blog #3 Andre Porter

 The book that I chose to blog on is Pinkerton, Behave by Steven Kellogg. I chose to blog on this book because it is about a wild dog that struggles to follow all of the owner's commands. It reminds me of a child that always done the opposite of what their parents are instructing them to do but end up doing one major thing that will tremendously help their parents. Pinkerton was the type of dog that honestly could not understand his owner's commands. When the owner was telling the dog to come he jumped out of a window knocking over plants and everything. The owner felt very desperate and overwhelmed concerning this dog so they took him to a obedience school. This school did not benefit Pinkerton at all because he flunked out in record time. It was actually awesome that the dog flunked out because a burglar breaks into their home and the dog was able to put all of his wild bad habits to great use by catching the burglar. This book touched me in a very special way because animals and people can have hidden good qualities if people show confidence and patience. The owners were very patient about the dog learning despite how overwhelmed they were feeling about the situation. Furthermore, reading this book has taught me that patience are virtues. I have a strong perspective that if they didn't have patience with this dog, even though he struggled to follow commands, he wouldn't have been able to save them from this burglar. This story also gave me a feeling of joy when the owners appreciated the dog at the end constantly stating that I love you Pinkerton. I feel that the main thing that grasp my attention about this story is it is essential to have patience when it comes to people or animals.