One Dog at a Time by Farthing Pen

Author:Farthing, Pen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ebury Publishing

CHAPTER TEN

Lift Off

ITRIED TO SPEND as long with the dogs as I could over the next few days. I even missed out on some opportunities to sleep so that I could sit down and enjoy the quiet moments with them in the run instead. I was going home so I knew I would have nearly a day on a plane to catch up with sleep and with no major patrols planned we had lots of time on our hands.

Nowzad would recognise my voice immediately as I rounded the corner to the run. He would push himself up on to all fours from his curled position on the red cushion and push his nose through the bars of the run, his little stumpy tail wagging from side to side. RPG would just dance around behind him while Jena made her normal high-pitched squealing until I opened the gate and forced my way inside.

A few broken biscuits would do the trick and quieten them down. It often made me wonder if it was me they were happy to see or the food I offered.

‘Probably the food isn’t it?’ I would tease them.

Perhaps it was hard for some to understand but the dogs were a source of companionship. They didn’t ask questions of me, they never got a ‘sad’ on with me because I hadn’t been around to see them. But they were always happy when I did turn up. It was kind of relaxing to just sit there and make a fuss of them. Jena, in particular, was the ultimate soft dog and loved nothing more than rolling on to her back so you had no choice other than to rub her belly.

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