Sample Pages from The Shelter Dog
Hero was having a perfect day, flying through the heavens with the other angel dogs. They soared above the clouds and around the stars, stopping whenever a field of soft grass or brilliant flowers beckoned to them. Then they would drift down and float among the petals, sharing stories of the lives they had lived when they had been dogs on earth.
It wasn’t long before the doors opened and visitors began walking through the shelter. Hero stood by the gate, anxious to meet the person who would want to adopt him. But people looked briefly at his old face, and the back leg dragging behind, and kept on walking.