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Cole's Perfect Puppy is a Christian novel intended for young readers who love animals, especially dogs. The story revolves around Cole, his younger brother Caleb, and their new-found friend Rachel who teaches the brothers about friendship, sacrifice, and God's perfect love.

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Publié par	First Edition Design Publishing
Date de parution	30 avril 2016
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781506901695
Langue	English

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Perfect Puppies
Book 1
Cole’s Perfect Puppy
By
Frances M. Crossno
Cole’s Perfect Puppy
Perfect Puppies Series Book One
Copyright ©2016 Frances M. Crossno

ISBN 978-1506-901-68-8 PRINT
ISBN 978-1506-901-69-5 EBOOK

LCCN 2016935061

March 2016

Published and Distributed by
First Edition Design Publishing, Inc.
P.O. Box 20217, Sarasota, FL 34276-3217
www.firsteditiondesignpublishing.com

ALL R I G H T S R E S E R V E D. No p a r t o f t h i s b oo k pub li ca t i o n m a y b e r e p r o du ce d, s t o r e d i n a r e t r i e v a l s y s t e m , o r t r a n s mit t e d i n a ny f o r m o r by a ny m e a ns ─ e l e c t r o n i c , m e c h a n i c a l , p h o t o - c o p y , r ec o r d i n g, or a ny o t h e r ─ e x ce pt b r i e f qu ot a t i o n i n r e v i e w s , w i t h o ut t h e p r i o r p e r mi ss i on o f t h e a u t h o r or publisher .

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Crossno, Frances M.
Cole ’ s Perfect Puppy / written by Frances M. Crossno.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1506-901-68-8 pbk, 978-1506-901-69-5 digital

1. JUVENILE FICTION/General. 2. /Animals/Dogs. 3. /Religious/ Christian/Early Readers.

C6937
Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - The Dog House 1
Chapter 2 - The Chase 5
Chapter 3 - Rachel 11
Chapter 4 - Christmas Morning . 20
Chapter 5 - Christmas Afternoon . 24
Chapter 6 - Hot Chocolate 38
Chapter 7 - Figuring . 45
Chapter 8 - First Day on the Job . 49
Chapter 9 - Kittens in the Dog House 52
Chapter 10 - Double Close Call 55
Chapter 11 - Waiting . 63
Chapter 12 - A Decision . 70
Chapter 13 - Good-byes 80
Chapter 14 - Perfect Puppy . 86

Questions for Discussion . 92
Chapter 1
The Dog House

“Hurry up and pick one, Caleb! Uncle Bobby wants us to be home before dark. And I want to go to the Dog House before we go home.” I sat my backpack down and looked at the clock behind the counter.
It was 4:45 and I knew it would be dark by 5:30. It always gets dark early in the winter time – especially this close to Christmas. I figured it would take us thirty minutes to get back to our bikes and ride home from the mall. That would leave only fifteen minutes to play with the puppies at the pet store – if we hurried.
Caleb looked up from the video games he was holding. “Cole,” he said, “I like both of these games, but I only have money for one. Which one do you think has the most action?”
I groaned and grabbed the games. I like video games too, but I really wanted to go play with the puppies. It was my last chance before Christmas. “Here, this one,” I said and shoved the new ‘Truck Trauma’ game at him. I put the other game back on the shelf. “Go pay for it and let's go.”
“Okay,” he said. He fumbled with his backpack and pulled out an old bank bag Uncle Bobby let him use to carry his coins.
I groaned again. It was going to take a long time to count out the coins. I picked up my backpack and thought about going on ahead. The pet store was only a couple of stores down. But I wasn’t supposed to leave my younger brother by himself at the mall. I went to the door and looked out while I waited. I made sure I could still see Caleb from where I stood.
Oh, no! There was a crowd of people at the Dog House. Families with children were standing around the display window looking at the puppies. I could also see a crowd of people inside the store. I would not have time to get any of the puppies out of the cages to play. My heart sank.
“I’m ready,” Caleb said. His game was in a shopping bag and he had a big smile on his face.
I felt a little bad about rushing him. I just had to look at the puppies, even if there wasn’t time to play with them. I took a last look at the clock behind the counter. It was 5:00 - time to leave for home. I grabbed Caleb’s hand. “Come on.”
I pushed through the now large crowd at the window of the Dog House, pulling Caleb with me. “Excuse, me,” I said to the man I nudged out of the way. I knew Mom would not have approved, but I would worry about that later.
Suddenly, I was right up to the window. There they were!
All thoughts of heading home, of taking care of Caleb, of Mom and Dad being gone at Christmas - just flew out of my head.
A big puppy, with thick, gray and silver fur, shook a ball at the other puppies. A solid-black puppy ran around the big one and nipped at his heels. A white puppy with black spots growled at a brown, wrinkled puppy. It was funny to see wrinkles on a puppy.
“Look at that one!” Caleb said, pointing to a little puppy with red-golden fur. She was jumping on the window, trying to lick a man’s hand. The puppy couldn’t understand why she couldn’t lick his fingers through the glass. She sat down with a thud and a single frustrated bark.
I have heard grown-ups talk about 'love' at first sight. Until now, I never really understood what they meant. But there she was. The love of my life!
Chapter 2
The Chase

I couldn’t believe my luck. The manager of the Dog House opened the back of the display window and picked up the red-golden pup. He put her on the floor. The crowd moved back a little to give the puppy room.
Caleb and I pushed our way inside. The puppy sniffed around the floor and pawed at the top of the manager’s shoes.
“Let me see her,” said a teenage girl at the front of the crowd. She picked up the puppy. The pup wiggled and licked the girl’s fingers. Several girls closed in around them, all trying to pet the puppy at once.
“Oh, she is so cute!” said another girl in a green sweater with a Santa face on the front. “Let me hold her next,” she said.
I tried to get closer but there were too many girls. I checked to make sure Caleb was still behind me and then moved to the other side of the crowd.
Caleb pushed past a lady carrying a big red purse to stand beside me. He was holding tightly to the bag with his video game.
The little red-golden puppy was passed from one girl to the next until one of them cried, “Oh, no. The puppy tore a hole in my sweater!” She dropped the puppy back to the floor.
I heard little nails scrambling on the tile but couldn’t see where she went. The manager was yelling. “Oh, my! There she goes! Somebody catch her before she gets out of the shop!”
The lady with the big purse dropped it and bent down, spreading out her arms.
I heard the scrambling sound again and felt something move between my legs. By the time I got down on my knees, all I could see was a fluffy red tail wagging between a tall man's legs. I watched the tail move quickly around the lady with the purse and out into the crowded, busy mall.
I looked at Caleb. He was grinning because he knew what I was thinking. We are a lot faster than all of the adults in the store. "Let's go,” I whispered. The chase was on!
The puppy was fast. She knocked packages from the hands of shoppers all the way down the hall. By the time they knew what happened, she was long past them. It was all Caleb and I could do to keep from running into people as we chased the red tail.
When we lost sight of the tail, we followed her by the sounds of disturbed packages and the shouts of surprised shoppers.
We rounded a corner and headed down another wing of the mall. I heard shouts and footsteps far behind us. The pet store manager was surely among them, as I heard him shouting, “Catch her! Catch her!” He was breathing hard.
So were we. I dropped my backpack as we ran on. I would go back to get it later.

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