They Told Me I Could Only Take One Dog Home Until I Saw What Happened When They Tried to Separate Them

scrambled awake in a panic that was not waking from a pleasant dream but from something more urgent, the body’s alarm system engaging before consciousness fully arrived. His paws slipped on the kennel floor. He pressed against Harold’s neck, small frantic nudges looking for the reassurance of a heartbeat still present, still reliable. He did not bark.continue reading …