The Time I Tried To Save My Dog From The Electric

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Kimberly Clemons Professor Angela Haynes English 1113 #006 - English Composistion I 7 February 2012 The Time I Tried to Save My Dog From the Electric Fence We have all had those moments where we lack common sense. You know those moments when you do something that you know better than doing, but for some reason, your brain just doesn't register how completly senseless it is. When I was just 14 years old, I had my first of many epic lapses of judgement. At the time it was anything but funny, but over the years my family has reminded me of it in such a comedic way that I can now look back at it and laugh. Let me tell you about the the time I tried to save my dog from the electric fence. My daddy always told us that dogs were too much trouble and that we couldn't have one. My brother and I never really pressed the issue because we knew where he stood on the matter. That is until one day I found a stray puppy whose eyes were barely just opened. This puppy couldnt have been more than a month old and was so tiny. I immediately took it home and showed my parents and my daddy said "All right, if you want this puppy you can have it, but you will have to earn the money to care for it properly and feed it, and if you slip up, its off to the pound with it." We were so excited that we eagerly agreed to these terms, afterall, how much trouble could he be? He was so tiny! We decided to name him Raider. Within a months time, Raider had grown tremendously. So much that we had to put him in the backyard, he was no longer able to be an indoor dog. This is where the trouble begins. You see, Raider was very smart! He wanted back in the house so he would use his mouth and paws to turn the door knob to the back door just whenever he wanted inside! That was an easy enough fix, we just locked the door. Raider then decided he was going

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