Now that Steve was heading back up the valley both dog and wolf came up beside him, as if they knew exactly where he was going. It was time!
He started toward the opening and noticed the wolf stop and laid down flat on her belly, ears back and teeth showing in a low growl that could barely be heard.
He took another careful step toward the opening and felt something grab his pant leg and pull. He looked down and saw that Mouse had a hold and wasn"t letting go.
About that time the hair stood up on the back of his neck and he knew, the bear was there. He ran back along the rocks and up the small game trail which led to the larger game trail at the top of the rocks.
When he started that way the dog let him go. As if the dog knew he wasn"t going through the opening. Sometimes his intelligen
