Spirit by Ellen Miles

Author:Ellen Miles [Miles, Ellen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2018-10-10T16:00:00+00:00

Is it time to play? With the other dog? Hooray! I love to play. Are we going outside? That’s even better! I can’t wait!

Buddy met them at the door, and both puppies barked in excitement. The moment Lizzie let them out, they began to wrestle and chase. Spirit could not have been happier!

Lizzie smiled as she watched them from inside, but she was still concerned about Spirit. He was so full of energy and joy when he was outside playing with another dog. Why was he so quiet and mopey inside? It didn’t make any sense.

“Hey,” Charles said, coming into the kitchen. “Where’s Buddy?”

“He’s in the yard with Spirit,” Lizzie said without turning around.

Charles came over to watch out the window. He giggled when Spirit began to roll on his back in the snow, sliding down one of the drifts. Buddy reared up on his hind legs and then dropped onto Spirit, nipping at the white puppy’s tail.

“German shepherds are supposed to be smart, right?” Charles said. “So maybe you should find out if he could be a service dog or police dog. Or he could do search and rescue. He did track you down all the way across the park, right?”

Lizzie was surprised she hadn’t thought of that. She had been so focused on how much Spirit liked to play with Buddy that she had only thought of him as a family dog—a family dog who needed another dog in the family.

Still, Charles was right. Spirit had shown signs that he might have a natural instinct for helping, just like Champ. He had known Eli was in trouble and had tried to seek out help. Plus, Spirit had stayed close to Eli and Mr. Leckner while the EMTs were busy, but had also seemed to know he should keep out of the way. Those were all good instincts for a working dog.

“That’s a great idea, Charles,” Lizzie said. “Spirit is super intelligent, and he has a really willing and helpful personality.” Lizzie looked out at Buddy and Spirit in the snow. She could just picture Spirit wearing one of those colored vests that indicated the dog was at work. A bright blue or orange vest would look amazing against his pure white coat.

Since the two puppies were still enjoying themselves, Lizzie went upstairs to the computer to research some organizations she could call. She knew that training programs took several months, and the programs were very picky; they took only the best dogs, the ones who could prove they were intelligent, brave, and calm. Lizzie believed Spirit could pass any of their tests. Couldn’t he?

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