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Over the past fewwhat it would be like to be with him and Chance Why not? She was from Destiny, a place where women were allowed to dream of love with two or more men
Who couldn’t love Jaris? The guy was a hero Handsoood to the boys and wonderful with the dogs
Who a for Jaris, too
Getting behind the wheel of her truck, she glanced at the httime dreaoing to happen She had deeper feelings for Chance than he had for her She’d als She vowed not to make the same mistake with Jaris
Feelings can’t be trusted
Chance held Rosie’s and Rex’s harnesses He could hear Jaris and the other two dogs up ahead about ten feet on the path All four dogs were doing great, but he still felt odd being without Annie If Annie and Sugar had remained close, they would’ve taken the lead in this test, skewing the results for the new dogs
Going for help when necessary had to be learned by every service dog This test would verify these dogs were fully trained to seek aid when their masters were in trouble He and Jaris had run several exercises with the four and were confident they would pass Kaylyn’s standards today
Kaylyn o miles back beside her truck
“The tio until the final part of the test
He could hear the waterfall that he and Jaris had passed after leaving Kaylyn During the entire walk fros had accomplished their tasks perfectly They were all coly well on every part of the test None of the distractions that Kaylyn had planted along the path—raw steak, noisemakers, or toys—had been able to pull Rex, Blue, Rosie, or King fros, nearly done with their training and ready to meet their neners in the next few days
“The time is 8:30 am”
“Now, Jaris” Chance spread out on the ground, hearing his friend do the same
Rosie and Rex both sniffed and licked him, which was expected He held his breath and remained motionless
The two dogs ran off He heard King and Blue bolt after Rosie and Rex
Chance waited for a s were down the road It was important not to distract the canine students They needed to run all the way back to Kaylyn