The puppy licked her chin.
“Bear,” she said immediately. “That’s his name.”
Henry smiled.
“You know we’re not supposed to name them. The county will give him an official name once he reaches the academy.”
“I know.”
Lorraine held the puppy closer.
“But until then, he belongs with us. And while he’s here, he’s Bear.”
Henry and Lorraine had been volunteer puppy raisers for the Monroe County Sheriff’s K9 program for more than twenty years.
It began almost by accident.
A neighbor who worked as a deputy told them the
