Pet Protection by Holly Webb

Author:Holly Webb
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Published: 2021-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

“We’re nearly home now,” Emily told Charlie. He was dragging his paws a bit, and she looked down at him anxiously. He’d had loads of energy when they first set off, so they’d gone quite a long way – but that meant they had to come quite a long way back again, and the little spaniel was definitely tired.

“I hope Mrs Everett isn’t going to be upset that I wore you out,” Emily muttered. “I didn’t mean to… Do you want a carry, Charlie?” That was what they did with Sukie, when she started sitting down and sulking, and they didn’t have the pushchair. Emily crouched down and looked at Charlie, and he gazed back at her, with his tongue hanging out.

“I reckon I can carry you for the last five minutes. Poor baby. Carry, yes? Is that OK?” She picked him up carefully, cradling him in her arms. “Wow. You’re a lot heavier than you look, Charlie. Too many biscuits.”

Emily and Charlie staggered back along Mrs Everett’s road, and Charlie wriggled out of her arms when he saw his front gate, and dragged Emily up the path with a sudden burst of energy.

“Oh, now you’re all bouncy…” Emily muttered. “I think my arms are going to fall off.”

“It looks like he had a lovely time!” Mrs Everett laughed, opening her front door, and sidestepping as Charlie shot inside. “Goodness, where are you going?”

“He probably wants a drink of water,” Emily explained apologetically. “We went quite a long way, and he got worn out by the end of it. I carried him the last little bit – he just suddenly went all tired and feeble. Sorry…”

“Oh, but that’s good!” Mrs Everett assured her. “He hardly ever gets a good long walk like that now, and he is getting a little bit of a tummy. I’m sure he’ll get used to proper walks again in no time.” She sighed. “I just wish that I could take him myself.”

Emily nodded. She didn’t really know what to say – it must be so sad for Mrs Everett. It sounded like she’d loved taking Charlie out, before her knee got so bad, and she’d told Emily about all the different dogs she’d owned over the years. She’d always had dogs around, and now she was feeling that she couldn’t look after Charlie properly.

Mrs Everett smiled at her. “Don’t worry, Emily, honestly. It’s lovely to know that he’s going to get proper walks. You’re a star. And I’ll tell your mum that, as well. I saw her and your gorgeous little sister in the shop this morning, and she did look a bit worried about your business venture. But I think you’re very clever.”

“It was my friend’s idea,” Emily explained rather shyly. “Mum and Dad love dogs, but there’s me and Sukie and my two brothers. They think a dog would be too much.”

Mrs Everett nodded. “Oh, well, it depends on the dog, doesn’t it? With that many people in the house already, you’d need a really nicely trained dog.

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