The American Beagler Forum

ok guys ive had three essays i liked so im gonna do a first ,second and third place
and the winner of the free puppy essay contest is a big thanks to my wife for giving the pups for the second and third place winner

1st place
Will Driskill
Sutherland, Virginia

here is his essay

Why I Should Win This Puppy

Hi. My name is Will Driskill. I live in Virginia and I am almost 8 years old. I loved rabbit hunting with my dog Dixie. When I was 6, I got Dixie for Christmas. She was a tri-color and loved to hunt in the woods behind my house. I killed my first rabbit with her last year. My Dad took her to have puppies with a dog in North Carolina in February. I helped my Dad make a whelping box for her puppies. She was going to have them in April, almost on my birthday. Me and my sister were excited. Last Wednesday night, we let her out while we were outside. She got on a rabbit and started hunting. We tried to call her back but she kept running. The next morning she wasn't home and I was worried. My mom and me looked for her all over but no Dixie. On Friday, I was helping Dad get the kennel ready and mom found Dixie in our cutover. She was dead and we were all crying. Dad said it was a bobcat or coyote. I want to shoot them when I can. I really want a puppy and I have everything she needs. My Mom still feels too sad to buy me one now but Dad said if I am lucky enough to win this contest, they will bring me to Kentucky for my birthday to pick her up. That would be a great birthday if I could win her. If I win, I will love her and take good care of her.


2nd place
Ben Riggs
8095 New Jackson Highway
Magnolia KY, 42757

his essay

Dear Mr. and Ms. Salyers,
I heard that you are going to give away a puppy to the person that writes the best essay. I am eleven years old and i live in magnolia, kentucky. I think I would be the best boy for this puppy, because my chore is to feed my dad's dogs but i have never had a dog of my own. My dad seen your post and told me he thought I was old enough to have a dog of my own. I think from feeding my dad's dogs it has taught me to have responsibility for things other than my own. Our dogs have a great home. I let them out to run in our fenced in yard every day while I clean out the kennels and always keep fresh cedar in there boxes. We rabbit hunt a lot and my dad taught me how to clean and cook rabbits since I was 6 years old and this pup would help me learn more than I already know about rabbit hunting, and i would love to teach her how to rabbit hunt. our neighber has a big bunch of brier pathchs and we always run our dogs in it. I have a little brother and a little sister and they would love to see another beagle running around our back yard. my dad has three beagles of his own and if I get this pup I would be able to say that she was my dog. most of the time my dad works all week long so I would have a lot of time to train her all by myself and maybe me and my dad could get into field trials. I know that I can take care of puppy and I can promise you that she will have a wonderful home to stay at. so please give me a chance to raise this puppy.
sincerely,

third place
Trenton Coleman
paintsville ky

his essay

Dear Joey,

My name is Trenton Coleman I am 6 years old and I live in Paintsville, Ky.
I would like to have this puppy because my daddy has beagles and he
shares them with me but I don't have one of my own. I've always
wanted a beagle that I could call my own. I run dogs with my daddy alot
but I don't get to run my own dog. I know that dogs are alot of responsibility
but I am ready. If I get the chance to I will take really good care of this puppy.

Congrats to the winners!!!!!!! Great essays!!!!! Grim,Briarshaker,You folks are A1.

Very good stuff.

what,i wanted to win

this aint fair,i should have won,i am tellin my mommy,your mean to me joey,i aint you friend no more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


lol.............seroiusly,that was a good thing you all did,congrats to the winner,hope the pup gives ya years of fun,good job,nice essay,all three are good ones

i didnt even place in the top 3
im protesting

lol
this is a great thing ya done joey and diana
shows what kinda people ya really are.
but really i think i should have been atleast top 3
lol

You folks are the greatest, my boy is tore up from the floor up. See ya Friday. Thanks,Riggs

ok danny and josh thats why i put an age limit on this contest so all my buddys that act like kid and are barely taller than one couldnt enter besides danny i figure if you had an ink pen your skin would soak it all up just kidding guys i think i was as excited as the kids were this month anything i could do to make a kids day is well worth it

ha ha
with the short jokes
always gotta go there dont cha
congrats to the lil feller that won the pup

This is great! Trenton is very excited. Thanks. John

awwwwwww I'd have had to give them all one too!!! Great essay's and I wish them the best of luck with the puppies! What a generous thing to do!!!

Leah

I think this is awesome,
Y'all have given me some ideas for down the road for the Little future
Beaglers of tomorrow .
They are our future of anytype of Hunting, and what y'all have did with this
Deserves a Super Big applause ...

Thanks and May God Richly Bless you.

Congrats to the Winners !!!!!

Randy Underwood

Great idea. Don't know how anyone could ever deny those. I just couldn't imagine turning down any one. Hope others take the lead from this. I know if I ever have another litter I will do something similar. This is what it's all about, guys. Grim, Thank you for renewing our faith in our fellow beaglers, for pulling us all a little closer and bringing some new blood into the fold. Congratulations to the winners. Good things don't just happen, effort makes them happen.

Way to go winners! And that was a very nice thing to do grim.I have a pup out of this line and at 4 mo. she is really starting to show potential.

Can't help it the winner and the other two brought a tear to my eye. That is a great thing to insure beagling will never die by getting and keeping are young folk involved. It would be a pleasure if the winners parents would allow me to get there pups personalized dog collars and send them to them. So how bout it parents????

i have a 4 month old male pup i would be willing to give to the 2nd or 3rd place boys.
after reading there essay i think they would realy take care of and enjoy a pup.
they(or there parents) can pm me and i can tell them more about the pup.