A Puppy is for Loving
By Mary Labatt and Renata Liwska
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Mary Labatt
Mary Labatt breeds collies with her daughter, Elizabeth. She has written two series of books about dogs, Dog Detective Sam and Puppy Sam. Mary lives and writes in Port Rowan, Ontario.
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Chapter 1
Elsie’s Surprise
It was summer. And every summer I went to my grandmother’s farm. I couldn’t wait to get there. As we drove up the long drive to the farmhouse I saw Grandma standing under the maple trees with her dog, Elsie.
My grandmother hugged us. Elsie barked.
Then Grandma led us into her big farm kitchen. I could smell fresh bread. The shiny wood floors squeaked. A breeze ruffled the curtains. Outside birds sang in the cornfields.
I climbed the wooden stairs to my blue and white bedroom. Upstairs the house smelled of lavender. When I threw down my backpack the bed creaked. I put my clothes in the old dresser. Flowered paper lined the drawers.
I could hear my parents and my grandma talking in the kitchen.
You should live closer to us, Mom,
said my dad.
Yes,
said my mother, you must be lonely here.
I held my breath.
Would my grandmother leave this magic place? Would she leave this place where my father and my uncles grew up? Would she leave this place where my Grandpa Fred died?
I can’t leave,
said Grandma. Her voice was clear and strong. I feel close to your father here. If you pull me up, I’ll be like a tree with no roots.
My mother and father talked on and on about apartments in the city. They said she would like it there.
But Grandma just said no. My roots are here,
she told them.
After lunch it was time for my parents to leave. Grandma and Elsie and I stood on the porch and waved. We watched the car wind down the lane.
I held Grandma’s hand. Together we watched the car go over the hill. The sun felt warm on my head. We were alone now. Elsie sat quietly with us in the silence of the