Marley and Me 2

After Marley came home and had been living with John and Jenny for a while, they realized that they had never really done any research to find out what kinda of dog they should get. John's curiosity led him to reading a couple books about it and they were almost completely alright with their decision. The guilt of thinking they had done a bad job went away for a bit when he read that labs are "a breed America could not get enough of" (Grogan 17), but as he read more he started to change his mind. The breeder had not shown them Marley's father and it wasnt until after buying Marley that they had met the energetic, wildly crazy male that they realized maybe that was a mistake. They can now only hope that Marley took after his sweet calm mom instead of his father. By what they have seen so far, it doesn't seem to be the case but John is still hopeful. He picked Marley the same way he had picked his first childhood dog who was, according to him, the best dog a person could own. John had called his dog saint shaun bacause of his good behavior but Marley wasn't looking too promising for that title. In the end, John was somewhat disappointed to admit defeat with his new pup but wasnt about to completely give up yet. Sometimes the dog just needs to be trained and disciplined first.