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have to do a thing!”
    Brooke nodded. Then she took Sparky out of Dad’s arms and handed him over to their mom.
    Mom’s face looked soft and sweet. The girls knew they had her—it was love at first sight. Or first cuddle.
    â€œWell . . .” Mom looked at Joan again. “You’re sure you want to take on the dog-walking responsibility?”
    Joan ruffled Aly’s hair. “Absolutely,” she said.
    â€œYou girls have been very responsible,” Mom said. “And since Joan is willing to help, I say okay.”
    Brooke screamed and threw her arms around Mom and Sparky. “Thank you, Mommy!” Then she hugged her dad.
    But Aly turned and hugged Joan. “Thank you ,” she said quietly. “Mom never would’ve agreed otherwise.”
    â€œMy pleasure,” Joan said as she gave Aly a squeeze. Then Aly went to hug her parents, too. She was smiling so wide, her cheeks were hurting a bit, but she couldn’t stop. Other than the day she and Brooke got Mom to agree to the Sparkle Spa, this was one of the happiest days of Aly’s life.

    When they had all the adoption papers signed and the coupon for a free year of dog food from Pups ’n’ Stuff in hand, the Tanners—along with Joan and, ofcourse, Sparky—walked over to True Colors. Dad had already taken the car and would meet up with them at the salon.
    Aly was holding Sparky’s leash, the sparkly rainbow one that she’d picked out herself, and Brooke was telling Sparky all about the salon.
    â€œThere’s lots of nail polish there,” she was saying, “but it’s not the kind for you. You have special nail polish. This kind at the Sparkle Spa is just for people.”
    Sparky twitched his ears. Aly started laughing.
    When they reached True Colors, Aly and Brooke sat outside on the Blue Skies bench. Aly held Sparky on her lap, and while she rubbed his belly, she couldn’t help but come up with a good, better, and best for today:
    Good was that she and Brooke were friends again, no matter what.
    Better was that all the old-timers were adopted into loving homes.
    And best was that the cutest old-timer of all was their brand-new dog.
    Brooke interrupted her thoughts. “Aly? Let’s take Sparky into the Sparkle Spa so he can see how cool it is.” The sisters walked into True Colors and headed for the back room. They watched Sparky sniff around, getting to know his new home.
    â€œCan you believe Mom really agreed?” Brooke asked.
    Aly shook her head. “It’s kind of a miracle.”
    â€œThere’s one thing,” Brooke said.
    â€œWhat’s that?” Aly asked.
    â€œI think we have to change his name.”
    â€œChange his name?” Aly asked. “Won’t that be confusing for him?”
    â€œNot change it too much,” Brooke said. She wasover near the polish display, grabbing a bottle out of the silver section. “Here!” she said. She ran over and gave the polish to Aly.
    â€œCall Me Sparkly,” Aly read. “I forgot about this color.”
    â€œSee?” Brooke said. “His name should be Sparkly.”
    Aly smiled. As usual, Brooke’s ideas turned out perfectly in the end. Sparkly it would be.

How to Give Yourself (or a Friend!) a Puppy Paw Pedicure
By Aly (and Brooke!)

What you need:
    Paper towels
    Polish remover
    Cotton balls
    Clear polish
    One color polish for the base (we suggest yellow)
    One color polish for the paw prints (we suggest pink)
    Watercolor paintbrush
What you do:
    1. Put some paper towels down on the floor so you don’t have to worry about what will happen if you spill some polish. (Seriously. This is important. Polish stains badly. We know from experience.)
    2. Take one cotton ball and put some polish remover on it. If you have polish on your toes already, use enough to get it off. If you don’t, just rub the remover over your nails once to get off any dirt