My dog was a puppy when we first got him. My
brother ___1___ him on a
playing field and brought him home. We ___2___
him Rudi. He growled at us and slunk into a corner ___3___
he got to know us. Then he would jump into our laps and snuggle
up to us. He is really intelligent. ___4___
morning he will run to the gate to check whether it ___5___.
If by some chance it is not, he will push the gate open and run
out. He returns in a few minutes but the sense of freedom it
gives him appears to be important to him. When it is time for
food, he waits ___6___ at
the kitchen door. If it is not ready ___7___
time, he barks at my mother. He knows that he is not allowed
inside the house. However after his weekly ___8___,
he will wait at the door, and if invited, he will come in ___9___
that he will not be chased ___10___
as he is clean. |