasurable but sometime restrictive. We better not to play down the patience needed for taking care of them. It is appreciated if you are willing to sacrifice your time to adopt the abandoned animals, as their stories will be entirely different once they meet a responsible master. But, one thing is certain: keeping pets is not a way to kill time but a life-long commitment. So, thinking twice before bringing them home is always a good idea.