i sat there with my head on my paws. i flicked my blackish brown ears and looked towards the steel door. i could hear voices on the other side which caused other dogs to bark. slowly it opened and footsteps echoed along with the obnoxious dog barking.

"choose wisely" the shelter hand said walking. "most of them are nice but most are also mutts"

"mutts are good dogs but i want a pure bread." he said looking at some of us "a Strong Loyal one" the male voice said. I lifted my head a little as a mans face appeared. he had short black hair and dark brown eyes. the other dogs shouted "choose me! Choose me" He had on a blue shirt that buttoned up plus a black tie. I laid my head down again on my paws and gave him a pitifully look. I whinnied a little to add emphasis.

"is she pure bread" he asked looking back up to the helper. He placed his hand at my door and i lifted my head to sniff it carefully.

"We're pretty sure she is but i don't know about her loyalty or how she does with other people such as children. I looked back into the dark pools of his eyes with my one blue eye one brown eye.

"this one" he said getting back up and pointing at me. "i don't care what you say about her i want her"

'Her has a name' i thought. then suddenly it snapped, i was getting adopted i was getting out of this place.

"shes a good dog apart from her past and us not knowing how she does with children" the helper said opening the door to my cage. i tentatively poked my head out and looked up at them unsure of what to do.

"Madalyn will surly love you" the man with the tie said bending down and gently scratching right behind my ear. i leaned a little into it and did my best to smile.

he reached into his pocket and pulled out a coal black collar with a bone dangling off the end. 'how cliche' i thought as he hocked a black leash to it and placed it around my neck. All the other dogs where either barking congratulations, or saying that they where jealous, some even shouted some  cussing towards me.

"what will i call you?" he asked me after all the papers where sighed and we walked out of the building, for good hopefully.

i looked at a bright red mini van as he waked towards it. 'please tell me you don't drive THAT thing?' I shook my head to try to tell him i wasn't getting in that with him.

"come on lets go home then we can play" he said with a small chuckle.

'PLAY what do you think ill go fetch and everything.' i thought with a small growl, i mean not that i cant but really fetch?

I looked around as a cat went off in his pocket. 'why do you keep a cat in there' i thought sniffing his pocket. he pulled out a phone and flipped it open.

"Gosh i got to go into work early so i guess it will be just you and Madalyn" he sighed and opened the passenger door.

i huffed a little guessing that i had to get in and climbed in, even almost get stuck in-between the seats as he climbed in. soon i found myself in the back and curled up in the back.

"not verry talkative are you" he asked starting the car i laid my head back down and felt the cold wind hit me as he rolled down the window some. The wind ruffled my dark brown almost back fur and i lifted my head to look out the back window. the city soon melted into lush trees and fields of corn. there where even horses and cows in fenced in areas.

soon the city and buildings appeared again. he turned towards a small white house with two stories. there was a big side-yard with a large oak tree in the middle. a single light was on upstairs.

Mr. Man, I'm calling him that because i don't know his name yet, stepped out. I wagged my tail happily looking from the yard towards the house and towards him. "welcome to your new home" he said. i let out a single bark of happiness and he held a finger up for me to stay silent.

"Hey Madalyn would you come down here for a sec." he called grabbing my leash off the ground.

"do you need some help?" a female voice asked.

"no just come here" he said. not even a minuet later a girl with dark brown emo styled hair that almost matched my fur came out the door. she wore almost all black.

"ya dad?" she asked walking towards the van. i hopped out and pulled  on the leash towards her."you got a Dog?" she asked backing up some seeming slightly surprised.

"no you got a dog. now i have to go back to work."

"But dad--" she started but he cut her off.

"no buts. ill be home before dinner hopefully" he said giving her a kiss on the forehead. I gave her my best puppy dog look as she sighed and led me towards the door. The house was even smaller on the inside. i laid down next to the blueish green couch. she sighed laying back on the couch. I placed my head against her hand and she smiled a little rubbing my fur.

"guess dad didn't give you a name since the name tag is blank. guess i have to came up with the name." she thought for a moment. "cookie?"

i growled. 'No'

"Sandy?"

'Do i look like a sandy to you?' i snapped. she stopped and looked around. on the T.V. a commercial for the talk was going on

"Shannon?" she asked. I barked and wagged my tail happily. "how about tricks?" she asked getting up and pointed at me. "sit"

I got up and sat down. "stay" she said slowly backing away and holding out her hand for me to stop and not move. "stay" she said again.  I huffed and looked at her. "good girl, now speak"

"what do you want me to say?" i asked. she looked at me her eyes wide.

d...d...did you just?"

"what did i just?" She screamed loudly and ran up the stairs. I flowed behind her calling Madalyn, stop, Heel, stay still!"

she slammed the door shut behind her. i could hear her labored breathing from the other side. "Come on Mads open up"

"h...how can you talk" she asked like she didn't want to believe what was happening, to be honest i didn't either.

"um i don't know vocal chords? after all all dogs speak"

"not English though" she commented.

"no but gosh isn't dog and English enough for you?" she opened the door a crack and looked at me. "stop talking please"

"woof" i said sarcastically"

she rolled her still wide chocolate brown eyes.