Outline; My Dog

I.Intro
A.Hook:Moving into a new home I had a huge yard.
B.Build Context:The yard was pretty vacant and needed some life to it, so my parents bought a dog.
C.Thesis:The effects of owning a new pet on a person's character.
D.Preview of Arguments: Not everything is all fun and games when it comes to having a dog; responsibility, possessiveness, obsession, and becoming scared come into place.

II. Effect 1
A.Transition Phrase:When I first saw him...
B.Topic Sentence:I began to feel as if from the night to day I had to become much more responsible, almost like I had become a mother.
C.Explains:increased responsibility and hard work
D.Examples: 1. Giving my dog his daily shower was not fun at all, so it became a weekly thing instead. 2. He began to whine about being in his cage and wanted out, so he would chew it up and run away.

III. Effect 2
A.Transition Phrase:When it was finally time to name him..
B.Topic Sentence:My dad took my opportunity away and decided to name him "Indio".
C.Explains:possessiveness and selfishness
D.Examples:1.I grew angry at the fact that I would not be able to name my first pet. 2. Looking out the window, I would watch him play with kids and I thought to myself, "that should be me playing with him".

IV. Effect 3
A.Transition Phrase:It all began to get worse..
B.Topic Sentence:My life completely revolved around him, all my thoughts and actions in some sort of way affected him.
C.Explains:obsession
D.Examples:1.Hanging out with my friends, I would grow quiet because my mind was running wild and wondering what he was up to. 2. Whenever I heard any strange noise in my back yard I would sprint back there just to make sure he was fine.

V. Effect 4
A.Transition Phrase:That wasn't the end of my craze...
B.Topic Sentence:When he would run away, I felt as if I had lost him forever and nothing would ever be the same.
C.Explains:paranoia
D.Examples:1.At night I would call his name to make sure he was still in his cage. 2.So many people would say he was a beautiful dog and that made me think that they might want to steal him.