wherz dogE. sed cris loucing Over at hiz wIf mara hoo woz bisE flicing throo amagazEn.

dOnt nO. mara turnd hur hed az thO expecting dogE too emurj from bEhInd the sOfa or mAbE apEar in the dorwA. I havnt sEn him orl dA.  

mE nEther. cris stoud up too get a beter louc throo the windO pEring left and rIt.  cant sE him hE tOld hur shAcing hiz hed. beter get hiz scAts on thO. not long now bEfor wEer lEving.  

sum distans from hiz hOm dogE woz worcing along a lAn.  the lAn led from hiz hows too the vilaj.

cerfulE crosing the rOd hE cort a glimps ov brown fur at the botom ov a hedj and a nOz pOcing owt ov the grEn lEvz. 

it woz fransis. helO fransis dogE sed too the fox. how ar yoo.  

not sO bad. fransis moovd a bit further owt from the hedj. hav too cEp mI wits abowt mE thO. duznt pA too gO dAdrEming. lots ov pEpl rownd hEer dOnt lIc foxez.  

sO Iv hEerd sed dogE. must bE hard. fransis scratchd at the grownd with hiz por. yooer not rong ther dogE. morz the pitE.  

yes dogE agrEd. much harder bEing a fox than a dog. fransis noded. enEwA hE continUd. wer ar yoo gOing.  

its mI last dA dogE tOld him. wEer mooving hows sO I thort Id get owt and abowt. hav a last louc rownd sA mI goudbIz.  

I sE the fox sed turning hiz hed too wun sId. left it a bit lAt havnt yoo. I nO sed dogE. but I OnlE fownd owt wE wur lEving last nIt.  

pooer thing sed fransis. never nIc too hav a last dA Id hav thort. it sownds sO fInal.  

yes it duz dogE agrEd. O wel. fransis gAv a qwic louc up the lAn. best bE on mI wA. and hE rEtrEted bac intoo the shelter ov the hedj.  

goud luc too yoo dogE hE corld owt az hiz boushE tAl disapEerd.  

thancs dogE sed a litl sadlE wundering wether hEd ever sE fransis agAn. giving a larj sI hE heded of wuns mor toowords the vilaj.  

az dogE worcd along hE fownd himself thincing bac too the first dA hEd arIvd at the hows thA wur now lEving.  

hE trId too remember how long agO that had bEn but hE woznt verE goud with tIm.  

the wun thing that cAm too mInd thO woz cris hiz Owner sAing hE had a speshal present for him too marc the fact thA had cum too a nU hOm. 

 how exsIted dogE had bEn wundering wot it coud bE. Iv Even rapd it up cris went on too sA.  

dogE coud sE how cris woz hOlding sumthing bEhInd hiz bac and hE jumpd up and trId too get bEhInd him too sE wot it woz.  

nO yoo dOnt cris corld owt lafing and wAving hiz frE hand in the er. orl in goud tIm dogE orl in goud tIm.  

and then cris plAd a litl gAm ov turning in a surcl too stop dogE sEing wot hE woz hOlding.  

dogE never lIcd it wen hiz Owner did this cInd ov thing but hE woz a loyal dog and went along with it too mAc cris hapE.  

cant catch mE cris showted continUalE wurling arownd and arownd cEping dogE in frunt ov him and the surprIz present bEhInd hiz bac.  

thats wot yoo thinc dogE thort. if I rEalE trId I coud get bEhInd yoo EsE az enEthing EsE az pouting wun por in frunt ov the other.  

after this had gon on a litl longer cris sudenlE stopd and held wot hE had in hiz hand toowords dogE.  

it woz rapd in nUzpAper and had the shAp ov a larj bOn. bet yoo cant ges wot this iz. cris sed.  

hm dogE thort. not for the first tIm wundering abowt the intelijens ov hiz Owner. it loucs lIc a bOn and smelz lIc a bOn sO mI best ges woud bE that its probablE a bOn. 

in fact a bOn woud bE mI OnlE sujestshun. wot a surprIz yooer gOing too hav cris went on. yool never ges.  

not gOing too bE a surprIz unles it turns owt too bE a vaz or a soopspoon or mAbE a bouc dogE thort.  

tada. cris pout hiz clenchd fist too hiz mowth and lifted hiz hed mAcing noyzes throo it lIc a prEtend bUgl blOwing a fanfer.  

. and with this hE plAsd the rapd present on the flor in frunt ov dogE.  

dogE dUtEful wagd hiz tAl and set too pouling the pAper of. cris woz hoping up and down Eger too sE dogEz fAs wen the present woz rEvEld.  

az the bOn apEard from the raping dogE mAd shooer hE didnt disapoynt. after orl hE woz plEzd too hav a bOn and touc it in hiz tEth and turnd hiz hed from sId too sId mAcing a soft growling sownd. 

then hE wagd hiz tAl and jumpd up at cris wIl hiz Owner rufld the fur on hiz hed and sed wot a surprIz that must hav bEn.  

dogE continUd along the lAn not stoping until hE cAm too a plAs wer a mudE rOd led toowords too foutborl pitchez. 

 bEyond the pitchez wur several Acers ov plowd fEld borderd bI woudz on thrE sIds.  

  in the sumer cris and mara woud sumtImz tAc a picnic and rambl throo the woudz dogE runing on ahed luving orl the diferent smelz and exploring parts hEd never bEn too bEfor.  

sumtImz in the worm wether hEd tAc a dip in the strEm. hE rememberd wun tIm rEturning wet too wer cris and mara wur chating on a mosE banc and shAcing hiz fur sending drops ov worter orl Over hiz Owners.  

a smIl cAm too hiz fAs folOd bI a smorl barc lIc chucl az hE rememberd ther showts. 

nO dogE nO mara had crId owt loucing at the mudE drops on hur dres. bad dog cris had joynd in. bad dog dogE.  

on wun ov the footborl pitchez dogE coud sE another dog runing after a borl thrOwn for him. the dogs nAm woz stanlE and stanlE woz a wipet.  

az dogE stopd and wotchd hE coudnt bElEv how qwiclE stanlE coud run. mInd yoo hE thort that wipet duznt hav an owns ov fat on him. 

 pitE the sAm cant bE sed abowt hiz Owner. spoting dogE wotching stanlE ran Over too wer hE woz siting bI the edj ov the pitch.  

helO dogE stanlE grEted him. wot ar yoo up too. its mI last dA dogE sed. wEer mooving hOm. sO I wonted too hav a last louc rownd and sA goudbI.  

O that iz a shAm stanlE tOld him. wEl orl mis yoo. thancs sed dogE loucing downcast.  

but then Im shooer yor nU plAs wil bE grAt stanlE sed brItlE trIing too chEer him up.  

I hOp sO dogE sed. I sE yooer dooing the borl thing. yes I fEl I hav too. pritE poyntles if yoo asc mE.  

hE thrOwz the borl I run after it and pic it up then tAc it bac too him OnlE for him too thrO it agAn. 

stanlE shouc hiz hed. Id much rather doo wot I wont wen wEer owtdorz.  tAc mI tIm nOz arownd but hEz just bort wun ov thOz plastic thingz for thrOwing the borl. 

I sE wot yoo mEn dogE rEplId. woudnt doo if hE throo the borl and yoo stAd pout. thats rIt. hE spent Ajez on the internet trIing too get a goud dEl on wun. 

 olthO wI hE chOz oranj az a culor Il never nO. not stIlish at orl.  

mI too ar the sAm sed dogE. cris spends owerz browzing for Electronics and mara bIz lots ov hur clOths onlIn.  

dogE hEerd a showt and loucd up too sE andE stanlEz Owner mAcing hiz wA Over. lOping acros the footborl pitch in a mOst ungAnlE fashun.  

yor andEz pout on a lot ov wAt dogE sed nOtising how the butons on hiz shurt wur strAnd olmost too brAcing.  

I nO stanlE agrEd. its orl thOz chips and snacs hE Ets and the fact hE sits on the cowch mOst ov the dA wotching filmz not too menshun the bAcon butEz.  

stanlE. andE corld owt arIving owt ov brEth. wot ar yoo dooing. yoo must cum wen I corl.  

stanlE loucd up at hiz Owner and gAv an apolojetic barc folOwing this up with a brush ov hiz bac agAnst andEz legs.  

. and yoo andE sed toodogE. yoo shoud hav a run with mI stanlE. bit ov ruf and tumbl. doo yoo dogs goud. cEp yoo fit.  

yoo can torc dogE thort. and catching the wipets I sor that stanlE woz thincing the sAm.  

cum on then. Il thrO the borl sum mor andE sed jestering at stanlE too get up from wer hEd sprorld on the gras.  

Uzing the plastic thrOwer hE sent the borl scitering acros the pitch. gO on stanlE hE encurAjd. awA yoo gO. yooer a goud dog rEalE.   

wuf wuf stanlE barcd in agrEment az hE ran of too colect it. and wuf wuf too yoo dogE corld owt too stanlE az hE set of on hiz wA.  

after the lAn had gon throo a sErEz ov twistE turns dogE coud sE the vilaj in the distans. 

 hE stil had a wA too gO but on this sunE dA hE woz enjoying the worc hapE too gO slOlE az hE touc in the lOcal sIts for wot woud probablE bE the fInal tIm.  

in the distans hE coud sE a red tractor mAcing its wA along a path bEtwEn too fElds.  

. dogE supOzd it woz wun ov farmer benz fElds but woz having dificultE sEing properlE sqinting throo the hAzE sunshIn.  

just az hE woz trIing too wurc owt wer farmer benz land bEgan and ended a figur jumpd owt ontoo the rOd rIt in frunt ov him.  

a larj rabit stoud on hiz hInd legs grining. how how how howz it gOing. it woz howard and this woz hiz customarE grEting. 

hE turnd hiz hed too wun sId and poushd hiz pinc nOz intoo the er az hE spOc.  

howard dogE sed. wer did yoo spring from. yoo gAv mE qwIt a start.  

I woz just Over ther howard rEplId poynting toowords a ditch that ran along the sId ov the rOd. yoo wur sO dEp in thort yoo didnt nOtis mE. 

yes I supOz yooer rIt dogE sed too the rabit. its mI last dA yoo sE bEfor wE moov hows and I woz thincing abowt how much I lIc living hEer and how Im gOing too mis everEthing and everEwun.  

thats a shAm sed howard. after orl wEv had sum fun and gamz yoo and I. yes dogE agrEd. wE sertAnlE hav.  

howard thort for a mOment scratching hiz Ear. yoo remember the tIm farmer ben pout owt that luvlE picnic spred in the garden at the bac ov the farmhows and ascd orl the nAborz too cum Over.  

ov cors sed dogE. tuns and tuns ov food. and wE went down ther tOOgether. hE wincd at dogE. after orl Im a nAbor sins I lIv in the fEld rIt bI hiz farmhows. 

 and yoo lIv a litl further awA but yooer az goud az a nAbor in mI bouc. thats rIt dogE agrEd smIling at the memorE.  

and yoo touc too sandwidjes and a sosAj from the tAbl. dogE chucld and gAv a soft barc. and I didnt rEalIz farmer ben coud sE mE from the citchen windO.  

I woz just abowt too tAc another sosAj wen hE apEard. howard lafd. il never forget hiz fAs. 

orl red and blotchE with anger az hE touc of after yoo showting and wAving hiz stic. but hE didnt catch mE and I hav too sA the food woz dElishus.  

dogE ran hiz tung Over hiz lips at the memorE. and best ov orl howard pout in. wIl hE woz distracted runing after yoo it alowd mE too get in ther and trI sum ov the razberEz.  

bUtEful thA wur. rIp az enEthing. yes dogE sed. that woz sertAnlE a fun dA.  

for the tIm bEing the sun had gon bEhInd a clowd and hE coud now sE that it woz farmer benz sun alec drIving the tractor.  

and doo yoo remember how lAter that horibl her rojer turnd up and trId too get himself sum ov the food.  

yes dogE sed. Iv never lIcd rojer. too foul ov himself. I agrE sed howard. and hE cEps corling mE howE.  

Iv tOld him I dOnt lIc it. ascd him too stop. the rabit scratchd hiz hed.  

but hE tAcs nO nOtis just carEz on thincs its funE.  

wel hE got mor than hE bargAnd for that dA dogE sed smIling. farmer ben turnd the hOzpIpe on him.  
yes howard agrEd. I woz trIing not too grin wen hE cAm past orl bedragld. sO woz I dogE pout in. but I dOnt thinc I sucsEded.  

then howard ascd doo yoo nO wer yooer mooving too. not rEalE dogE rEplId. but from wot I can mAc owt its qwIt a wA awA.  

wel yool just hav too mAc nU frends the rabit sed giving several nods az hE spOc. yes I nO dogE agrEd in a resInd voys.  

and after thEz last fU words thA sed ther goudbIz and parted companE.  

az dogE cAm clOser too the owtscurts ov the vilaj hE thort abowt hiz mEting with the rabit and nU hE woud mis howard hoo woz olwAz chErful and redE too gO and doo sumthing tOOgether.  

hE rememberd another tIm a munth bac. Ed bEn dOzing in the sun hed resting bEtwEn hiz frunt porz wen howard apEard.  

how how how howz it gOing. the rabit had sed in hiz UzUal fashun. dogE rAzd a slEpE I. orl rIt hE tOld him. just having a nap after lunch.  

mara gAv mE the remAnz ov a stU and it woz verE tAstE. hE rAzd hiz hed. mInd yoo shE coud hav hEted it up a litl mor for mE but stil never mInd it woz exselent nuntheles.  

sumtImz I wish I woz a dog sed howard. lap ov luxurE yor lIf iz. food prOvIded everE dA. nIc bascet with a cushun for a bed.  

everEthing lAd on. troo dogE agrEd. but I hav too doo wot cris and mara sA a lot ov the tIm. hE stoud up and stretjd. 

yoo nO sit down dogEfetch this dogE get of the bed dogE cum on dogE wEer gOing owt. dOnt Even thinc ov jumping on the tAbl. nO yoo cant stA at hOm wEer lEving now.  

that sort ov thing. hE rAzd hiz hed and loucd at the rabit. weraz yoo can doo az yoo lIc. ansur too nO wun.  
cum and gO az yoo plEz. 

hE coud sE that howard woz abowt too mAc a remarc and lifted a por too stop him. yes I nO yoo hav too fInd yor Own food but yoo hav yor frEdom and thats a verE big thing.  

I sE wot yoo mEn howard sed noding hiz hed long Ears floping abowt. wen yoo pout it that wA I supOz it iz.  

further down the lAn the wId gAts ov oldthorp farm cAm intoo vU with its torl chimnEz and larj frunt yard. 

 dogE woz hOping too sE hiz frend mAbel the Old ponE hoo lIcd too stand with hur hed Over the fens wotching the gOings on in the lAn.  

olthO geting on in yEerz mAbel stil gAv rIds too children from the lOcal scool.  

mIcal the farmer at oldthorp had a yung dorter ther and wun dA hur tEcher had sujested trips too the farm too him sO the children coud sE how a farm woz run and mEt sum ov the animalz.  

it turnd owt too bE a verE enjoyabl wA ov lurning and rIt at the end mAbel woud olwAz giv Ech chIld a rId arownd the farmyard.  

just bEyond the stEl gAts dogE gAv a litl barc and within nO tIm mAbelz hed apEard abuv the fens.  

helO dogE mAbel sed giving a soft wufling sownd ov pleshur at sEing hur frend. its bEn a wIl sins I last sor yoo.  

I nO sed dogE. wen I gO for worcs with cris and mara wE dOnt often cum down the lAn this far.  

wE UzUalE turn of much urlEer but yooer on yor Own toodA bI the louc ov it mAbel sed lifting hur hed and pEring bEyond dogE up the lAn.  

thats rIt dogE noded and went on too tel hur abowt it bEing hiz last dA and how hE wonted too sE everEthing wun mor tIm.  

yoo sownd a litl sad the ponE sed. but its OnlE too bE expected. after orl yoov livd hEer for qwIt sum wIl.  

yes I am sad. dogE agrEd noding hiz hed. and I OnlE hEerd wE wur lEving last nIt sO its cum az a bit ov a shoc. orl verE suden.  

it can bE hard too lEv a plAs yoo lIc mAbel tOld him. but from wot I nO if the plAs yoo gO too iz nIc az wel then yool setl down EzilE and mAc plentE ov nU frends.  

I hOp yooer rIt dogE sed a nOt ov unsertantE in hiz tOn. I am mAbel continUd in a calm voys. wot yoo wil mis at first iz the familEaritE ov yor Old hOm.  

how doo yoo mEn. dogE ascd. wel nOwing wer everEthing iz wot ther iz too doo and sE hoo lIvz nEerbI. 

 litl thingz lIc wer too fInd a nIc worm corner ov the hows sO yoo can hav a snooz in the sun.  

I sE sed dogE. but verE soon az tIm gOz bI mAbel went on. yor nU hOm wil bEcum just az familEar az yor Old wun woz and yool fEl setld and sAf.  

doo yoo rEalE thinc sO. yes I rEalE doo mAbel sed rEasuringlE. Il tel yoo sumthing. bEfor I cAm too lIv at Oldthorp I livd a long wA awA from hEer. 

 and I didnt bElong too farmer mIcal but too hiz father hoo had stAbls. hE trAnd rAshorses wich ar bI nAtchur verE nervosanimalz. 

 and hE had wun hors in particUlar hoo ended up a grAt champEon. hE wun orl sorts ov cups and prIzes.  

but wen hE first arIvd hE woz scitish wich mEnz that hE woz nervos exsItabl and jumpd abowt orl the tIm. 

 mIcalz father woz having dificultE trIing too trAn him. Even geting him too acsept a sadl on hiz bac woz olmost imposibl at first. 

in fact I hEerd mIcalz father sAing too the Owner wun dA that if thingz didnt improov hE woud hav too giv up Even thO it woz obvEos that the hors had a lot ov promis. 

the dA after I hEerd this I went and had a torc with fred that woz the nAm ov the hors. tOld him the sitUAshun. hE had a proper rAshors nAm but arownd the stAbls hE woz just nOwn az fred.  

but wen hE woz tAcen owt ov hiz stAbl for exersIz the folOwing dA hE cicd owt az UzUal and woz dificult too handl. I woz nEerbI and went Over and rEmInder him ov wot Id sed. 

how hEd bE sent awA if hE carEd on lIc this  and hE calmd down strAtawA.  

mIcalz father sor the efect Id had on him and from that tIm onward I bEcAm hiz companEon. wE wur inseparabl and everEwun coud sE the chAnj in fred woz down too mE. 

 hE just nEded sumwun too torc too and cEp him calm. dIrect him a litl.  

olmost at wuns hE bEcAm EsE too trAn and bI the end ov hiz carEer fred woz nOwn acros the land az a troo champEon.  

sO I had a wunderful lIf at the stAbls. olwAz a foul hA bascet  

fresh worter sum lIt exersIz. thA loucd after mE rEalE wel and  

everE dA I woz nIslE brushd and turnd owt.  

I woud travel too rAs mEtings with fred and it woz rEalE exsIting wen hE wun.  

  mI lIf coudnt hav bEn beter. that iz until wun dA I hEerd that mIcalz father woz rEtIring and seling the stAbls.  

fred woz rEtIerd himself bI that tIm from rAsing and I fownd owt I woud bE gOing too lIv with hiz sun mIcal mIls awA in a plAs Id never hEerd ov. 

 I woz devastAted. I sE dogE sed. nuthing yoo coud doo thO. thats rIt mAbel continUd. I woz led intoo a horsbox and wE set of.  

throoowt the journE I woz wurEd and unhapE wundering wot woz gOing too hapen. 

after jOlting arownd for wot sEmd lIc Ajez wE fInalE stopd and Id arIvd at Oldthorp. I remember mI legz wur trembling az I wAted too bE let owt.  

wen the bac ov the box Opend mIcal woz ther with a smIl on hiz fAs. hE led mE owt himself and strOcd mI nec sAing sum cInd words.  

hE nU wot I ment too hiz father. then hE touc mE too a nIc stAbl worm and drI with plentE too Et.  

it orl sEmd verE strAnj at first but in nO tIm at orl it felt lIc hOm. shE lOerd hur hed loucing dogE in the I. and Im shooer it wil bE the sAm for yoo at yor nU plAs.  

thancs mAbel dogE sed. yoov mAd mE fEl a lot beter. yoo tAc cer dogE mAbel sed. and dOnt forget.  remember wot Iv tOld yoo.  

having sed ferwel too mAbel hE set of agAn. dogE woz now cuming too the first fU howses in the vilaj.  

it woz OnlE a smorl hamlet rEalE with just a rO ov shops pOst box pub and garaj.  

az hE past wun ov the frunt gardens hE hEerd sumwun sA louc rIan I thinc thats dogE.  

dogE turnd in the dIrecshun ov the voys and sor jon bolden and hiz yung sun rIan throo a gap in the hedj in ther frunt garden. 

hE gAv a litl barc too sA helO and rIan ran throo the gAt and nelt down on the pAvment too strOc dogEz fur. 

hE woz clutching a brIt red fOn. 

dogE lIcd the bOldens verE much. jon bOldens wIf an olwAz mAd a fus ov him az did rIan.  

thA Ownd the boutchers shop down the strEt and ther woz olwAz a bOl ov worter owtsId for dogs too drinc from.  

jon woud sumtImz cum owtsId wen dogE woz wAting pAshentlE for cris and mara too bI ther mEt and giv him a trEt.  

hEerz a titbit for dogE hE woud sA az hE pout a litl sumthing on the grownd.  a cUb ov mEt haf a sosAj a triming ov fat from a stAc.  

wen this hapend dogE olwAz gAv a crisp dublbarc too shO how much hE aprEshEAted it. I hEer yool bE mooving soon jon sed smIling down at dogE.  

must bE enE dA now Id hav thort from wot cris sed. I cant remember the dAt exactlE. dogE loucd up and gAv a short barc.  

wel wE cant hav yoo lEving us withowt giving yoo a litl sumthing. mmm dogE thort Iz lIting up. just wot I lIc too hEer.  

cum along too the shop and Il sE wot I can doo. its rIans burthdA toodA and wE nEd too colect hiz cAc from the bAcerE next dor.  
Im ten rIan sang owt prowdlE. thats rIt hiz father sed. hood hav thort it. wEv just given him hiz first fOn az a present. 

hE loucd Over at hiz sun. mInd  yoo bE cerful with it lad.  dOnt drop it.  

I wOnt rIan ansurd taping at the red fOn az hE spOc.  thancs dad. its the best present ever. cum on then burthdA boy hE sed rufling hiz suns her.  

dogE worcd along hapilE bEsId the per and thA shortlE arIvd owtsId the boutchers. an woz bEhInd the cownter and jon stepd throo the dor.  

arnOld drAc hoo ran the red lIon pub stoud insId bIing sum cornish pastEz and dogE had often Overhurd pEpl sAing how goud bOldens pastEz wur.  

rIan woz siting on a lO worl wurcing hiz fOn and dogE setld down bEsId him. it woznt long bEfor jon rEapEard with a plAt cuverd in tin foyl.  

hEerz wun for yoo hE sed lifting up the foyl too rEvEl a sosAj. dogE woz on hiz fEt but the sosAj woz oferd too rIan hoo rEchd owt too tAc it in hiz hand.  

I thort that woud bE for mE dogE thort fEling disapoynted. jon rEplAsd the foyl and went too turn awA and gO bac intoo the shop.  

at the last mOment hE turnd bac. just ciding dogE. therz wun for yoo and sum nIc bAcon scraps az wel. hE pout the plAt on the grownd and dogE gAv hiz crisp dublbarc bEfor mAcing short wurc ov it.  

Il just gO next dor and sE abowt colecting the cAc jon sed too rIan. bac in a tic. OcA dad. rIan gAv a nod withowt loucing up from hiz fOn.  

a fU mOments lAter dogE woz licing up the last ov the bAcon fat wen rIan stoud up tilting the fOn first wun wA and then the uther.  

the hAzE sunshIn shon brItlE and dogE coud sE hE woz fInding it dificult vUwing the scrEn. 

stil loucing at hiz fOn rIan set of for a patch ov shAd along the strEt too trI and sE beter.  

dogE woz abowt too setl down agAn bI the worl wen a glint ov metal cort hiz I. from a thin lAn Usd for dEliverEz too the bacdorz ov the shops a van woz bacing owt ontoo the mAn rOd.  

rIan continUd on heding toowords the patch ov shAd. Iz glood too hiz fOn az hE turnd it this wA and that stil trIing too sE the scrEn properlE.  

it touc dogE OnlE a split second too rEalIz wot woz abowt too hapen. with orl hiz atenshun on the nU fOn rIan woz abowt too step owt intoo the path ov the rEvursing van.  

jumping too hiz fEt dogE barcd lowdlE and started too run toowords rIan. the van continUd too revurs and woz now OnlE a short distance from hiting the boy.  

barcing fUrEoslE dogE hurEd forward rIan woz on the poynt ov steping intoo the rOd and dogE nU that the drIver woud bE unAbl too sE him in hiz miror dU too a hI worl.  

for just a second rIan porzd and haf turnd hiz hed wundering wI dogE woz barcing sO much.  

but then the boy worcd on rEturning hiz atenshun bac too the fOn.  

the brEf porz thO had bEn enouf and gAv dogE the chans too lunj forward tAcing hOld ov rIans trowser leg in hiz tEth and pouling him bacwords.  

seconds lAter the van went past mising the boy bI nO mor than a  

fU inches. az it went bI a wumans scrEm coud bE hEerd.  

rIan had topld bacwords ontoo the grownd stil clutching hiz fOn. an rushd Over and rapd an arm arownd hur sun.  

dogE rEalIzd that it must hav bEn hur hood scrEmd. then cAm jon a fU steps bEhInd hurEing from the bAcerE with a cAc box in hiz hands.  

thanc goudnes yooer sAf shE tOld rIan. and orl thancs too dogE. shE pout hur other arm arownd dogE and sqEzd him too hur.  

thanc yoo dogE. thanc yoo thanc yoo thanc yoo. wot hapend. jon ascd. I sor it orl from the dorwA an tOld hur husband. 

 rIan woznt pAing atenshun loucing at hiz fOn wen hE shoud hav bEn loucing at the rOd. dogE pould him bac just in tIm. 

 shE gAv dogE another big sqEz. if hE hadnt rIan woud hav bEn hit bI the van. Im sorE rIan sed in a smorl voys.  

and sO yoo shoud bE hiz father sed sturnlE. wEl nEd too hav a torc abowt this lAter. the drIver had now parcd up and hurEd Over loucing wurEd. 

 iz hE orl rIt. hE sed. the boy. I didnt hit him did I. nO an rEplId. and hE shoud hav bEn loucing wer hE woz gOing not at hiz fOn.  

thats a relEf the drIver sed. Im sorE its sO dificult too revurs owt ov ther az the hI worl stops mE sEing enEwun cuming along the strEt in mI miror until the last mOment. 

 I woz gOing az slO az I coud. jon bolden noded nOwing this woz troo. 

wel nO harm dun I supOz hE sed leting owt a brEth. and orl thancs too dogE.  

bac at the shop a fU minits lAter jon presented dogE with a bOl ov mEt. 

 mI fInest stAc the boutcher sed. and nO wun desurvz it mor than yoo. dogE setld down too Et and it woz troolE the best mEal hEd ever had.  

wen hEd finishd an cAm and gAv him a last cudl wIl rIan strOcd hiz fur wispering hiz thancs intoo dogEz Ear.  

after dogE left the bOldens hE mAd hiz wA along the strEt loucing at the shops.  

hE thort ov orl the tImz hEd cum hEer with cris and mara and wun OcAshun in particUlar stuc in hiz mInd. 

the dA hEd met a strAnj animal hE didnt nO the nAm ov. that dA the shoping olmost dun and with just a lof ov bred stil too get. 

dogE woz wAting owtsId wIl mara went intoo the bAcerE. hE woz hOping that hiz Owner mIt cum owt with a pEs ov carot cAc or mAbE sum jinjer biscets. 

hE particUlarlE lIcd carot cAc az did mara and thA woud sumtImz sher a slIs tOOgether bEfor gOing hOm.  

it woz az hE woz thincing this that hE hEerd the sownd ov mUsic. not the sort ov mUsic hiz Owners plAd at hOm but a rather mor mistErEos sownd.  

and nO sooner had hE hEerd this than a truc with an Open bac turnd intoo the hI strEt. it woz brItlE pAnted and dogE stoud up too sE beter.  

on the truc wur too juglers thrOwing borlz intoo the er and a clown wAving and torcing too the pEpl in the strEt. 

the truc moovd verE slOlE and the clown had a stac ov lEflets in hiz hand giving them owt az thA went along. 

a sIn along the sId ov the truc red harE starz surcus. but the strAnjest thing ov orl woz the animal bEing led alongsId the truc.  

it woz a lIt brown culor with a long nec and a sort ov hump on its bac. wen the truc cAm nErer the animal gAv dogE a long ster az it went bI.  

a litl further down the rOd the truc stopd and pEpl gatherd rownd. it woz a saturdA dogE rememberd and menE wur owt geting ther shoping for the wEcend.  

dogE dEsIded hE woud gO Over and investigAt. az hE aprOchd the smorl crowd hE discuverd that the strAnj larj animal had bEn tId too the truc bI its lEd.  

helO dogE sed gOing nErer. wot sort ov animal ar yoo. lOwering its nec too bE nErer dogEz level the animal loucd at him for a long mOment bEfor sAing yoo mEn yoo dOnt nO.  

dogE shouc hiz hed. ar yoo shooer yoo dOnt nO. ar yoo bEing sErEos. if I nU I woudnt bE ascing yoo dogE sed giving an impAshunt litl barc.  

nO nEd too bE lIc that. I just fInd it surprIsing thats orl. wel I dOnt nO dogE sed agAn starting too get fed up with the conversAshun.  

orl rIt then the animal sed. Il tel yoo. Im a camel. a slIt porz. camel. duz that mEn enEthing too yoo.  

and wen dogE continUd too hav a blanc louc. ship ov the dEsurt. can gO for a long tIm withowt worter.  

ring enE belz. dogE shouc hiz hed. can travel for dAz acros the sandE wAstland with not a trE in sIt. 

and wen dogE continUd shAcing hiz hed the camel gAv wot coud OnlE bE descrIbd az a ful on exasperAted sI. 

hav yoo bEn tort nuthing. louc dogE sed geting anoyd. how menE mor tImz doo I hav too tel yoo. 

Iv never hEerd sEn met or had enEthing too doo with a camel in mI entIer lIf. 

and if torcing too yoo iz enEthing too gO bI Im not shooer that I wont too hav enEthing too doo with enE camel.  

OcA the camel sed calm down now. calm down. nO nEd for orl that. dOnt yoo tel mE too calm down yoo big.  

dogE stopd trIing too cum up with a sootabl word camel woz orl hE coud thinc ov. big camel. thats wot yoo ar. nuthing but a big camel.  

for a mOment the too animalz glerd at wun another bEfor the fAntest hint ov a smIl apEard on the camelz fAs. 

sEing this dogE coudnt help but smIl himself and a second lAter thA bOth burst owt lafing.  

jerald the camel intrOdUsd himself wuns thAd manAjd too stop lafing. plEzd too mEt yoo. dogE sed dogE. and lIcwIz.  

wEer seting up a big tent for the surcus in wun ov the fElds just bEyond the vilaj jerald explAnd. dooing a shO toomorO nIt.  

that sownds exsIting dogE sed. Iv never bEn too a surcus. wot hapens.  

wel wE hav trapEz artist clownz a hI wIer act juglers and orl sorts ov other acts inclooding a band.  

and wot doo yoo doo. dogE ascd.  

thats a goud qwestshun the camel sed. and the ansur iz that I dans.  

O sed dogE rather tAcen abac. the band plA mUsic and I dans. withowt wishing too blO mI Own trumpet Im UzUalE rather a hit with the ordEans.  

owt ov the corner ov hiz I dogE coud sE mara owtsId the bAcerE loucing arownd for him.  

perhaps yool bE Abl too cum. jerald sujested. seven Ocloc toomorO nIt. Il sE wot I can doo dogE rEplId. must gO now mI Owners loucing for mE.  

az hE left dogE stopd and picd up wun ov the lEflets hE nOtisd on the grownd and touc it with him in hiz mowth.  

ah ther yoo ar dogE mara sed. wots that yoov got in yor mowth. and this woz how dogE got too gO too the surcus.  

mara touc the lEflet and shOd it too cris. wot doo yoo thinc. cris ascd hur. I thinc it loucs goud. coud bE fun. and wEv nuthing els pland toomorO Evening.  

thinc wE can tAc dogE. dOnt sE wI not hiz wIf sed. its in a tent in a fEld. OcA then. lets gO.  

sO the folOwing Evening thA set of in the car and parcd owtsId the fEld wer a larj tent had bEn pout up.  

dogE woz wurEd that hE woudnt bE let in. but wen thA rEchd the gAt it woz max the Owner ov the fEld hoo woz seling the ticets. 

  OcA for dogE too cum in. cris ascd. dogE loucd up hOpfulE at max and held hiz brEth wAting for an ansur. 

 if hE sed nO dogE nU hE woud hav too spend the next ower or sO in the car. O yes max sed. dogEz a wel bEhAvd dog. nO problem ther. and wots mor hE can cum in for frE.  

the surcus had atracted a lot ov pEpl from the lOcal erEa and az thA went throo the flap in the tent thA coud sE it woz orlredE Over haf foul. 

 dogE felt exsIted and loucd arownd for jerald but hE woz nOwher too bE sEn. ther woz a big Open erEa with sEts gOing orl the wA rownd and thA qwiclE fownd sumwer too sit.  

bI the tIm ten minits had gon bI the plAs woz foul and the band started plAing. 

soon a man in a red cOt wIt trowsers blac boots and a top hat ran owt intoo the senter and intrOdUsd himself az the ringmaster.  

hE had a larj waxd moustash and dogE wundering wether it woz rEal. wots hE gOing too doo. cris ascd mara. hE intrOdUses the acts shE tOld him.  

and intrOdUs hE did. for dogE it orl past in a bit ov a blur. the sparclE costUms ov the purformerz the antics ov the clownz and the scilz ov the diferent acts.  

dogE fownd himself loucing up along with everEwun els az a gurl worcd along the hI wIer jumping sciping bownsing and orl withowt forling of.  

dogE woz amAzd. then the trapEz tEm swinging owt and leting gO catching wun another az thA floo throo the er.  

next it woz the turn ov the juglers dogE had sEn on the truc and this woz folOd bI a troop ov acrObats prOpeling themselvz up intoo the er tumbling and twisting.  

and then sudenlE jerald apEard with a brIt cloth cuverd in tInE litl mirors drApd acros hiz bac.  

for a mOment hE stoud qwIt stil and the ordEans hushd. then the band started up and hE bEgan too dans. it woz clEer that the ordEans had never sEn enEthing lIc it.  

jerald folOd the bEt clOslE mooving hiz fEt and lifting hiz legs this wA and that withowt ever geting owt ov tIm. 

first hiz frunt legs and then hiz bac  

 legs with Even a swish ov hiz tAl too match the drumers clash ov simbolz.  

bI the tIm hEd finishd menE in the ordEans wur on ther fEt claping and wistling ther aprooval.  

jerald for hiz part went too the senter ov the ring and dipd hiz long nec in a dEp bow.  

dogE hood bEn qwIet up too this poynt gAv a hOl sErEz ov barcs too shO hiz aprEshEAshun.  

qwIet mara sed loucing down at him. yool hav us thrOwn owt. whatevers got intoo yoo.  

but dogE barcd on and woz plEzd too sE jerald rAz hiz hed and louc hiz wA.  

after jeralds act the clownz ran owt triping Ech other up and  prEtending too hit wun another.  

this led too wun clown forling Over and loozing hiz trowsers another having a bucet ov worter emptEd Over hiz hed and a thurd geting a custard pI foul in the fAs.  

after a cupl mor acts the shO clOzd with too horses runing rownd the ring ther rIders standing up on ther bacs and jumping from wun hors too the other az thA past.  

lAter az thA mAd ther wA bac too the car dogE nU that hiz nIt at the surcus woud bE wun hE woud olwAz remember.  

bI this tIm dogE had olmost rEchd the other end ov the vilaj.  

hE heded for the garaj wich touc up mOst ov wun corner ov the hI strEt with a larj Open erEa at the frunt and a wurcshop insId.  

az hEd hOpd hiz frend jeb woz ther stretjd owt on the forcort and tAcing advantAj ov the shAd from an overhanging trE.  

jeb woz a dog with a poyntE fAs and long wIt fur. this gAv him a rather comical expreshun az thO hE fownd everEthing sumwot amUsing. 

 menE pEpl in the vilaj corld him the garaj dog az hE sEmd too hav bEn ther forever. 

indEd wen the garaj chAnjd hands a fU yEerz agO jeb stAd on adopting the nU pEpl az hiz Owners.  

ah dogE jeb corld owt. wundering wen yood turn up. I hEer yooer mooving hows.  

hOwd yoo hEer that dogE ascd. I OnlE fownd owt mIself last nIt. I dOnt nO rEalE jeb rEplId. I woz siting hEer and then.   

sudenlE the thort that yoo wur lEving popd intoo mI hed owt ov nOwer. thats amAzing dogE sed. I cant bElEv how that can hapen.  

dOnt bE silE. cors it cant hapen. stanlE tOld mE. cAm in with andE in the car too hav a nU baterE pout in.  

O I sE dogE sed fEling a litl foolish too hav forlen for wun ov jebs lInz.  

sO wen doo yoo gO jeb ascd. dOnt rEalE nO. lAter toodA I thinc.  

and hav yoo sed goudbI too everEwun. mOstlE yes. its a bit rushed. I OnlE hEerd wE wur lEving last nIt.  

how abowt that french poodl babet jeb sed with a winc. sed goudbI too hur hav yoo. jeb wincd agAn.  

got sumthing in yor I dogE sed. just sAing jeb went on. just sAing wot. just sAing that I thinc shEs tAcen a bit ov a shIn too yoo. I can tel.  

nO dogE sed wundering wether hE woz blushing. babets a fansE dog. livd with hur Owner in paris bEfor shE cAm Over hEer.  

sO wots that got too doo with enEthing. wel dogE continUd. fansE dog lIc hur woudnt bE interested in the lIcs ov mE.  

jeb turnd hiz hed slOlE sId too sId. dOnt yoo bE sO shooer. shE mIt sEm lIc shE haz erz and grAses. hers and wot. dogE sed loucing confUsd.  

it mEnz that shE sEmz a bit consEted. foul ov hurself and how wunderful shE loucs. 

but yoov got too remember that babets a pedigrE dog and orl pedigrE dogs ar a bit lIc that.  

exactlE dogE sed. not lIc us comon or garden dogs. mAbE. but that duznt mEn shE wOnt lIc yoo. dOnt doo yorself down. 

and enEwA hEer jeb gAv a barclIc chucl yoo dOnt louc az bad az orl that speshEalE if yor Owners giv yoo a brush.  

hE got too hiz fEt and stretjd. enEwA duznt mater now I supOz. worter under the bridj sEing az yooer lEving.  

yes yooer rIt dogE sed thincing Over wot hiz frend had tOld him. too lAt now. hE gAv a sI. much too lAt now.  

sO enEwA dogE. best ov luc too yoo and cum and sE mE if yooer ever bac in the erEa. wil doo dogE tOld him az hE set of too rEturn throo the vilaj.  

O and bI the wA jeb corld owt after hEd gon a fU steps. shEl bE owt for hur worc soon. hoo wil. dogE ansurd stoping and loucing bac at hiz frend.  

babet hoo els. jeb sed. Owner tAcs hur regUlar az clocwur long az the wethers fIn. up the lAn a litl wA and then bac throo the vilaj.  

hE gAv a chucl. shAm too mis hur. az hE rEturnd along the hI strEt dogE mAd a dEtor throo the narO pasAj at the sId ov the red lIon pub.  

this led throo intoo a garden at the bac and hE pout hiz frunt porz up on the lO bric worl and pErd amung the chers and tAblz.  

a familE ov for wur finishing ther mEal at wun tAbl. fish and chips bI the louc ov it and a yung cupl sherd sandwidjes at anuther.  

nEer the end ov the garden wer the land started too drop awA sat a mEdEum sIzd brown dog. dogE mAd hiz wA Over.  

helO esmA hE bEgan siting down alongsId the brown dog. I sE the vUz az goud az ever. dogE. how nIc ov yoo too cum and visit esmA sed.  

dogE loucd bac at the vU mooving hiz Iz from wun part too another. it rEalE woz wunderful with brOcen grownd borderd bI yelO gors bushez at first and then merjing intoo fElds ov hA.  

further bac a brIt bloo lAc shimerd in the sunshIn along the bancs ov wich stoud torl darc trEz ther truncs strAt and troo az thO garding the worter.  

and bEyond orl this a rooind casl on a hil throo up turets and towerz agAnst the horIzon. worm brown wer the sun cort the stOn on wun sId and darc shadOz on the uther.  

hav I ever tOld yoo wI I sit hEer sO often. esmA ascd turning too fAs dogE. nO. dogE shouc hiz hed. I just nO yoo lIc dooing sO.  

wen I first turnd up in the vilaj arnOld hood just bEcum the landlord hEer fownd mE owtsId loucing rather bewilderd and touc mE in. 

I had nO colar and hE touc mE too the vet too sE if Id bEn chipd with an adres az orl dogs hav too bE now. but ther woz nuthing.  

the vet sed that I apEard too bE in goud helth apart from a smorl bump on the sId ov the hed olthO hE didnt thinc this woz sErEos.  

wot ov cors thA didnt nO woz that Id lost mI memorE. a lIclE explanAshun iz that Id bEn hit bI a car but Il never bE Abl too fInd owt for sertAn.  

enEwA I rememberd nuthing abowt mI lIf bEfor I arIvd in the vilaj and stil dOnt too this dA. not Even mI nAm.  

that must hav bEn orful dogE pout in. it woz sertAnlE verE strAnj. wen wE rEturnd from the vet.  

arnOld brort mE owt hEer too this verE spot and pout down a bOl ov food. hE loucd at mE for a mOment and sed hE woud corl mE esmA after a caracter in a film hE lIcd.  

I fownd I woz starving and At qwiclE. wen Id finishd wE sat loucing owt at the vU and I remember thincing that this iz wer mI nU lIf bEginz.  

I mA not remember mI past lIf but mI nU lIf starts rIt hEer now with arnOld. shE smIld at dogE.  

thats wI its sO speshal and wI I cum hEer often. I understand sed dogE and then went on too tel esmA abowt mooving hOm and lEving the erEa.  

Il bE sorE too sE yoo gO esmA tOld him. wEv had sum goud conversAshuns tOOgether.  

Il bE sorE too lEv dogE sed with a sI. if it woz up too mE Id stA. I nO sed esmA. but wE cant olwAz doo wot wE wont.  

after sAing goudbI dogE thort hE shoud probablE get bac too the hows. hEd bEn owt for a long tIm and cris and mara woud bE wundering wot had hapend too him.  

rEturning along the hI strEt hE nOtisd a wuman siting on a bench. shE had hur bac too him torcing on a fOn but wen hE aprOchd hE recognIzd babets Owner. 

the french poodl however woz nOwher too bE sEn and dogE felt a surj ov disapoynted espesEalE after wot jeb had sed.  

olthO hE stil didnt nO wether too bElEv him. ther woz a path not far from the bench and dogE coud hEer sumwun singing. 

 soon hE coud mAc owt the top haf ov a litl gurl sciping smartlE along. rEching the end ov the path shE stepd owt and dogE coud now sE babet on a lEd bI hur sId. 

az UzUal the french poodl had bEn groomd bUtEfulE with not a her owt ov plAs. louc another dog the gurl sed spoting dogE. 

lets gO and sA helO. shE cAm up and pated dogE hoo wagd hiz tAl. wI dOnt yoo too dogs hav a plA and il gO and sit with antE anna.  

and sAing this shE unclipd babets lEd and turnd toowords the bench. for a mOment thA loucd at Ech other and then babet sed helO dogE its olwAz nIc too sE yoo. 

wot brings yoo down too the vilaj.  

dogE encurAjd bI hur frendlE words sed wel its just.  its mI last dA yoo sE.  

last dA babet frownd. last dA for wot. yes sorE. Im not bEing verE clEer. and hE went on too explAn abowt mooving hOm.  

thats a shAm babet tOld him. wEv never had a chans too get too nO wun anuther. Id hav lIcd that. mE too dogE sed. Id hav lIcd that verE much.  

but yoo olwAz Usd too rush bI with just a qwic grEting. I never thort yoo wonted too stop and chat. get too nO mE. 

dogE gAv a nod ov agrEment. yooer rIt. but I wish now that I had. babet pout hur hed too wun sId and loucd dogE in the I.  

iz it bEcoz ov the roomerz abowt mE. dOnt thinc I dOnt nO abowt them. wot sum ov the other dogs hav bEn sAing.  

how Im snootE and thinc Im supErEor and orl the uther words thA Us lIc hortE and consEted.  

wel. dogE started too sA.  

it iz that iznt it babet continUd.  O it mAcs mE sO mad.  

I supOz it had sumthing too doo with it.  wel a lot too doo with it rEalE. dogE tOld hur. I didnt thinc yood bE interested in nOwing mE.  

but dogE yooer a luvlE dog and yoo hav such cInd Iz. ov cors Id wont yoo too bE mI frend. dogE gAv a sI.  

I wish Id nOwn. and now Im lEving and its orl too lAt. yes it iz too lAt babet sed az the litl gurl rAzd a hand and wAvd babets lEd too shO that shE wonted too gO.  

orl I can doo iz wish yoo bon voyaj. and wen dogE loucd mistEfI. its french. it mEnz I hOp yoo hav a goud journE too yor nU hOm.  

thanc yoo woz orl dogE coud fInd too sA. on the wA bac along the lAn dogE coudnt help fEling sad.  

hed misd hiz chans too bE frends with babet and now had too fAs lEving the plAs hE woz hapE in. 

 hE thort ov mAbelz words ov  

encurajment but trI az hE mIt thA did litl too stop him fEling mizurabl.  

wuns agAn it crosd hiz mInd how long hEd bEn owt and hOpd hiz Owners woudnt bE angrE.  

the urlEer hAzE sunshIn had now orl but disapEerd with OnlE a glint ov brItnes left in wun tInE corner ov the skI. 

 in its plAs a number ov darc clowds had moovd in Overhed giving a gloomE fEl too the surowndings matching dogEz mood.  

up ahed too pEpl wAted at the bus stop and dogE soon recognIzd AmE hoo wurcd part tIm for arnOld at the red lIon.  

standing with AmE woz hur dorter shurlE hood grOwn up in the vilaj but moovd awA after shE marEd. louc wooz hEer AmE sed az dogE aprOchd the bus stop.  

yoo remember dogE shurl. hE bElongs too the pEpl wE wur just torcing abowt cris and mara. dogEz Ears pricd up at the menshun ov hiz Owners nAmz and wundering wot thAd bEn sAing abowt them.  

yes its a rEal shAm shurlE sed crowching down and strOcing dogEz bac. I wunder wots gOing too hapen. nO IdEa sed hur muther shAcing hur hed. 

 its a bad sitUAshun. dogE gAv a litl barc at this. wot bad sitUAshun hE thort fEling the furst sInz ov wurE.  

wE dOnt nO wots gOing too hapen too yoo doo wE AmE sed torcing too dogE. wer yooer gOing too gO or enEthing. 

shE bent forward too strOc hiz hed. pooer thing shE continUd. but I supOz sumthing wil bE sorted owt.  

itl dEpend on how bad thingz ar for cris and mara shurlE pout in. wether therz enEthing thA can doo.  

yes thats troo AmE agrEd and aded hood hav thort it coud hapen. dogE woz now thurorlE confUsd and bEcuming verE wurEd.  

. wun thing woz clEer sumthing had hapend too hiz Owners and it woz not goud nUz. the best thing hE coud doo now woz hurE hOm. 

az hE set of along the lAn a flurE ov rAn cAm down. dogE glansd up and sor that the clowds wur much darcer now.  

bI the tIm hE arIvd bac at the hows hiz fur had bEcum sOcd throo. the rAn forling hevilE. 

the furst thing hE nOtisd woz how the hows loucd orl shut up wich woz strAnj. 

nO sIn ov the rEmooval van and olsO nO sIn ov the car UzUalE parcd on the drIvwA. perhaps thAv pout it in the garaj dogE thort.  

standing bI the frunt dor dogE gAv a cupl ov barcs too let them nO hE woz ther. and then a cupl mor wen the dor didnt Open.  

tIm went bI and stil nO wun cAm. the dor remAning furmlE shut.  

dogE mAd hiz wA along the sId pasAj too the bac garden and loucd intoo the siting room throo the french windOz. 

the room woz emptE. nO furnichur enEmor and just paterns ov dust on the ber bords too shO wer it had bEn. Even hiz dog bascet had bEn rEmoovd.  

dogE didnt nO wot too thinc. hE felt sad too sE the hows hE luvd stripd ov everEthing that mAd it hOm. 

and with Ech mOment that went bI woz bEcuming mor and mor wurEd abowt hiz Owners. wot had AmE and shurlE hEerd.  

the rAn cAm down harder stil lashing agAnst the hows az lItning fracchurd the skI. dogE hurEd awA too fInd shelter in the garden shed.  

the dor didnt shut properlE and hE woz Abl too get insId. hE felt wet wurEd and thurorlE mizurabl.  

wuns under cuver hEshouc the rAndrops from hiz fur and trId too thinc. nO furnichur in the hows ment that the rEmooval van had bEn and gon. 

and it sEmd lIc hiz Owners had olsO left. thA woud hav bEn drIving from hEer too the nU hows sO perhaps thAd had a car acsident hE thort hiz wurE incrEsing.  

and with this thort the fEling ov unsertantE mAd hiz mInd gO of in orl sorts ov dIrecshuns. 

wot had AmE ment bI sAing that shE didnt nO wot woud hapen too him or wer hE woud gO.  

if sumthing had hapend too cris and mara hE coud end up on hiz Own or wurs pout in a cenel sumwer. 

the thort ov it sent a shiver down hiz spIn. hE rememberd hiz conversAshun with howard abowt frEdom and how the rabit coud doo az hE plEzd with nO wun too ansur too.  

but dogE nU this woz not for him. hE enjoyd the companEonship ov hiz Owners and ther woz nO wA hE coud forAj for food lIc howard.  

after wAting in the shed a litl longer hE went bac owt intoo the garden and barcd. the rAn had now Ezd too a drizl with grA clowds hanging in the scI. 

dogE didnt expect hiz Owners too sudenlE apEar but didnt nO wot els too doo and it woz beter than dooing nuthing.  

sO hE barcd and barcd and barcd. furst in the bac garden and then rownd bI the frunt dor agAn.  

fInalE hiz barcing prOdUsd a result in the form ov jim ther next dor nAbor. ah ther yoo ar dogE jim sed. bac at last. 

hE becond dogE Over. Im too louc after yoo for the tIm bEing. cum along.  

sO dogE folOd jim next dor just az jims wIf anjela rEturnd hOm from the bus stop with a red umbrela.  

must bE lAter than I imagind dogE thort. anjelaz bac from wurc orlredE. helO luv jim sed. goud dA.  

best not too asc hiz wIf rEplId. and then O helO dogE wot ar yoo dooing hEer. hEz bEn mising orl dA. jim explAnd.  

the rEmooval vanz bEn and gon and cris and mara had too gO too. thAl bE at the nU plAs thAer renting bI now. 

I sed wEd cEp an I owt and louc after dogE til thAer Abl too cum bac and fetch him.  

dogE loucd up expecting him too continU expecting him too sA mor. wen hE didnt dogE rEalIzd that jim coudnt hav hEerd the bad nUz abowt hiz Owners.  

hEer jim sed too dogE. cum intoo the citchen. dogE folOd and jim poynted at a bOl ov worter bI the bac dor. therl bE food for yoo lAter.  

after drincing sum worter dogE rEturnd too the siting room too fInd jim and anjela wotching tv. hE gAv a hevE wurEd sI and lA down qIetlE on the flor bEsId them.  

sum wIl lAter the fOn rang and jim went too ansur. helO hE sed. O helO cris. at the menshun ov hiz Owners nAm dogE jumpd too hiz fEt with a fEling ov relEf.  

at lEst cris woz orl rIt enouf too Us a fOn. and then. wots that. sA that agAn. nO yoo cant bE sErEos.  

hE listend for a wIl withowt spEcing. 

  a frown on hiz fAs. dogE gAv a wimper. wot bad luc. and it woz orl hapening wen yoo got ther yoo sA.  

stil hOlding the fOn hE mowthd sumthing too anjela but shE shouc hur hed too shO shE hadnt understoud. and sorE wot woz that cris. 

 anjE woz torcing too mE. hE listend for a mOment. yes hEz hEer hE loucd down at dogE. yes hEz fIn. nuthing the mater. 

yes nO problem. wE can louc after him. yes orl rIt wel torc in the morning. OcA. rEplAsing the fOn jim shouc hiz hed several tImz.  

wot. anjela ascd. wot doo yoo mEn bI bad luc. wots hapend. yoo wOnt bElEv it jim sed. if yoo dOnt get on and tel mE I wOnt nO wether Il bElEv it or not hiz wIf sed.  

jim sat bac down and bEgan too explAn cris and mara folOd the rEmooval van too the nU plAs but wen thA arIvd ther thA fownd too fIer enjins and smOc gOing  up intoo the scI. 

a bilder had dun sum last minit Electrical wurc for ther nU landlord and it sEmz lIclE that it woznt dun properlE and corzd the fIer.  

the hOl citchens bEn burnt owt and part ov the living room. cris sed the plAs iz a rec and thA wOnt bE Abl too moov ther now.  

lucE it hapend bEfor thA wur setld in if yoo asc mE anjela sed. but wot abowt toonIt wer ar thA stAing.  

I hEerd yoo sA thAd bE in tuch toomorO. thats rIt. cris haz just manAjd too get hOld ov arthur burowz hoo Owns next dor and ascd if thA coud cum bac sIn a nU rental contract.  

arthur hadnt pout the hows on the marcet yet az hed wonted too pAnt the owtsId furst. hEz olwAz lIcd cris and mara and woz hapE too agrE.  

orl ther stuf wil stA in the rEmooval van OvernIt and thAv boucd intoo a bed and brecfast. the van wil rEturn with everEthing toomorO too pout it orl bac. 

shoud bE hEer abowt ten. sO thA wOnt bE mooving after orl.  

dogE had bEn listening cerfulE az jim spOc and felt a surj ov rElEf now that hE nU hiz Owners wur wel and hadnt cum too enE harm.  

with thOz fU words ov explanAshun hiz wurld had chAnjd from wurE and desper too hapEnes. ther had bEn nO car acsident.  

the bad thing AmE and shurlE had hEerd abowt woz the fIer and not bEing Abl too moov. 

dogE gAv a larj sI ov relEf and then spent a mOment thincing abowt cris and mara and how disapoynted thA must bE.  

but after the mOment woz up hE gAv a litl barc the tIp ov barc hE OnlE gAv wen hE woz rEalE rEalE hapE.  

the thort ov loozing hiz frends had mAd him rEalIz just how important thA wur too him. and this woz olsO troo ov the erEa in wich hE livd.  

now that hE woz Abl too stA dogE felt hed bEn given a second chans and ment too enjoy everE mOment too the foul. 

in hiz mInd hE woz orlredE thincing ov orl hiz fAvorit worcs along the lAns and in the woudz. 

and the frends hE woud stil bE Abl too sE howard and fransis mAbel esmA jeb stanlE and ov cors babet.  
                           

                                                                            The end.