PuppyTricksbyDawnMcMillanillustratedbySueO’LoughlinCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinMexicoISBN10:0-15-351430-2ISBN13:978-0-15-351430-2OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-351212-1(Grade2AdvancedCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-351212-4(Grade2AdvancedCollection)ISBN10:0-15-358065-8(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-358065-9(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.12345678910050151413121110090807063“Iwonderwhatitwouldbeliketoliveinahomewithafamily,”saidSpot.“Thispetstorehasbeenanexcellenthomesofar,butwecan’tlivehereforever.Iwantarealhome.”“Ijustknowsomeonewillbuyussoonerorlater,”saidPatch.“Ijusthopeit’ssooner!”“Oh,dear!Ifweallgetnewhomes,thenwe’llbeseparated!”moanedBoots.4“Wemightseeeachotherwhenourfamiliestakeusforwalks,”saidSpothopefully.“Don’tworry,Boots.You’llmakefriendsinyournewneighborhood,”addedPatch.“Isupposeso,”sighedBootsglumly.“Look,there’safamilycomingintothestore,”announcedSpot,“andthelittlegirllookssad.Wecouldcheerherup.”5“Doyouhaveanypuppiesforsale?”thegirlinquiredpolitely.“Yes,wedo,”saidthestoreassistant.“They’rerightoverthere,alongthebackwall.”“Eleanor’sbestfriendmovedoverseas,sowethoughtapuppymightcheerherup,”saidEleanor’smomtotheassistant...