STERLING NOW SAMMY - SUCCESS STORY
I adopted Sterling 9 years ago! We have been best friends ever since!
I now tell all my students the story of how the "Naughtiest Puppy ever" became "The World's Greatest Dog".
Here is it too ( I took some artistic license with the backstory)
When Naughty was born we yawned a big puppy breath yawn and bit mama dog on the nose. "Oh no", thought mama dog, "this is going to be one naughty puppy." When Naughty turned 6 weeks old he escaped the pen and tore up each and every toilet paper roll in the house. "Oh no", thought mama dog's owner, "this is going to be one naughty puppy". When naughty was 10 weeks old he dug up all the sprinkler heads in the back yard, everyone agreed this was the naughtiest puppy ever!
Well time went by and it was soon time for the puppies to find their forever home. First to go was Jumpy, then Happy, then Yappy, until finally it was just Naughty and Sleepy left. An old man came to mama dog's owner house and said, "I need a dog to keep me company in my old age". Mama dog's owner thought, and said, "Sleepy would be just right for you. But if you take sleepy you have to take Naughty too". The old man thought it would be good for there to be two dogs in the house so they could play with one another. So he scooped up Sleepy and Naughty and popped them in the back of his truck.
Well Naughty had never been away from home before, and he was a little nervous, so he yawned a big puppy breath yawn and chewed through the seatbelt of the truck. "Oh no", thought the old man when he saw the damage, "this is one Naughty puppy". He picked up Naughty and Sleepy and put them in the pen in the kitchen to sleep. Well Naughty was still kind of nervous so he yawned a big puppy breath yawn and chewed the kitchen table legs to toothpicks. "Oh no", thought the old man, "this puppy is too Naughty!" The final straw came when the old man had some freinds over and Naughty spent the whole time barking and growling at them. "Enough!" Said the old man, so he called the adoption lady and sent Naughty away.
In a town away a girl sat at her computer. She was crying because she had been looking for the world's greatest dog, but she just couldnt find him. She called her mom on the phone, "Look one more time sweetie, don't give up" said her mom. So she looked up the adoption agency and there was the picture of a blue and brown eyed dog. She knew that this was her dog. The girl and her dad rushed to meet the adoption lady in a Hobby Lobby parking lot. The girl was so nervous, but finally she found the border collie car. The adoption lady reached into the back seat and popped Naughty into the girls arms, where he promptly peed all over the girl's shirt. "He's perfect", she said and she loaded him into her car.
During the car ride home the girl thought, "the world's greatest dog cannot be called Naughty, he needs a better name. Sterling... no.....Rex.....no......Timmy.....no....Sammy! Yes that's it! Sammy!".
Well Sammy grew and grew and grew, and he chewed, and chewed, and chewed. He chewed through 5 sofas, an entire 8 piece dining room set, countless pairs of shoes, and even a muffin tin!
Sammy and the girl loved hiking. One day they went out hiking on a new trail. When they turned the corner the girl stopped dead in her tracks.... there in the center of the trail was a snarling mountain lion. The girl didn't know what to do, but Naughty did. He pulled so hard on the leash that it popped out of the girls hands. He chased that mountain lion over one hill, then another, then another. The girl was chasing behind shouting "Sammy!" "Sammy!!". Finally she gave up, she could not keep up with them. She slumped to the dust and started to cry. When there over the horizon, over one hill, over another, and finally into the girl's arms. She buried her head into his brown fur and told Sammy, "You are The World's Greatest Dog ever!" and he was!
Sammy still loves to go hiking with his girl, and to go to the beach and swimming. While I don't know about his time before I adopted him, and he never actually chased a mountain lion he has loved chasing many animals that I would rather he not. He really did eat 5 sofa's and the muffin pan belongs in an art museum somewhere! While his puppy hood might have been a challenge he really is the best dog ever. The best companion a girl could ask for!
Thank you so much for your beautiful work! Sammy is 9 years strong in our house, here's to hoping for 9 more!
I now tell all my students the story of how the "Naughtiest Puppy ever" became "The World's Greatest Dog".
Here is it too ( I took some artistic license with the backstory)
When Naughty was born we yawned a big puppy breath yawn and bit mama dog on the nose. "Oh no", thought mama dog, "this is going to be one naughty puppy." When Naughty turned 6 weeks old he escaped the pen and tore up each and every toilet paper roll in the house. "Oh no", thought mama dog's owner, "this is going to be one naughty puppy". When naughty was 10 weeks old he dug up all the sprinkler heads in the back yard, everyone agreed this was the naughtiest puppy ever!
Well time went by and it was soon time for the puppies to find their forever home. First to go was Jumpy, then Happy, then Yappy, until finally it was just Naughty and Sleepy left. An old man came to mama dog's owner house and said, "I need a dog to keep me company in my old age". Mama dog's owner thought, and said, "Sleepy would be just right for you. But if you take sleepy you have to take Naughty too". The old man thought it would be good for there to be two dogs in the house so they could play with one another. So he scooped up Sleepy and Naughty and popped them in the back of his truck.
Well Naughty had never been away from home before, and he was a little nervous, so he yawned a big puppy breath yawn and chewed through the seatbelt of the truck. "Oh no", thought the old man when he saw the damage, "this is one Naughty puppy". He picked up Naughty and Sleepy and put them in the pen in the kitchen to sleep. Well Naughty was still kind of nervous so he yawned a big puppy breath yawn and chewed the kitchen table legs to toothpicks. "Oh no", thought the old man, "this puppy is too Naughty!" The final straw came when the old man had some freinds over and Naughty spent the whole time barking and growling at them. "Enough!" Said the old man, so he called the adoption lady and sent Naughty away.
In a town away a girl sat at her computer. She was crying because she had been looking for the world's greatest dog, but she just couldnt find him. She called her mom on the phone, "Look one more time sweetie, don't give up" said her mom. So she looked up the adoption agency and there was the picture of a blue and brown eyed dog. She knew that this was her dog. The girl and her dad rushed to meet the adoption lady in a Hobby Lobby parking lot. The girl was so nervous, but finally she found the border collie car. The adoption lady reached into the back seat and popped Naughty into the girls arms, where he promptly peed all over the girl's shirt. "He's perfect", she said and she loaded him into her car.
During the car ride home the girl thought, "the world's greatest dog cannot be called Naughty, he needs a better name. Sterling... no.....Rex.....no......Timmy.....no....Sammy! Yes that's it! Sammy!".
Well Sammy grew and grew and grew, and he chewed, and chewed, and chewed. He chewed through 5 sofas, an entire 8 piece dining room set, countless pairs of shoes, and even a muffin tin!
Sammy and the girl loved hiking. One day they went out hiking on a new trail. When they turned the corner the girl stopped dead in her tracks.... there in the center of the trail was a snarling mountain lion. The girl didn't know what to do, but Naughty did. He pulled so hard on the leash that it popped out of the girls hands. He chased that mountain lion over one hill, then another, then another. The girl was chasing behind shouting "Sammy!" "Sammy!!". Finally she gave up, she could not keep up with them. She slumped to the dust and started to cry. When there over the horizon, over one hill, over another, and finally into the girl's arms. She buried her head into his brown fur and told Sammy, "You are The World's Greatest Dog ever!" and he was!
Sammy still loves to go hiking with his girl, and to go to the beach and swimming. While I don't know about his time before I adopted him, and he never actually chased a mountain lion he has loved chasing many animals that I would rather he not. He really did eat 5 sofa's and the muffin pan belongs in an art museum somewhere! While his puppy hood might have been a challenge he really is the best dog ever. The best companion a girl could ask for!
Thank you so much for your beautiful work! Sammy is 9 years strong in our house, here's to hoping for 9 more!