Lizzie and Lucky by Megan Rix

Author:Megan Rix [Rix, Megan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780241455524
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Published: 2020-12-17T00:00:00+00:00

‘She seems healthy,’ the vet concluded, ‘and she’s got a microchip number, so we should be able to find her real owner on one of the databases soon. Whoever she was stolen from will probably want her back – but that isn’t always the case. If she was owned by a criminal, they certainly won’t claim her.’

Then Lizzie showed the vet the photo of the white van’s number plate and the vet made a note of it and said she’d report what had happened to the authorities. In the meantime, though, they could take the puppy home. Lizzie secretly hoped that the little Dalmatian’s original owner wouldn’t be found. Now she actually had a dog, Lizzie didn’t want to lose her. But then she thought about how she’d feel if it had been her pet that was stolen. She’d be devastated and desperate to get it back.

‘Just make sure you don’t overtire her – twenty minutes’ walking and then a rest,’ the vet advised. ‘Little and often is best for puppies of this age – especially when we don’t know what trauma she’s been through. Puppies who are kept in cages all the time don’t have the chance for their muscles and bones to develop properly.’

Lizzie thought about the other poor dogs still stuck in the van. What about their muscles and bones? What would happen to them?

‘Puppy food?’ Mum wrote.

‘Which is tastiest?’ Dad added and the vet picked a bag of puppy food for them with a smile.

‘What are you going to call her?’ the vet asked Lizzie as they were leaving. ‘She’ll need a name other than “Puppy”, even if you only have her for a short while.’

Lizzie lip-read the question, had a think and then signed ‘Lucky’. She wrote it down so the vet could see, all the time hoping she was going to be lucky too and that the little dog wouldn’t be taken away from her.

The vet smiled and nodded and Lucky wagged her tail as they headed out.

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