Personal Narrative: The Day I Got My Dog

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The first day i got my dog I was happy and excited. My dad surprised me when he picked me up from school early when my dog Harley was in the car. I think he was seven days old. So when we got in the car we started thinking of names for him and we picked the name Harley. Then we finally got to take him home with us after we got done from the store to get him things like food and things we thought he would be interested in, and things we thought he needed. When we took took him home with us i couldn't stop holding him cause he was so cute and fluffy. After a while i got tired of holding him so I put him down and played with him then fed him. I've also had him since I was six, I still have him. He is five and he is a boxer. A day later

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