My Dog, Moss

By Alison Bellringer

Ever since Moss had entered his life, Jayden’s whole world changed. He formed a special bond with the stray dog, as a keen sense of trust was established between them. Jayden and Moss now run the farm together; spending nearly every minute of their time out working on the hills, sharing a hard-wearing, yet content life.
But when a new neighbour suddenly shows up and starts accusing Moss of attacking several of his sheep (even threatening to have him put down), everything they know is thrown in peril. Jayden is absolutely sure Moss has nothing to do with the attacks, but Joseph is far too angry and impatient to listen to him until it’s almost too late.
Can Jayden convince Joseph of Moss’ innocence in time? When Jayden accidentally stumbles across the real attacker at work, he gets a nasty shock.
But it’s not just Moss’ life at stake. It’s Jayden’s too…

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: Feb 28, 2022
• ISBN: 9781398426351

Alison Bellringer

Alison has been writing short stories to share with friends and family for many years and always enjoys exploring her creativity when putting pen to paper. She is excited to have the opportunity to share her love of writing with others. Alison loves spending time with her pet dog, a Labrador-Huntaway cross called Smoky, teaching her tricks, and taking her for walks. She lives in a small town in New Zealand near many beautiful parks and beaches. Alison has been playing trombone since about 2010, and euphonium from mid-2019, and always likes getting together with a few friends to ‘make a joyful noise’. She also enjoys a bit of photography when she gets the chance, especially if it involves taking pictures of sunsets.

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About the Author

Alison has been writing short stories to share with friends and family for many years and always enjoys exploring her creativity when putting pen to paper. She is excited to have the opportunity to share her love of writing with others.

She loves spending time with her own dog, a Labrador cross Huntaway called Smoky, teaching her tricks and taking her for walks. She lives in a small town in New Zealand with many beautiful parks and beaches.

Alison has been playing trombone for twelve years, and has recently begun teaching music part-time. She also enjoys a bit of photography when she gets the chance, especially if it involves taking pictures of sunsets.

Dedication

For Every Man & His Dog.

I want to say a special thank you to my big brother

and his dog for inspiring me to write this story!

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Alison Bellringer 2022

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Acknowledgement

I would like to thank the friend who contributed so many valuable thoughts and ideas, and who believed in my manuscript from the beginning, supporting me as it progressed from the first draft, and then on throughout the publication process.

I am very grateful to all the staff at Austin Macauley Publishers who worked on the production of my book and who played a huge role in making this publication possible. It has been a pleasure to work with all of you.

I would also like to thank each of my friends and family who encouraged me to follow my dream of becoming an author, I could not have made it this far without all your support and positive feedback.

Chapter One

Moss glanced up at me, head slightly tilted, with absolute trust. There was nothing but adoration pouring out from his intelligent brown eyes. The depth of his gaze was truly startling; it was almost as if he were trying to show me the full extent of his devotion through his eyes alone.

I remembered the day Moss had come into my life with vivid accuracy - as clearly as if it had only been yesterday - he had made himself at home and become a permanent resident of the farm (it was really several years ago when it had happened). The day had begun much the same as any other; one of the most important parts of keeping the place going was to make regular check-ups on the flock of sheep, to ensure none of them had been taken sick or somehow injured themselves.

I was out