Personal Narrative: The Puppy That Changed My Life

Summer two-thousand-fifteen, my family had the idea to help a dog rescue called Mostly Muttz by fostering a puppy. Ashley, the puppy we would foster, came to my house and she was the most lovable, funny, and well behaved puppy I have ever seen. I, being a responsible, caring person, was the most excited. My mother, helpful and loving, brought her out of the car. The entire family felt incredibly happy and optimistic. We learned to love Ashley and were blue at the thought she could be taken from our family. Little did I know, this puppy would change my life forever.

When my mother pulled in the driveway, a wave of excitement came over me. I ran out to her to see the petite, orange, puppy she was getting out of her car. I was then informed that the orange puppy was named Ashley. I put the green towel Ashley was sitting in our house with the other dogs so they would …show more content…
I responded sure, however, did not want to know because I assumed she would be leaving us either way. My mother replied with nowhere. I was perplexed at this answer and soon realized, our family adopted Ashley! Ashley seemed to have an enormous smile on her face and her tail looked like it was wagging one-hundred miles per hour. Everyone was ecstatic. In the dog rescue, she would now be known as a foster failure.

For the next couple days, our family discussed new names for Ashley. Finally, we decided on the name Nyla. My mother and I went to the pet store to buy new toys, a collar, and a name tag put on the collar. As we went to check out, I heard a young girl bellow about getting toys for her dog, Charlie. At the last minute, I suggested the name and we agreed that my mother and I liked that name better. We were very excited and everything was cheerful. My family started to help at the rescue even more and often held events for adoptable dogs to come and be seen. This taught me a moral that would change my