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g tied down in the back of his truck。 Someone had hit it in the
middle of an intersection； and Dad had stopped to see
how badly it was hurt。 Then he noticed that the poor thing was skinny as a rail and didn't
have any tags。 “Starving and pletely disoriented；” he
told my mother。 “Can you imagine someone abandoning their dog like that？”
The whole family had converged on the front porch； and I could hardly contain myself。 A dog！
A wonderful； happy； panty dog！ I realize now that
Champ was never much of a looker； but when you're six； any dog—no matter how mangy—
is a glorious； huggable creature。
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He looked pretty good to my brothers； too； but from the way my mother's face was pinched； I
could tell she was thinking； Abandon this dog？ Oh； I
can see it。 I can definitely see it。 What she said； though； was simply； “There is no room for
that animal in this house。”
“Trina；” my dad said； “it's not a matter of ownership。 It's a matter of passion。”
“You're not springing it on me as a …a pet； then？”
“That is definitely not my intention。”
“Well； then what do you intend to do？”
“Give him a decent meal； a bath … then maybe we'll place an ad and find him a home。”
She eyed him from across the threshold。 “There'll be no ‘maybe’ about it。”
My brothers said； “We don't get to keep him？”
“That's right。”
“But Mo…om；” they moaned。
“It's not open to discussion；” she said。 “He gets a bath； he gets a meal； he gets an ad in the
paper。”
My father put one arm around Matt's shoulder and the other around Mike's。 “Someday； boys；
we'll get a puppy。”
My mother was already heading back inside； but over her sho
