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Strelka, My Best Friend'S Dog
Alvin's General Studies teacher Mr Greg
Mr Greg loves telling his pupils stories in his lessons. Alvin and John, his best friends, enjoy Mr Greg's stories.
The story about pets
One day, he teaches about pets. Alvin's and his friends' desires to have a dog pet are planted. Alvin's father, who is a banker, is not as rich as John's father, who is a businessman. John's father buys him a dog. Alvin's father says no. He does not believe in pets. He thinks his son should focus more on his studies than have an object of distraction.
Family opinions and values
Alvin thinks his father does not love him, but his mother has a contrary opinion. She imparts values into her son and her baby girl Gold, Alvin's younger sister.
The name of John's dog
In Mr Greg's class, John and Alvin find a name they think befits John's Alsatian dog, Strelka. Strelka is the name of the historic dog that was the first living creature to move around the Earth's orbit 18 times and was recovered alive.
Alvin's adventure with Strelka
Alvin leaves his house without his parents' consent to go play with Strelka. One day, Strelka escapes from her kennel. She gets missing for days. She is found among stray dogs. She becomes violent and bites Alvin.
Alvin's treatment and Strelka's fate
Alvin runs home, and his parents wash his wound with soap and water and drive him to the hospital. He gets anti-rabies vaccination. Strelka is infected with rabies, gets quarantined, and dies on the 9th day.
After Strelka's death
John and Alvin cry, but John gets another female dog from his father, calls her Strelka again. Not long after, John gets a male dog and calls him Argus after the name of the legendary Odysseus's dog. Strelka and Argus have 5 puppies, which Alvin calls pupniks after President J. F. Kennedy's pupniks. Alvin is glad to be given one of the puppies, and his father does not object.
