A Day Off Part 3
"Richard Leslie Mitchell, what ARE you doing up there?!? Get down from there right now!" I heard from behind me. I knew the voice could only be one person, and then I saw Paul come around the front end of the Case. "Honey, it's alright, Jim's here...
That Place 6: Mates for Life
The next couple days were sort of a blur. Somehow I was back in my run before daylight, as was Max and Vicky. Max's gate was locked back up and it was as if nothing had ever happened the night before. Well... sort of. His tooth was fixed and he was...
The Best I've Been In Years
"I don't know why I can't just drive myself, Jim..." Sam started complaining as we drove towards my place. "Easy... you're broke, I have gas, and we're going to the same place now, and we'll be both going to the same place in the morning. Julie has...
That Place 2: Trouble
Well, let's see... where to begin. Well, I've heard folks say to begin at the beginning, but just where is the beginning? It doesn't seem quite right to tell you all about when I was a pup with my mother, brothers and sisters, or growing up by myself...
That Place 5: Mad Max
Some more dogs had been brought in throughout the day by various people. Some, like me, whose families brought them here. Others Tom dragged in on the end of the loop-pole thing and shoved into the empty runs here and there. They were mostly afraid, or...
That Place 8: Heaven
Sunshine. Warm sunshine. Bright sunshine. I stirred a bit as I felt the warmth of a sunbeam upon me. Then my brain started thinking... why am I feeling the warmth of a sunbeam? I wriggled a bit and felt soft cushion beneath me and behind my...
That Place 1: Intro
I hadn't planned on writing this story. In fact, I wish it would never have to be written, not as fact but as pure fantasy fiction, fear of the booger man, fear of the monster under the bed. Things that are purely figments of our imaginations so...
That Place 7: Leaving Together
That day started like every other, but I knew it wasn't going to go that way. How little did I know it wasn't going to go that way. The lights came on, Tom tromped around booting dogs out into the outdoor runs, and that's when it happened. The pitt...
That Place 4: The Routine
The next morning I must have slept in because I woke up to the sound of yelping and rattling as the metal guillotine doors were raised and one by one the dogs were booted, sometimes literally, out into the outdoor runs by Tom. I stood up as he...