Raising a Puppy

Raising a puppy is a tremendous amount of work.   It requires a lot of time and patience on your part.  One of the first things you must do when you bring home a new puppy is house break it.  You have to teach the puppy not to go to the bathroom in the house.  Doing this can be very time consuming because every hour or so you have to take the dog out to the yard and watch to make sure the dog is going to the bathroom.  The fun part is, after the dog goes to the bathroom you can get all excited and clap and praise the dog and give treats for a job well done.   Puppies also make a big mess that you have to clean up.  They dribble their water all over the floor after they drink form their bowl, they are very hairy and shed a lot, and when they come in the house from playing outside they have dirty paws.  Sometimes puppies will steal things, like slippers, and chew them up.  To prevent this from happening you must make sure they have plenty of their own toys to play with and chew up. 

Although raising a puppy is very hard work, it is the most rewarding feeling in the world.  The best part of having a puppy is when you come home after being out all day the puppy is so excited to see you and wants to give you puppy kisses. And of course, it gives you a cuddle buddy when you are watching TV at night.  My puppy keeps me very busy but I love her and would not trade in for anything!

Vocabulary:

tremendous- alot of something

house break- to train a pet to go to the bathroom outside

dribble- when water flows or falls in drops form the mouth

shed- when hair or fur comes off the pet

rewarding- to feel satisfied

Vocabulary Exercise: Create one sentence of your own for each of the five vocabulary words.

Gramar Point: Using the five vocabulary words, write a synonym for each.