Ryan’s birthday was coming up, it was only two days away and the thrill was filling him up more and more every time he thought

Ryan’s birthday was coming up, it was only two days away and the thrill was filling him up more and more every time he thought about it, play stations, new jeans, all the possibilities were endless. One day went passed then another, Finally the day came, (the clock struck seven o’clock) and he pumped his legs down the stairs, finding hard to control his excitement. To his surprise his parents were already down stairs sitting in the living room smothered in his presents, he opened one…then another…then another…until he opened all 12 presents, then he seemed disappointed there being no real expensive present, he slowly stomped back up the stairs as if he had just come home from school, but when he reached the seconded stair from the top he herd a sweet attempt of a bark, in a flash he raced down stairs again in curiosity. There were his parents both fitted in the same armchair, with a golden Labrador puppy in a purple velvet basket, Ryan was surprised, but not in the way his father had hoped for.

Later that night the puppy was locked in that living room, hearing sharp sounds coming from the kitchen (AKA shouting) after five minutes of this the boy broke down in tears, the father walked slowly back in sighing “ sorry boy, looks like you’ll need a new home” the puppy just sweetly tilted his head to the side making the father feel worse, then lowering his forehead he swung the door shut.

One month later, no such luck for a new home, and at this point the boy was desperate to get rid of him, avoiding him in every room, on august the 17th, it was a rainy, wet, night. The parents were sitting in the living room watching ‘count down’ not noticing Ryan slipping on his raincoat and carrying the cardboard box out side with the puppy.

He walked several long roads and then came to a stop just outside the village; he put the puppy down in a damp patch of grass at the side of the road, and without even thinking took the road back towards home. The puppy watched him walk until he disappeared behind the hill, he tried to push his head outside the hole and soon enough did, just to get a lick of the outside murky rain. The next morning it was a beautiful sunny day, the puppy snoozed until midday, and was able to bust out of the wet box into another life style, the blue sky was full of black and blue chipping birds, the grass was dancing with multicoloured bugs and the leaves were blowing with the gentle swaying breeze.

The curious pup wondered off across the hills through forests and around lakes, after all this exploring he fell against a small tree in the middle of the field, intending to rest, but as soon as his eyelids came to shut, an acorn bonked off his puppyish nose. He awoke confused and looked up to find a squirrel, the puppy started to bark at the creature but then the squirrel stood on his hind legs and suggested “ why don’t you use your proper voice, im not some human ya’know” the puppy had never communicated with any animal before and didn’t expect it to be a squirrel. “I can talk” said the puppy without realising “yeh mate” said the squirrel noticing that he never knew it. He ran straight down the tree and came to face the confused pup “me names piper, and yours?” the puppy said nothing, which basically said it all “ you don’t have a name?” translated the squirrel “no” sadly the puppy looked down, “ my owners never liked me so just referred to me as dog” piper seemed saddened by this, and tried to seem positive “well that just means ya can name yourself! What dya like to be called?” the puppy thought for about half a minute, “I like the name thunder!”, piper smiled “thunder it is then” this did cheer the puppy up and thought nothing of his old owners. The squirrel was about to invite him up the tree but remembered dogs cant climb, but something had struck piper, and it wasn’t thunder, an idea had formed, he knew some abandoned pups living in a town not to far from here, and thought that’d be a good start to live, piper also had a home there in the local park which would work perfectly. He told his idea to thunder and in no time set off, it took until morning to get there and when they did thunder was weak from lack of food, piper as you might suspect was a very sneaky squirrel. He snuck into a near by butchers and stored minced meat inside his cheeks and scooped up five sausages, he was hating the taste of the minced meat so hurried out as quickly as possible without getting caught. He dropped it at thunders feet and in a flash it was all gone, piper looked amazed “I can see why your called thunder” thunder gulped the food down in satisfaction when some puppy’s came galloping from round the corner barking “PIPER!” the squirrel smiled and leaped on to the biggest one, he was a black and ginger dog (rottwieler) which was surprisingly muscular. There was also three others’ two orange twins and a brown and cream female, thunder seemed so interested in her but then piper started to talk “Thunder, this is buck (black dog) salt (one orange one) pepper (the other) and ice (female), and guys this is thunder” he just managed to say hello, and then the three males started to wag there tails and ran up to him, all saying at different times “ welcome” it was obvious buck was the leader but he seemed nice “what’s your story?” asked pepper but salt shouted “hey I was gona say that” “nu huh” replied pepper and in an instant were on top of each other fighting, buck and ice started to laugh, just able to contain themselves said to thunder “ don’t mind them there just sociable), thunder laughing at this he saw a glimpse of ice smile at him. Piper glanced over at the local park “ well thunder your not the only one that’s hungry, ill catch you later” he started to run and stopped half way “you lot better not turn him into a pup like salt and pepper” the twins suddenly looked at each other and shouted at the same time “what’s wrong with us?” but piper was already gone.

Buck led the way and brought thunder into an old mattress yard “this is your home now thunder” he told laying on a king sized, “yeh” ice giggled “its not what they call first class, but its still a home” this is the first time he herd her speak and so far it was the sweetest voice he had ever herd. “Hey guys” buck shouted at the twins, “why don’t you take thunder and show him around the town? “yeh sure buck” they both agreed and led the way side by side.

They were in town passing through coloured, stripy, spotty, and patterned shops pepper and salt giving him a tour guide at the same time, thunder was waging his tail furiously “man, this is some kind of dream” the twins turned around “ only for a day or two” laughing under there breaths but thunder was to exited to take in there comment, a seven year old boy was coming there way and thunder was so happy he didn’t notice but pepper and salt lowered behind a dustbin calling to him but they knew he couldn’t hear , being so dazzled, out of the blue the boy threw his arms around the pup, thunder was startled “mum! Mum! Can I keep him?” she looked unsure, she bent down and looked to see if he had a collar, “I think he or she might have a owner, sweetie” the boy wasn’t giving in “ please mum it’ll be my birthday present” saying this he was like Ryan but the complete opposite, he began to wag his tail a little, which salt and pepper noticed “ we’ll take him home and see if he belongs to anyone” the boy was praising and hugging him all the way down the street, and thunder was in the same mood , pepper and salt rushed back to tell this to buck and ice. Buck ran on to the streets looking out for him, but he was no where! And at that moment a net whisked around buck and was slowly dragged a meter into a blue and yellow van, (the dogcatchers inscribed onto it) ice started to run after the van but it soon vanished into the distance, she sat on the pavement and began to cry, but pepper and salt where there to comfort her…

One year later…

Thunder was in a detached house just out side town called the ‘rose bush’ and was now a fully grown, glowing Labrador, with a well suited red collar, and kept fit by playing with his owner josh everyday with a Frisbee and being taken for walks along cliffs. Josh was to pick up a few things in town for his grandma, and his mum suggested as a treat she might want to see thunder, which the boy also named him. He was jumping and barking hearing this and grabbed his lead in his mouth, thunder now was a very good-looking dog and had a few showing muscles, and loved going on any kind of walks especially to different places. “ Bye mum” shouted josh running out the door with half a jacket. Both running into town passing through all these different coloured shops reminded him of how they met and the dogs he had met before, he suddenly didn’t want to run anymore and slowed down “ what’s the matter boy? Ah I guess it is a long run” then josh slowed down to the same paste. He got to the super market and tied thunder up outside. The Labrador was glancing everywhere hoping he wouldn’t have to face his old friends that he ran away from, but his hopes were to high for salt and pepper came around the corner the other side of the street, they looked quite thin, but thunder just turned to

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