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“Saved me?”“The thing is . . . I heard you on the highway. And I should’ve—”My voice trails off. I stifle a sob.“Bob, we were puppies. Tiny puppies. Don’t be ridiculous. How exactly wereyou going to save me?”“I dunno. But I should have tried.”“We both did what we had to do.” Boss nudges me gently. “Bob. This iscrazy.”“I just . . . I can’t seem to forgive myself.” I whisper it, but I know she hearsme.Beneath the water, I feel a paw on mine. “I forgive you. Okay? Not that youneed it, mind you. One condition, though.”I nod, wait.“You have to forgive yourself, too.”Again I nod, and slowly but surely something fine and warm begins to fill myheart.
romeoBefore I can say anything more, Snickers calls my name. “Bob, dear? There’ssomething I want you to know.”Boss winks at me. “Listen up, brother.”“Um, sure, Snickers,” I call. “What’s up?”
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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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One
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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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mr. oogHere’s how I figure puppy
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changeThe park’s pretty big. Lots
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kimuThere’s a gray wolf at the pa
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I looked at him and, for the first
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If they caught any other dog there,
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Ivan, being Ivan, is a mellow kinda
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giftOnce I’m in my spot, I don’
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and Ruby, and Stella, too.”Ivan g
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tiny but toughIvan always seems lik
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not talkingOften when I’m with Iv
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“Take a small creature like Eek,
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ruby’s familyLittle Ruby seems mu
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“Hmm. You got me, Ruby. I’m tot
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Kinyani glares at me.She glares at
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a very handsome dog“Hi, Aunt Kiny
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Julia appears, her backpack at the
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“Bob!” Julia calls. “Come on!
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I’m flying.no way
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landingIt’s over.I land—umph—
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bad dogAnd this is why I’m a Bad
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stretchSlowly, with some difficulty
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For the record, small stray boards
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soundsThe eerie quiet doesn’t las
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surveying the damageI pick my way p
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baby slothI say goodbye to the peng
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Takes a few minutes, but I find her
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To my left, water gushes from a pat
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mutt versus wolfI wait for him to l
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gorilla worldI move on. I have to f
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help us!The stone wall separating G
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kudzooI pick my way through the deb
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trying to find a lost toy in a swim
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“Okay,” Akello says, with a nod
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“Can I go with Bob?” Ruby asks
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mouths to me.“Don’t thank me,
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xenaAnother dog races over, a tough
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Page 156 and 157: An older gentleman holding a blue u
Page 158 and 159: looseA new police officer joins us.
Page 160 and 161: cprThe wind dies down to a whisper,
Page 162 and 163: noNo movement, nothing.But after a
Page 164 and 165: gorilla ghostIvan emerges from a cl
Page 166 and 167: wolf on the runI scramble over to I
Page 168 and 169: shots firedSeveral officers raise t
Page 170 and 171: a situationOfficer Williams climbs
Page 172 and 173: Some barks you never forget.never
Page 174 and 175: a split secondI want to tell Ivan a
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Page 179 and 180: what ifAt first, I didn’t admit i
Page 181 and 182: relievedAnd what did I do, when I h
Page 183 and 184: the windEvery day I went looking fo
Page 185 and 186: my paddlesAs I run from the park, I
Page 187 and 188: I’m inside the bow-wow big house.
Page 189 and 190: pauses in the doorway. “I thought
Page 191 and 192: aliveThunder claps. Shutters fly. W
Page 193 and 194: toughBoss isn’t anything like I r
Page 195 and 196: Something crashes into the front of
Page 197 and 198: “When someone does something hurt
Page 199 and 200: The officer sighs. “You don’t h
Page 201 and 202: preparing for the worstThe wind slo
Page 203: a questionWe do all we can do. Whic
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Page 209 and 210: “Say it,” I command.“Fine. Wh
Page 211 and 212: giant monkey and sea monsterThe scr
Page 213 and 214: to safetyOne thing about being a si
Page 215 and 216: Boss. “Then that means you’re m
Page 217 and 218: yay“We’ll go,” Ivan says.“Y
Page 219 and 220: “We can’t exactly shoot a goril
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Page 224 and 225: another bridgeThe creek is filled w
Page 226 and 227: heroI will not lie. I am not thinki
Page 228 and 229: not a movieSo in a movie, I’d lan
Page 230 and 231: do not let goThe water’s cold, so
Page 232 and 233: kimu againKimu has me.He drops me t
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Page 236 and 237: first aidRowdy still isn’t moving
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Page 242 and 243: From what we can tell, Boss never w
Page 244 and 245: working on itOn the way home, we pa
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Page 251 and 252: But through it all, Bob never loses
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