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Sweet, faithful and loving are only a few things that describe Misty. She is a four-year-old german shepherd. Misty is the sweetest, but most protective dog out there, at least in my eyes, of course. She definitely is one of a kind and a spoiled rotten fur baby. You are probably wondering how Misty came in to my life. I remember it clearly, as if it had happened just yesterday. It was a cold, windy December night. My friend showed up at my house, I grabbed my coat and went outside to meet her. I noticed it was taking her awhile to get out, I could see her grabbing something from the back seat. I did not think much of it. All I could think of was how cold it was and how much I wanted her to hurry! As she was walking towards me I could see something in her arms. It was as if she was carrying something wrapped and bundled up in a towel. It was moving! “What is that moving?” I asked. She was and has always been her own kind of spontaneous, so I thought what has she got herself into this time. There she was standing in front of me holding a puppy in her arms. The puppy was shivering and I said, “c’mon you crazy, lets get it inside.” When we got inside the house I got a better look at the pup, she was fluffy and looked …show more content…
How bad could it be, right? Turns out it was the best decision I could have ever made. Keeping misty. Yes, misty does come with responsibilities such as waking up in the middle of the night at 3, 4 or even 5 in the morning to take her out to potty. She will whine until you take her out. Waking up early to leave water and food for her is another thing I have to do and after being up at 3 in the morning, no one wants to be up by 6:30 am. For her I would do that and more. She is fun in so many ways and such a good pup. We go for jeep rides and she loves it. She also loves to lay around and watch TV with me. I have so many good memories with

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