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Dedicationfor my family:human, feli
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ContentsCoverTitle PageDedicationEp
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a very handsome dogthe beginningtor
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gonefirst aidthe truthforeverrescue
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bed boogie: circular “dance” pe
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and while i’m at it . . .I may or
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numero unoThere’s an old saying a
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Once I had things just so, I lay do
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the amazing history of man’s best
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in my opinionThat dog was a ninny.A
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no oneThat’s what being man’s b
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in safety.Still, I understood, in m
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aloneThe truck happened without war
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the owlDarkness had fallen when it
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more luckMaybe it was my puppy fat,
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exit 8I finally came to a small roa
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It’s a solid solution.But it’s
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Two
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And then I heard it.A faint bark.Th
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on the poetry of stinkOf course, no
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the newsSometimes when Julia and I
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sparkly rain hat, and teensy pink b
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“Does.”“Does.”“Doesn’t
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spoiledI know Nutwit has a point.I
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blanket, the kind where you can bed
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cricket bullyWhen Julia returns fro
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She pulled Julia aside. “He’s a
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clickThat’s when they started cli
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full wag“Are you ready to head ov
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good words, bad wordsI’ve never m
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but she went back to work and she
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When I walk Julia—well, okay, I s
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drooliusI knew this guy, back when
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forgivenessSeems like forgiving hum
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puppy eyesIt’s midmorning, still
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lookingIvan used to ask me what I d
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sixThere’d been six of us in the
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cowardI was afraid. A coward.There
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enoughAfter a while I stopped going
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insideI pause to listen. I hear hum
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the return of snickersThe man pulls
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to me, “they call me Bob.”“Th
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catching upWe lick each other, snif
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“How’d you end up here?”“I
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not rightI stare at my sister and t
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evacuate now!“Look,” says the o
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Boots snaps her fingers. “Wait, y
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in Stretch’s domain. Howling like
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“Saved me?”“The thing is . .
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“Ahem.” Snickers makes a little
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an interesting lifeAn awful noise c
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heyThe water laps at my mouth, foul
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“We need to get all of you to hig
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I choke back a sob of relief.“Geo
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then, to my surpriseSome fool blurt
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traffic stopWe slog up a slight hil
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Ivan looks at the officers, guns dr
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Man, I love TV. I’d give anything
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I just don’t want to die this way
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cartoonsAnd I ain’t proud of this
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puppy in my mouth.”The car lists,
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I hit bottom again, and this time I
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“No, actually, I don’t know. I
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goneHe can kill me. With a sidelong
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the truthIt hits me then. I’m so
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rescueWhen I hear Julia calling my
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aftermathWe’ve lost ten park resi
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riddle“Uncle Bob!” Ruby calls,
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snickers, againOnce we’re home, I
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“Is this your girlfriend, Uncle B
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Author’s NoteDogs. Aren’t they
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AcknowledgmentsAuthors, like dogs,
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About the AuthorCourtesy Katherine
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About the PublisherAustraliaHarperC