diff --git a/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/Application.java b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/Application.java
index 3a257cb..16c45b2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/Application.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/Application.java
@@ -1,5 +1,33 @@
 package io.zipcoder;
-
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Scanner;
 
 public class Application {
-}
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+
+        HashMap<String, String> petMap = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
+        System.out.println("How many pets do you have ?");
+        int numberOfpets =scan.nextInt();
+        scan.nextLine();
+
+        //going through the loop and setting it equal to number of pets.
+        for (int i =0; i <numberOfpets; i++){
+            System.out.println("What kind of pet do you have ?");
+            //waits for input to be entered before continuing on to the next line.
+            String pet = scan.nextLine();
+            System.out.println("What is the name of your pet?");
+            String petName = scan.nextLine();
+            petMap.put(pet,petName);
+
+        }
+        //.keySet() returns all the keys in the hashmap, (petMap)
+
+        for (String i : petMap.keySet()){
+            System.out.printf("This pet is a %s named %s%n", i,petMap.get(i));
+        }
+
+
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/Cat.java b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/Cat.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..282b7e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/Cat.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package io.zipcoder;
+
+public class Cat extends Pet{
+
+    // Super keyword is involking constructor of the parent class
+    public Cat(String name) {
+        super(name);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String speak() {
+        return "Meow!";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/Dog.java b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/Dog.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..256e3f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/Dog.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package io.zipcoder;
+
+public class Dog extends Pet {
+    public Dog(String name) {
+        super(name);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String speak() {
+        return "Bark!";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/Fish.java b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/Fish.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5943f80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/Fish.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package io.zipcoder;
+
+public class Fish extends Pet {
+
+    public Fish(String name) {
+        super(name);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String speak() {
+        return "tinkles";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/Pet.java b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/Pet.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e35bd84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/Pet.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package io.zipcoder;
+
+public abstract class Pet {
+    // Since the Petclass has an abstract method , needed to declare this class abstract.
+
+    //Instance Variable
+    String name;
+    //Constructor
+    public Pet(String name) {
+        //this key word means it is referring to string name.
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+    //Getter retrieves info from instance variable
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+    // setter updates the value of a variable
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+    // The pet class must have a speak method that each subclass overrides
+    // All child classes should override this method. There is no point to implement this method in a parent class.
+    //making this method abstract will force subclasses to implement this method.
+    public abstract String speak();
+
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/zipcoder/CatTest.java b/src/test/java/io/zipcoder/CatTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cbd437
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/io/zipcoder/CatTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package io.zipcoder;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class CatTest {
+    @Test
+    public void testSpeak() {
+        // Arrange: create an instance variable (myCat) of the object to act on
+        Cat myCat = new Cat("Smalls");
+        String expected = "Meow!";
+        //Act: call method on our object
+        String actual =  myCat.speak();
+        //Assert: check the outcome on what we expect.
+        Assert.assertEquals(expected,actual);
+    }
+    @Test
+    public void testGetName(){
+        Cat myCat = new Cat("Smalls");
+        String expected = "Smalls";
+        //Act: call method on our object
+        String actual =  myCat.getName();
+        //Assert: check the outcome on what we expect.
+        Assert.assertEquals(expected,actual);
+
+    }
+    @Test
+    public void testSetName(){
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/zipcoder/DogTest.java b/src/test/java/io/zipcoder/DogTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..646779b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/io/zipcoder/DogTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package io.zipcoder;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class DogTest {
+    @Test
+    public void testSpeak() {
+        // Arrange: create an instance variable (myCat) of the object to act on
+        Dog myDog = new Dog("Sparky");
+        String expected = "Bark!";
+        //Act: call method on our object
+        String actual =  myDog.speak();
+        //Assert: check the outcome on what we expect.
+        Assert.assertEquals(expected,actual);
+    }
+    @Test
+    public void testGetName(){
+        // Arrange: create an instance variable (myCat) of the object to act on
+        Dog myDog = new Dog("Sparky");
+        String expected = "Sparky";
+        //Act: call method on our object
+        String actual =  myDog.getName();
+        //Assert: check the outcome on what we expect.
+        Assert.assertEquals(expected,actual);
+
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/zipcoder/FishTest.java b/src/test/java/io/zipcoder/FishTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2530acd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/io/zipcoder/FishTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package io.zipcoder;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class FishTest {
+    @Test
+    public void testSpeak() {
+        // Arrange: create an instance variable (myCat) of the object to act on
+        Fish myFish = new Fish("Tony");
+        String expected = "tinkles";
+        //Act: call method on our object
+        String actual = myFish.speak();
+        //Assert: check the outcome on what we expect.
+        Assert.assertEquals(expected, actual);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetName() {
+        // Arrange: create an instance variable (myCat) of the object to act on
+        Fish myFish = new Fish("Tony");
+        String expected = "Tony";
+        //Act: call method on our object
+        String actual = myFish.getName();
+        //Assert: check the outcome on what we expect.
+        Assert.assertEquals(expected, actual);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/zipcoder/PetTest.java b/src/test/java/io/zipcoder/PetTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fca3b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/io/zipcoder/PetTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package io.zipcoder;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class PetTest {
+    //PetTest is an abstract and can not be instantiated
+    //create a concrete class that inherits the abstract
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetName() {
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSetName() {
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSpeak() {
+    }
+}