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    Penny The Railway Pup
    Penny The Railway Pup
    Penny The Railway Pup
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    Penny The Railway Pup

    By Brian L. Porter

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    Penny's story is the fourth in Brian L. Porter's award-winning rescue dog series and features a tiny terrier, abandoned in a particularly cruel manner, and her subsequent adoption and life with the author and his family.


    From being attacked and needing emergency surgery, to days out at the coast, chasing seagulls, and stately homes, Penny's life in Brian's pack of rescue dogs has never been anything but interesting and eventful. 


    Read her charming story, a welcome addition to the Family of Rescue Dogs series.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNext Chapter
    Release dateFeb 23, 2022
    ISBN4867513075
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      Book preview

      Penny The Railway Pup - Brian L. Porter

      INTRODUCTION

      Welcome to the fourth book in my series about the lives of the rescued dogs that share our lives and our home. Those of you who’ve read the previous books in the series will be familiar with the names of most of the dogs that currently form our little ‘pack’ of rescues, but in Penny’s case, I felt this short introduction would be useful. Why? Well, Penny has been with us longer than all our dogs with the exception of Dylan, whose story will be coming in due course. That being the case, regular readers might find it strange to read the names of some of the dogs that appear in this book, as the make-up of our pack has changed over the years, with some of the dogs having passed over the Rainbow Bridge in the intervening years. As this is Penny’s story, I have deliberately avoided including the upsetting details of those wonderful furry friends who are no longer with us.

      So, please go ahead and enjoy the story of Penny, The Railway Pup. Why railway pup, I hear one or two of you asking? To understand the title, you need to read the book!

      Note to my U.S. readers:

      A short glossary

      Although I didn’t feel it necessary to include a glossary with this book, I do feel I should point out, for the benefit of my American readers, that here in the U.K. we use the word ‘lead’ instead of the American ‘leash’.

      Estate car – station wagon.

      I should also mention the phrase ‘sea front’ used in chapter 7, relating to our visit to Scarborough. This refers to what I believe my American friends and readers would refer to as the ‘boardwalk,’ the area which runs along the length of the beach, and which features various shops, amusement arcades, cafes etc.

      So, there you go, the world’s shortest glossary!

      Brian and Penny today

      Brian and Penny today

      1

      BEFORE PENNY

      It was a normal Autumn afternoon, and I arrived at the vet with our cairn terrier, Charlie, sadly no longer with us, for his annual booster vaccination. The sun was shining, and the vet’s waiting room was almost deserted as Charlie and I entered and announced our arrival to the receptionist. Let me explain that because Juliet and I owned a number of rescued dogs - I think we had eight or nine at the time this occurred - we knew all the staff at the surgery and were on first name terms with them. On this particular day, we were booked in by Lisa, who smiled warmly and asked if she could have a word with me before I left that afternoon. Intrigued, I agreed to see her on our way out, wondering what she might want to tell me.

      Charlie was soon attended to and we exited the treatment room and made our way to the reception desk to pay for his injection and, of course, to find out what Lisa had to say to me. There were no other patients waiting as I paid Charlie’s bill. Lisa passed me my receipt for the fee and smiled at me again. What was she smiling at? I wondered.

      Right then, Lisa, what have you got to tell me? I asked.

      Still smiling, Lisa replied, I don’t suppose you know anyone who might be prepared to give a home to a little terrier do you?

      I quickly realised why Lisa had had that smile plastered on her face from the moment I’d walked in through the surgery doors. Like everyone at the practice, she was well aware that Juliet and I had a number of rescued dogs at home and obviously felt we would be amenable to taking in another one.

      I don’t know, Lisa, I responded. I can’t really say much without knowing anything about the dog, and of course, Juliet would have a say in any new adoptions, too. What can you tell me about the dog?

      Lisa then surprised me by explaining that the dog was currently in her care, but that she was seeking a permanent home for the terrier.

      I have her at home, she went on, but I have three of my own dogs in the house and can’t really fit another one in. She’s living outside in a pen, alongside my breeding dogs at present.

      Lisa explained that she had a purpose-built area in her back yard where she bred Dogue de Bordeauxs. The terrier was taking up one of the pens at present but would be much better living in a home with a nice family.

      I’ve been thinking of asking you for a while but this is the first chance I’ve had, she said. My house itself isn’t very big, so I really can’t keep her inside, or we’d be overcrowded."

      What kind of dog is she? was my next question.

      She’s a Jack Russell cross.

      And how come she’s ended up with you, and what’s her name? I’m going to have to talk about this with Juliet, so I’m not making any promises.

      I understand that, but I’m sure if you came and had a look at her, you’d be happy with her. She doesn’t really have a name, but I call her Pancake because she was brought to me on Pancake Day.

      For non-UK readers, I should explain that ‘Pancake Day’ is actually Shrove Tuesday, once of religious significance, though rarely celebrated as such in the UK nowadays. It is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, when pancakes are traditionally served.

      Okay, so how did you come to get her?

      It’s a long story, said Lisa, who went on to explain where she lived, so I’d have a better idea of what she was about to tell me. Until recently there was a gypsy encampment on the waste ground near the railway station. One tea-time, there was a knock at my door and two little girls were standing there, maybe eight to ten years old, with the older of the two holding a puppy in her arms. You could tell they were sisters just by looking at them. They told me they’d been out playing and saw that the gypsies had gone so they went to take a look in the field near the station where they’d camped, in case they’d left anything behind. From the scruffy state of their clothes, their white socks covered in mud and muck, and their dirty faces, I could tell they’d had a really good time exploring the old gypsy site.

      And they found the puppy?

      "Not at first. They told me they had looked all-round the site where the gypsies had parked their trucks and caravans etc. but had found nothing interesting, at least nothing that would attract a couple of young junior school girls. Then, they walked towards the railway station, and on the other side of the fence, they saw something moving a few yards along the tracks. They soon realised that what they were seeing was a little dog. They called out to the puppy but, although it was moving, it didn’t make any attempt to go to them. They followed the fence and when they got closer, they realised that the puppy had a rope round its neck and that the rope was caught up on the track. The sisters realised that the poor little thing was stuck and could do nothing to free itself. They were also intelligent enough to realise that, if a train came along, the poor little puppy

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