Chapter 8
The trip back to Black Gap took less time than he expected. They pulled up behind the shelter, and Adam turned off the motor. Bobby met them, swinging the door open before Mike could stick his key in the lock. Once they were in, Mike took some bills out of his cash box and handed them to the boy. “Here you go. You earned every bit of it.”
He’d already seen the dogs were all fed and from the position of two leashes on the rack, he felt sure Bobby had taken Survivor and Tuffie out of their pen and worked with them. Both dogs had progressed well and would soon be ready for adoption. Finding homes was mostly handled by the Federation, but Mike had placed a few, like Brave Mama’s puppies, with local families who had kids eager to prove they could take care of a pet.
As soon as Bobb
