I inquired about the proprietor, and they replied that since he had shut down the business, no one had heard from him, so they believed he had either retired or relocated.
But why would he abandon his canine companion? After a few more days, Koda seemed to feel at ease with me, so one day I brought him home, even though I knew my girlfriend would be furious.
As soon as she saw me with Koda, she said, “Daniel, what’s this?” She wasn’t thrilled with the idea of having a dog in the house,
So I explained that he was an abandoned dog in need of a new home. Eventually, after much pleading and explanation, Tasha consented to let Koda in.
But Koda wasn’t at ease. He had trouble finding a comfortable place to sit and turned down the chicken leftovers I gave him. “Daniel, your cherished dog is no longer with you,”
