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Winnie glanced where Phoebe was pointing to see a black fluffy puppy with a white area on its tummy.
“She’s part of a litter I trained. She’ll mind but she’d rather play than work.”
“What’s going to happen to her? She looks lonely.” Phoebe’s hand curled around the wire of the pen door.
“I’ll find her a good home where she can play and not have to be a working dog like the dogs Beth is taking home.”
Phoebe seemed satisfied with his answer and followed him out to see the chickens in the pen. Winnie paused, looking at the dog all alone in the pen. She remembered the dogs they’d had over the years. She and her sisters had learned a great deal about discipline and life taking care of them. She also remembered pouring her heart out to their dog Ashley when her sisters had hurt her feelings.
The dog stood up and walked over to the edge of the pen and whined at her. She leaned down, sliding her fingers in to let the puppy lick. She may be a sucker because she wasn’t going to think about adding another thing to take care of when she and Bear had only had the kids a short time. She wasn’t going to think about how Joey was less than three weeks old. She was going to imagine the laughter and hugs as the kids played with the dog. They returned before she finished weighing the pros and cons of getting another thing to take care of. Her sisters and Phoebe headed back to the main office.
When the trainer closed the door behind him and walked over to the pen, Winnie couldn’t resist asking him, “How much?”
He smiled and patted her arm. “Consider him a bonus for the help you all gave my bottom line with the purchase of training for the three dogs. Do you want to take him today?”
She nodded. Glancing behind her, she saw the door to the front room closing, leaving her and the owner alone. “Yes, could you grab a leash? I want to head out there and then would you deliver him to my daughter, Phoebe?”
“Yes. I’d be happy to. She’s going to be a very happy little girl.”
Winnie felt like skipping down the hallway to the front area. She was probably freaking crazy but how hard could it be to add one little dog to their family?
She came through the door and saw Phoebe petting Lilly, then Dolly, then Moss, and starting all over again. Sarah smiled. “She wants to make sure they don’t get jealous of each other.”
Winnie’s sisters stared at her expectantly. Remi’s eyebrow was cocked up because Remi knew her better than anyone. She’d probably already figured out Winnie had gotten Phoebe a dog.
The owner walked through with the puppy on a leash. He headed over to Phoebe.
“Phoebe, your mom told me to deliver him to you.”
Phoebe’s eyes were round and wide. She turned to look at Winnie. Winnie nodded and smiled.
“Thank you!” Phoebe screamed and grabbed the puppy around his body. She sat down and buried her face in his neck. “I will always love you, I promise. We’ll be bestest friends forever.”
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Bear sat on the floorrolling the ball to David and watching the puppy grab it in its mouth. Once they’d gotten back to the house, Baron had offered to go buy supplies for the puppy. He was probably avoiding being in their house when Regina discovered Roam had brought home a puppy. Bear had no doubt Regina would fall in love with it just like Roam and Grant did.
