Intro
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A furry friend can bring a lot of joy into your life. Or it can bring a lot of chaos. It all depends on what kind of animal you end up with.
So how can you make sure that you’ll end up with a perfect pup or kitten? Some people prefer to purchase a pet from a pet store or breeder, so they can have more control over the type of animal and where it comes from. But there are a lot of great dogs and cats in need of homes in animal shelters. And adopting a pet from a shelter often means saving its life. Plus, the price is right. It’s free! Hear Amy and Jason talk about adopting pets.
Dialog
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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Jason: So, I’m generally really in favor of adopting animals from shelters as opposed to, you know, from a puppy mill or a pet store.
Amy: Right.
Jason: Because there’s just so many pets. There’s thousands of stray cats in every city, so it’s like, if you can cut into that number a little bit, it seems like a good thing to do.
Amy: It’s so true, although, I have met people with animals that they adopted that turned out to have really horrible problems.
Jason: Well exactly, yeah, that’s what I was going to say. In theory it’s a really good idea, but sometimes people adopt pets that are difficult to control, because you don’t get the pet from early on, so you have to deal with whatever they’ve learned in the first part of their life.
Amy: And those first few weeks, from what I understand, are so important. I mean, that’s when animals really learn a lot of the behaviors that stay with them for life. So…I don’t know. I never thought that I would get a dog from a breeder or anything like that, but I actually did recently, and I have to say, she is the most perfect dog!
Jason: Oh my gosh. I think you just have to be really picky if you’re gonna go to the shelter.
Amy: It’s true. You have to be patient and wait until the perfect dog comes along.
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Discussion
Jason supports adopting a pet from a shelter because there are so many animals out there that need of a good home. Amy agrees, even though she got her dog from a breeder.
Amy says that when you adopt a pet from a shelter, you might not know what kind of animal you’re going to get. Your pet could end up with health or behavior problems. So it’s important to be picky and wait for the perfect pet to come along.
Have you ever adopted a pet? Do you think it’s better to adopt a pet or buy one from a pet store?
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