Our Perfect Puppy (II)

3 Our Perfect Puppy (II) Over the next few months, Katie grew bigger and stronger. Whenever people would come to the house, she would jump up and try to lick them. But that's a bad habit for a dog, so we took her to obedience classes where she learned to be calm and to understand our commands. Katie is now two years old and fully grown. And that's where the problem is-she stopped growing at about 30 kilograms. That's about five kilograms underweight for a Labrador. We took her to the veterinarian. “ This dog is not a Labrador Retriever, " he said. “ It's a mixture of breeds. " We were angry because we paid full price for a pure Labrador. We called the store and they agreed to give us some money back. But one day, Katie's small size came into use. We got a kitten to keep Katie company. Unfortunately, Katie often scared the kitten. One day, we heard the kitten crying. It was behind a wall near the furnace in the basement. It was scared and we couldn't reach it.

Katie was whining and trying to get into the room, but we knew if the kitten heard the dog it wouldn't come out. The kitten was there all day. The next night at supper, Katie ran downstairs and managed to get into the furnace room. She found where the cat was hiding and began to whine. Maybe it was because of a mother's instinct, or maybe she was just tired of having no one to chase, she started to squeeze between the two walls. I tried to stop her, but she was gone. She worked her way to the kitten. Suddenly, we heard a loud meow and we could see Katie backing up. She squeezed her way out. In her mouth, she was carrying the kitten. My sister and I cheered. The dog had a very special treat that night. She may not be the right weight or the right size. She may not be a pure-bred Labrador Retriever. But to us, Katie is the perfect dog.