While there isn't anything unique about an 8-year-old longing for a pet dog, the extremes to which Jenna Bates was willing to go make her unique.
"My dad really didn't want a dog, so I knew I had to do something super 1 to earn one," she said. Then Jenna 2 with a deal her father couldn't 3 . She'd 4 sugar of all types for a year, and her parents would reward her strong 5 with a puppy dog.
"Oh, she'll never 6 it." Mr. Bates said. He figured a day of watching her friends eat pizza would end any more 7 about dogs.
After all, Jenna had never even 8 to read a food label before making this deal. 9 her affection for sweets, she started the deal with confidence.
As Jenna read the 10 on the food, she was 11 to learn most chips, ketchup, bread, and crackers had added sugar.
"Then I looked at my 12 meal, and then I looked at my normal lunch. I thought, "What did I do?" she said. "But then, I thought, ‘I can do it for my dog!'" Then that kept 13 over and over.
Actually, she found herself 14 her new living way so completely that she had no plans to give it up.
Dad 15 brought forward his end of the 16 earlier this month. The family 17 for two hours to pick up their 18 member — Lucy, the golden doodle.
Jenna may not be sure how much longer she'll stay away from sugar, 19 she is sure about one thing — being a dog owner is even better than she'd 20 .
