Junkyard Dog (2009)
Junkyard Dog
“I have to do something, so I buy the Saturday paper. I left home in such a hurry, I forgot my empties.
“Where’s the dog?” I ask the cashier. It says Edward on his shirt. I try to make it sound like I’m just asking.
Edward rings up the newspaper. “That’ll be a buck fifty. Dog’s out for a walk. Have a good day.” My body begins to relax. Smokey’s not gone—at least not yet.
Outside, I peer up and down Monkland Avenue. At first, I don’t see Smokey, but then I spot him. He’s with Pete.
Smokey is snif...fing a corner of a dumpster, but he looks up when I approach. His eyes are clear and bright. Vince must be wrong about Smokey.
But when Smokey walks, I notice one of his rear legs dragging. I read in Mrs. MacAlear’s book that German shepherds are prone to a condition called hip dysplasia. Is that what’s wrong with Smokey?
“How ya doin’?” I ask Pete.
“I’m good. Kind of excited actually.” This is the most Pete has said to me in all the time I’ve been coming to the convenience store.MoreLess
“Where’s the dog?” I ask the cashier. It says Edward on his shirt. I try to make it sound like I’m just asking.
Edward rings up the newspaper. “That’ll be a buck fifty. Dog’s out for a walk. Have a good day.” My body begins to relax. Smokey’s not gone—at least not yet.
Outside, I peer up and down Monkland Avenue. At first, I don’t see Smokey, but then I spot him. He’s with Pete.
Smokey is snif...fing a corner of a dumpster, but he looks up when I approach. His eyes are clear and bright. Vince must be wrong about Smokey.
But when Smokey walks, I notice one of his rear legs dragging. I read in Mrs. MacAlear’s book that German shepherds are prone to a condition called hip dysplasia. Is that what’s wrong with Smokey?
“How ya doin’?” I ask Pete.
“I’m good. Kind of excited actually.” This is the most Pete has said to me in all the time I’ve been coming to the convenience store.MoreLess
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