According to the directions, what should people do before leaving the shelter with their new pet? ask themselves if they are able to make a long-term commitment to a pet look for a pet that is healthy and friendly make sure the pet is wearing an identification tag or has a microchip interact with the pet inside its cage

make sure the pet is wearing an id tag or has a microchip

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in the first part of the story running is all that matters to squeaky. running gives her confidence and defines who she is. at the beginning of the story she says that other kids call her mercury because she runs very fast. in the text she refers to herself as "miss quicksilver".

the line that provides the best evidence that squeaky has self-confidence is

" and i continue with my breathing exercise, strolling down broadway toward the ice cream man on 145th with not a care in the world cause i am miss quicksilver herself".

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