Scruff

What came firstCdogs that look like their owners or owners that look like their dogs? I wanted a dog . . . This one was perfect! Nobody wanted him because he looked scruffy . . . but I3m a scruffy guy so that suited me just fine. After picking out the scruffiest dog at the pound, the narrator is surprised to find that Scruff isn3t what he initially seemed. He doesn3t want to catch sticks or roll in the mud or swim in the pond. What could be the problem? It turns out that Scruff just loves being pampered! So the narrator goes along with it. They wash, brush, trim, and polish together, until they are anything but scruffy! In their newly groomed state, they go to the dog show, but have they done enough to win? A funny story that is sure to charm dog-mad little ones and their parents.