Chapter 6

“I think Gracie needs to go,” Bryan said.

“Oh, I’m sorry, dear,” the lady said, bending down to pet Gracie. “You run along and have a good time.”

Gracie wagged her tail politely.

Gracie and Bryan stepped into the metal box.

As the door closed, Bryan said, “Good job, Gracie. That old biddy never knows when to shut up.”

Gracie didn’t know what she had done to make Bryan say the “good” word but if she made him happy, whatever it was must have been all right. She jumped up on the shiny thing with the buttons all lit up to remind him to push one.

When the doors opened again they were at the place where there were doors to go out to the street. Bryan started to go that way.

No! That wasn’t where they should go. To get to Dog Park they needed to ride in a car. The place where the cars were was the other way down the hall. She pulled in that direction.

“What are you doing, Gracie? This way.”

No. Gracie knew that to get to Dog Park you had to have a ride. She pulled harder.