to be willing to do what you are told

to do something a correct way

to get a warning for doing something wrong

the way people or animals act

to persuade

to inform

to entertain

his mother said that he had to clean it

he did not like his room messy

so his parents would get him a dog

jumped over the fence

knocked over the garbage

he chewed Sam's baseball cap

the day after he cleaned his room

the morning of his 9th birthday

Christmas morning

the day Sam got Dodger

when Dodger tore down the living room curtains

when Dodger jumped in the bath

Dodger needed more attention.

Dodger needed to leave the family.

Dodger needed to go to doggy school.

He sent him to doggy school.

He set his alarm early and trained him.

sleep in and not practice playing fetch with a baseball

stay inside the house

come to a baseball game

It is easy to take care of a pet.

It takes extra time, work, and dedication.

You need to have patients.

You need to make extra time for pets.

You can leave your pet by itself for long periods of time.