history: My friend got a new puppy and I got to play with it for a while, it was a lot of fun. My friend got a new puppy and I got to play with it for a while_comma_ it was a lot of fun. Puppies are the best! If they don't destroy all of your belongings that is!!
current: Yeah they can be a handful, it's a small dog so I think it'll be alright.
next: Well, I'm glad that things seem under control. I'm also glad that you got to spend some time with the dog because it sounds like you had a great time.