Jason walked into the gym and bumped into a tall, young woman. "Ooph!"
"Jason, I'd like you to meet Allison.
She's from Penny's Dog Shelter," said Mr. Dunn.
"Penny's Dog Shelter?" Jason was excited.
"My mom and I like to visit the dogs there.
My favorite one is Lucy.
But we can't adopt her.
My dad is allergic."
Allison smiled. "I'm sure Lucy enjoys your visits."
"And guess what!" cried Izzie.
"We're going to visit the shelter tomorrow!"
"Yeah," added Ethan.
"Allison is going to show us how to make dog treats.
We can bring them to the dogs tomorrow."
"We're making peanut butter treats," said Allison.
"Because almost all dogs love peanut butter.
These treats are really easy to make.
They only have four ingredients!"
"Peanut butter and . . . ?" Izzie began to guess.
"And water, whole wheat flour, and oats," said Allison.
"Can you preheat the oven to 175 degrees, Mr. Dunn?"
"Yes," said Mr. Dunn.
"First we mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl," said Allison.
"We need two cups of flour and one cup of oats."
Ethan and Bobby measured the dry ingredients.
"Now we have to spray the measuring cup with oil," Allison said.
"So the peanut butter will come out more easily!"
Mr. Dunn knew what to do next.
"Nina, can you please get one and a quarter cups of hot water?"
Jason dumped the peanut butter into a bowl.
Then Nina added the hot water while Jason stirred.
"Now let's add the peanut butter mix to the dry mix," said Allison.
"Combine until it becomes a nice dough ball."
Izzie started kneading the mixture.
Next Allison held up a rolling pin.
"Now we're ready for the fun part!
Jason, please sprinkle some flour on the table."
Jason did, and then Izzie dropped the dough ball on it.
"Nina, please roll out the dough until it's about six millimeters thick," Allison said.
"I love using rolling pins!" Nina said, rolling happily.
Bobby laughed. "You look like a pizza maker, Nina!" he said.
Allison picked up a cookie cutter shaped like a dog bone.
"Everyone, grab a cookie cutter and start cutting out bones!
Press the cutter into the dough.
Wiggle it around and then lift it up.
Then place the bone-shaped dough on the cookie tray."
Jason lined up his dog-bone treats on the tray.
He hoped Lucy liked peanut butter and that no one adopted her before tomorrow!
He couldn't wait to give her a special treat.
"Bake the treats for forty minutes," Allison told the campers.
"I have to go back to the shelter now.
But I'll see you tomorrow.
Don't forget to bring the treats!"
"Bye, Allison! Thank you!"
The campers waved good-bye.
The next day the campers arrived at Penny's with dog bones.
Jason looked down the row of cages.
He spotted his favorite dog right away.
"Lucy!" he cried.
"Here's a peanut butter treat.
Just for you!"
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