A young boy, Billy, and his mother go to the adoption kennel to adopt a dog/ puppy. The boy looks at the dogs in their cages and picks Rags, a black and white puppy, who licks him and wags his tail. The boy, his mother, and his new dog drive home in a convertible. The dog jumps out of the car and the boy chases him through the yard. A woman takes down and folds laundry hanging on a clothesline, the dog pulls a clean shirt from the basket and chews a hole in it. The mother scolds the bad dog, pointing her finger at his nose. The boy and mother forgive the dog, smile, and give him a treat, who wags his tail.Pets, puppy, first pet, a boy and his dog, suburbia, suburban home, housewife, childhood, nostalgia, responsibility, obedience, dog training.