Opal convinced dad to keep Winn-Dixie by reminding him and telling him about the less fortunate.Dad was convinced with Opal's reasona.The reasons are Winn-Dixie smiled to dad,Winn-dixie wwnt to dad's lap and he licked dad.Opal said to Winn-dixie "You're a suffering dog".After,the preacher let Opal keep Winn-Dixie home.I hope that the preacher would let Winn-Dixie for a long time.