Directions: Rewrite the following paragraph that features all simple sentences. Combine some of the sentences so that you will have compound and complex sentences.

I kept my grandmother’s three-month-old boxer puppy for a full month. He was a constant challenge. His entire body was constantly in motion. He never stopped. He dropped on the floor and fell asleep within seconds. He slept. His limp tongue hung out of his mouth and onto the floor. One time he noticed the open front door. He constantly charged outside toward the busy street. He was obviously enjoying himself. Eight of us were trying to lure him back into the house. We were frantic. He teased us. He came close enough for me to touch him. He sprinted off. Finally, we tempted him back with food. He had exhausted us. We had saved him from traffic. We got him back into the house. We watched his every move.

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I kept my grandmother's three-month-old boxer puppy for a full month, and he proved to be a constant challenge as his entire body was constantly in motion, never stopping. Within seconds, he would drop on the floor and fall asleep, his limp tongue hanging out of his mouth and onto the floor. One time, he noticed the open front door and constantly charged outside toward the busy street, obviously enjoying himself. Frantically, eight of us were trying to lure him back into the house, as he teased us by coming close enough for me to touch him, only to sprint off again. Finally, we were able to tempt him back with food, having exhausted ourselves in the process. In the end, we saved him from traffic and managed to get him back into the house, where we watched his every move.