My Speech (Keep in mind I wrote this to read out to my class)
Hi, I’m Eloise. My speech is about how I believe that dogs are the best pet. I have many reasons for my belief, including how fit you can get from owning a dog, responsibilities dogs teach you, the great company they give you and how dogs can help with your health. So let's hurry up and get this over with.
Owning a dog can teach you many things about responsibility which is a key feature to have in the changing world. Owning a dog teaches you this because you have to feed, walk, and clean up after your dog. Although it may seem like a negative thing, it is preparing you for the adult world. When hiring for jobs, managers look for responsible and trustworthy people. Keep listening, this is only my first reason why dogs are the best pet.
If you are a lazy person like me, taking your dog for a walk may not seem like a positive thing, but going for a walk everyday can do wonders to your mental and physical health. Just by going for a 30 minute walk everyday you can boost your immune system, mental health, fitness and help you lose weight. Although you can go for walks without a dog, dogs can be great company.
Which brings me to my next reason. Dogs are not only your pets, but they are also your family and friend. When you adopt them they also adopt you as part of their pack. If you have a dog you may notice they love attention, but they also love giving you attention and cheering you up. Dogs show empathy, which means they care about you and want to make you happy.
Finally, we come to what might just be the most important reason in my speech. As you get older your heart gets weaker, owning a dog gives you less chance of getting a heart disease. Another health issue dogs help you with is stress. They reduce stress and make you feel calm, as long as you’re not afraid of dogs that is. This is a really important reason because surviving is the goal, dogs can help us with that.
I hope I have explained to you clearly why I believe dogs are the best pet. I have told you how dogs turn troublemaker kids into adults, how owning a dog makes you a lot healthier and how much dogs really care about us. I hope you enjoyed my speech more than I enjoyed reading it to you.
