"Imagine that! A truck stop! Who does she think she’s talking to?" Mom pulled the seat leash across her chest like a diva cape.

"Imagine that! A truck stop! Who does she think she’s talking to?" Mom pulled the seat leash across her chest like a diva cape.

The trail turned shiny as a mirror and the river turned to stucco as we ran. I squinted to keep the rain out of my eyes as the world outside

The leash may have been gone, but the bond we'd built over so many thousands of miles could never be unhitched. When Mom let me off the lea

The leash may have been gone, but the bond we'd built over so many thousands of miles could never be unhitched. When Mom let me off the lea

With all the trip's mysteries already solved, Mom might follow her wandering mind and get stuck in its darkest corners like a Roomba until t

I can tell what Mom is saying just by the groan of her voice, a look on her face, the way she slams something on the table, and the the soun

If a dog sneaks into the park when no one is there to be scared of him, and his assistant picks up his poop and distracts him from the scent

“But we run faster than this when you’re not here. I think you’re actually slowing us down by pulling her.”

Since we’re all tied together, it comes down to a vote about whether we chase critters or no. That's called democracy.

I paused between thundering barks to listen for screams of terror and maybe the ratta-tat of his paws as he sprinted away.