We had lived in our new house for about 6 months and my sister and I were wanting a dog.  Our dogs were old and had died before we moved.  Our parents had told us to wait until summer and then we would get a dog.  Well, one day my sister and I looked out the front window and there in our front yard was the skinniest most pitiful looking puppy anyone has ever seen.  I was almost four years old and when I saw that poor puppy I ran out the door in just my boxers.  When my mom looked out and saw the two of us together she couldn't say no.
     Since we didn't have a dog we didn't have dog food either so all we could find to feed her was leftover ribs.  Mom got the ribs out and my sister and I fed her.  Then mom said if we cleaned our rooms and playroom really good our dad would probably let us keep her.  That would show that we could be responsible.
     It worked because Dad said yes.  He did say she needed to go to the Vet and be checked out first.  Dad took her to the Vet.  She told him that other than being skinny the puppy seemed okay.
     The next thing we had to do was try to find her owner.  She was very skinny, afraid of sticks, and afraid of loud voices.  We didn't really want to find her owner and were glad when nobody claimed her.
     One day she was in my dad's truck when he stopped at the quick shop down the hill from our house.  A man went over to him and said that he was glad she had a good home.  She was out of his litter of pups and the person who took her was not nice to her and had dumped her.  He also said that she was a bear dog.
     Now she is healthy, playful, happy, and has made a great pet.  She likes to lay on the beds, even when mom says no, and can be very quiet when I take her to bed with me.  She doesn't hunt bear, but does like to bark at and chase birds and butterflies.  Having a pet find you is a great way to get a wonderful, loving, loyal pet.

by Nick