Stanley the dog lived with a family who was mean to him. He did once destroy their door, but they did much worse things to him.

One day, a fire started in town and the family evacuated. They took Stanley with them but had their car windows open, so when Stanley saw his chance, he jumped out!

He was hurt badly and lived on the side of a swamp.  He was starving to death when finally, somebody found him and took him to the animal shelter.  Luckily, after six weeks, some nice people adopted him.  Now he is happy.