But Joe and Willie didn't understand how Matty felt about animals. Matty really loved Nelson. It was true that Nelson was not a beautiful dog. He was old,had a bad leg, and couldn't see very well in one eye. But he loved Matty as much as Matty loved him. It was also true that he was a noisy dog. When he was in the small back harden, he barked all day long until Matty came home. All the people in the street were very angry about the noise.