MARLY'S BEHAVIORAL ISSUES

Hi, Marly here for one more short comment about me.  I am 9 months old and I think you already know that.  I was surrendered by my owner for what they called "behavioral issues".  I have been with my foster mom Phyllis for one week now and she says she knows what my "behavioral issues" are and she wants me to tell you.  My behavioral issues are.......................................I AM A PUPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Get it?  I pee and poo on a wee wee pad whichis not an issue.  I love to chew things so Phyllis gives me lots of nylabones and bully stix, Iwant a lot of attention and she gives it to me until she doesn't want to anymore and I am learning the word ENOUGH.  It means I need to stop asking her for attention.  I eat fast and sometimes not so neatly because I AM A PUPPY.  I am a pure bred terrier and do terrier things like keeping my nose to the ground and wanting to chase squirrels.  I like to run around the house a lot.  I never eat Phyllis's stuff.  I don't touch her yarn, eat her shoes, steal her laundry.  I just do puppy stuff because I AM A PUPPY.  If any of you reading this don't like what I do, adopt an older dog.  Phyllis has had puppies and middle aged dogs and old dogs.  She loves them all.  And remember, don't buy one of us in a pet shop.  Adopt a pet so one day there will be no more homeless pets or pets that need to be put to sleep because there are too many of us without homes.  Some of us are given up because we are too small to have puppies people can sell and some of us are given up because we have had too many puppies and breeders have taken all the life out of us.  Some of us are given up because we are hurt or sick and our people can't or dont want to pay for us to get well.  So the next time you want a pet go to a shelter and get one of us.  We will love you forever and never ask any more of you but to love us.  Thank you ladies and gentlemen and goodnight.