My First Dog Research Paper

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For years me and my sister have pester our mother over wanting to own a dog. Each time we have gotten the same the excuse that we are too young and would not be able to take care of a dog. That we could barely take care of ourself much less a pet. Fast forward towards the end of my high school I finally convinced her to buy one. Two weeks before Christmas, on a stormy night we went the humane society and got my most special animal, my first dog a chow mix named Tiger.

I still remember first going to see him in his kennel. He was the loudest on in the row, barking and practically jumping off the gate. Honestly I was afraid of him when I first saw him, but my mother fell in love with him. She said he was the most handsome dog ever, I thought she was crazy. Looking back now I don 't blame her, he was the best looking dog there. He had a beautiful shinny brown-red coat of fur, big twinkling light brown eyes(almost golden), a purple tongue and an enthusiastic personality you can feel from miles.
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In the end we all agree to get him, I got to take him on a test walk around the shelter. I can never forget that day, I took his leash from the volunteer and almost fell down. Because he pulled so hard to chase a stray kitten that walking around. Thank God for the fence, after that he dragged me around the trees without even looking back at me. You can imagine my anxiety for future since my mother was clear on me having to do all the dog work after we buy him. I was so scared on how I would handle him. But we signed up dog training class which were going to start a month later, but a month sounded too long to wait for an unpredictable dog like

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