Trying to find the auther and name of a childhood book?

Question: Trying to find the auther and name of a childhood book!?

Then, one wonderful day, Andrew finds Scruffy -- a hungry, shaggy, little dog !.!.!. Andrew is determined to keep Scruffy -- and, somehow, he's going to do it! !.!.!.
I love this book!.!.!.!.anybody remembers it!? Should have been from the 70's!. The boy Andrew lives in the projects and his parents won't let him keep the dog!. Please help!Www@QuestionHome@Com

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"Dog!" by Prudence Andrew (1974)
http://www!.amazon!.com/Dog-Prudence-Andre!.!.!.

"Why can't I have a dog!?" Andrew pleads!. For the twentieth time his father explains that dogs aren't allowed in the project where they live!. Then, one wonderful day, Andrew finds Scruffy -- a hungry, shaggy, little dog that belongs to nobody!. Andrew is determined to keep Scruffy -- and, somehow, he's going to do it!"
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