Crumble and Custard and Other Puppy Tales by Jenny Dale

Author:Jenny Dale
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pan Macmillan UK

Spot

the Sporty Puppy

Special thanks to Narinder Dhami

To Reba – another sporty puppy!

Chapter One

“Fetch the ball, Spot!”

Spot went chasing across the field. He grabbed the squeaky ball in his teeth and raced back to Matt. The ball made a dreadful noise as he ran.

“Good boy, Spot!” Matt, Spot’s owner, knelt down and stroked his Dalmatian puppy’s silky black-and-white ears. “You’re a really fast runner!”

Spot wagged his tail proudly and licked Matt’s hand. Spot loved running nearly as much as he loved Matt. He would put his ears back and race from one end of the field to the other, feeling the wind rushing past him and ruffling his fur. It was better than a big, juicy bone, or even a roll in a dirty puddle.

Matt looked at his watch. “Time to go home, Spot, or I’m going to be late for school.”

Spot whined grumpily. He didn’t want to go home yet. Every morning Matt took him for a long walk in the playing field behind their house, where Spot met up with some of the other dogs that lived in their street. They usually had races and Spot, of course, always won. But this morning Matt seemed in a hurry.

“Sorry, Spot,” Matt said, as he clipped the lead to his puppy’s collar. “I promise I’ll take you out for a longer walk tonight.”

Spot woofed. He didn’t really mind going home because he had a special secret. A very special secret. When Matt was at school and Mrs Robinson, Matt’s mum, was at work, Spot could run around the field as much as he liked!

Matt and Spot went across the field to the Robinsons’ back gate.

Matt opened it and then closed it carefully behind them. “Come on, Spot! Race you to the kitchen!”

Spot dashed up the garden path, his white tail wagging furiously from side to side, and got to the open kitchen door just before Matt did. He dived into the kitchen and skidded across the floor, stopping with expert timing in front of his empty bowl.

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