through tears.
“He was our fifteenth puppy.”
Then his face suddenly tightened.
He grabbed his chest.
Mitchell realized what was happening.
He gave Henry the medication and called for paramedics.
When emergency workers arrived, Bruno refused to leave Henry.
Mitchell commanded him to move.
Nothing.
For the second time in minutes, the most obedient dog in the department ignored him.
Only when Henry placed a hand on Bruno’s head and whispered,
“It’s okay, Bear. Let them help me,”
did the dog finally step aside.
Henry was carried toward the ambulance.
