Dog Diaries 07 - Stubby
“The sound knocked me clean off my feet. I squeezed my eyes shut and never expected to see daylight again. All around me, rifles EXPLODED. It was the loudest sound I had ever heard, louder than the Town Center Park on the Fourth of July when they set off those pesky fireworks.When the noise died down, I blinked and opened my eyes.I was still in one piece. The air was thick with smoke. My ears were ringing like the bell on the knife sharpener’s cart. My fur—what little I had—was standing on end. ...And I was shaking like a whippet on a block of ice.Conroy touched me, and I nearly jumped out of my skin.“Easy, boy,” he said. He patted me, smoothing my fur and speaking in a soft, gentle voice. Finally, I managed to calm down and regain my bull terrier cool.“These are combat drills, Stubby. We’re practicing to fight in a war,” he explained. “The bullets are blanks, so no one will get hurt, but they still make plenty of noise. We’ve got to get used to the racket so we don’t lose our heads in battle.MoreLess
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