The Good Dog
“Sullivan insisted. “Go find Duchess! Do it for me, boy.”
As McKinley looked on, Redburn lowered his tail and began to bark loudly. “Keep out of my way, McKinley!”
“Shut that fool dog up!” Pycraft snapped. “If Duchess is out there, she’ll get scared away.”
Sullivan, frowning, stepped forward and patted Redburn on the head again. “Easy, boy,” he said. “Just do your thing, big fella. Find Duchess. You’ll get a special treat when you do. Get back on the trail now.”
Redburn licked the man’s hands. T...hen he raised his tail and allowed himself a low growl. “McKinley, I know you’re out there.”
“Maybe my gun is scaring him,” Pycraft said. “But like I warned you, there might be snakes up in those woods. I don’t want to mess with them. Give me the willies.”
“Don’t worry,” Sullivan assured him. “Seeing the gun lets him know we’re on a hunt. That’s the way I trained him.”
“He’s sure looking skittish,” Pycraft said.
McKinley, observing the whole scene, felt disgust.MoreLess
As McKinley looked on, Redburn lowered his tail and began to bark loudly. “Keep out of my way, McKinley!”
“Shut that fool dog up!” Pycraft snapped. “If Duchess is out there, she’ll get scared away.”
Sullivan, frowning, stepped forward and patted Redburn on the head again. “Easy, boy,” he said. “Just do your thing, big fella. Find Duchess. You’ll get a special treat when you do. Get back on the trail now.”
Redburn licked the man’s hands. T...hen he raised his tail and allowed himself a low growl. “McKinley, I know you’re out there.”
“Maybe my gun is scaring him,” Pycraft said. “But like I warned you, there might be snakes up in those woods. I don’t want to mess with them. Give me the willies.”
“Don’t worry,” Sullivan assured him. “Seeing the gun lets him know we’re on a hunt. That’s the way I trained him.”
“He’s sure looking skittish,” Pycraft said.
McKinley, observing the whole scene, felt disgust.MoreLess
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