May

Homework:

- Dogs who attack other people will be fined by over 19,000 dollars. - Their may be a change of law which is going to be 20 years of jail - AVA says that banning them would not be effective and socialisation of dangerous dogs will help. - It has been said that dogs will most likely attack children who is under the age of 10, and mostly by their own dogs. - Not all incidents can be prevented but teaching smaller kids to be safer with dogs and socializations of puppies with people and other dogs will be a good way to prevent bites and attacks.

The government has said that they want to ban all dangerous dogs as soon as possible. There have been so many incidents where dogs like pit bull terriers have attacked smaller children. One of these incident’s occurred on Wednesday. This was very horrific as the poor 4 year old was mauled to death. The owners of the dogs will have fines to 19,000 dollars, the government is trying to change the laws with facing jail for 20 years. Councils are now pleading for the rights to ban pit-bull terriers and other dangerous dogs. However, others like the AVA (Australian Veterinary Association) say banning dogs will not help this and that socialization is the better way to fix this problem. If children can learn how to act around certain dogs not all of the attacks would take place. Statistics has showed that children that are under the age of 10 will be the most likely to get attacked by their own dogs at home.

The simple Gift, epilogue

10 years later

I look up in the beautiful evening sky The sky that is a mixture of red and orange. It was the same colour as it was ten years ago, When I had looked up in the sky the day Old Bill went out for his journey Instantly I remembered all the good and bad times we shared under the same sky, just like that day I wonder what Old Bill is looking at right now. Are you looking at the same sky as I am? What are you feeling right now? Are you happy in the island you are now by yourself, with a view of only white? There were so many questions I wanted to ask him before he left me

“Daddy! What are you looking at?” I turn around as I hear the voice of an angel, warm and gentle. I look down as the small little hands grabbed my hand, Firmly. I look behind and there was Caitlin with her blue apron, standing in front of the white house, The house that Old Bill gave me The house that I now have a home. A family. A wife and a son. A house that is treasured with so many memories. I look ahead in the distance where the mountains and bushes are lighted with the sunlight. And there, I see a smile that I have never seen A smile that shares only happiness.

I look down at Freddie, And I point in the distance “Son, you see that bird in the far distance? That is the light that will guide you through your life. The hope in your soul” Caitlin walks down and grips my hand tightly, We look at the horizon. We didn’t even need to talk. We didn’t need words. We just smiled and I looked at my own sun. the sun that I treasure the most.