Waggit Again

306 Pages·2009·1.9 MB·English

by  Peter Howe

PE T E R HOW E
Drawings by
Omar Rayyan
This book is dedicated to working dogs everywhere
and especially to the memory of my wonderful
therapy dog Bobby Blue, who brought so much joy
to so many children in distress.
table of contents
Map vii
1 Waggit’s Escape 1
2 An Unusual Upright 8
3 Travel Plans 19
4 Getting Acquainted 27
5 The Journey Begins 35
6 The Rescue of the Cowardly Pit Bull 45
7 Lug Tags Along 56
8 Freight Train to Nowhere 66
9 Truckers and the Big Rigs 77
10 Hitching a Ride 85
11 Trapped by Fear 97
12 Narrow Escape 108
13 Home at Last 117
14 Team Contact 127
15 Welcomed Back 138
16 Felicia’s Feast 151
17 Lowdown’s Hideaway 161
18 Olang’s Challenge 173
19 Home Improvement 189
20 Tashi’s New Team 198
21 Treachery at Silver Tree Bend 213
22 Triumph and Tragedy 225
23 Chance Meeting 236
24 The Mystery Solved 247
25 A Friend’s Good-bye 259
26 Puppies in Distress 269
27 Waggit Makes Amends 281
Glossary 291
About the Author
Other Books by Peter Howe
Credits
Cover
Copyright
About the Publisher
farm
train yard
truck diner
WAGGIT’S
JOURNEY
Map
bar
dumpster
small park
home

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Waggit’s Escape
E
ven though he was wearing his leather collar Waggit
could still feel the chain biting into his neck as he pulled
on it. It hurt to move the links backward and forward
over the sharp edge of the rock, but he could bear the
pain; what he couldn’t tolerate was staying one more
day on this farm. So he had done the same thing every
night for weeks, ever since the farmer staked him
out in the backyard after his fight with the dog called
Hodge. The chain was old and rusty, but so far it had
resisted his best efforts to snap it.
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