Helper Hounds: Sparky Helps Mary Make Friends

Helper Hounds: Sparky Helps Mary Make Friends — page 7
That family talked about how good I’d be in obedience classes I’d be some sort of champion at jumping through hoops and weaving around poles they said But they never signed me up for those classes I stayed in the apartment day after day locked in a crate bored out of my mind I needed something to do So I began tearing up the bedding and toys they put in my crate I’d splash the water bowl on the floor around me I’d pee and poop in my crate Just to mix it up a little A dog’s gotta live And I kept growing While I had my dad’s brains I had my mom’s brawn I got big Too big for that crate And too big to live in an apartment At least that’s what the family said when they dropped me off at the shelter where I stayed in a kennel day in and day out The shelter wasn’t home but it wasn’t too bad The people at the shelter were nice They gave me fresh toys to play with and took me on 7