“Is that him?” I asked.
A man in a gray sweatshirt pointed toward the grass.
“Over there.”
“How long has he been here?”
“He was here when I came through this morning.”
A woman holding a grocery bag shook her head.
“Yesterday too.”
I turned toward her.
“Yesterday?”
“Late afternoon. I saw him from across the street.”
“Did anyone call animal control?”Find Pet Care
“I don’t know.”
Nobody said anything after that.
I looked toward the dog.
His body was almost motionless.
Almost.
I walked slowly.
Ten feet away, his left ear moved.
“Hey, buddy.”
No response.
I stopped six feet away and crouched.
For several seconds, nothing happened.
Then his head lifted perhaps an inch.
His eyes found me.Browse Reference
They were dark, dull with exhaustion, but aware.
“Okay,” I whispered. “I see you.”
I placed the water bowl between us and poured only a little into it.
