She is bouncing and playing all the time. Why, she acts more like a little pup than a hound.”
“Yes, I know,” I said. “I’ve noticed that myself, but you know one thing, Papa, she’s the smartest dog I’ve ever seen.
Why, some of the things she does are almost unbelievable.”
“Yes, I know,” said Papa, “but still it’s strange, very strange.” “There’s only one thing wrong with her, Papa,” I said.
“Yea, what’s that?” he asked. “You won’t believe it,” I said, “but she’s gun-shy.”
“Gun-shy? How do you know she’s gun-shy?” Papa asked.
“I didn’t know for a long time,” I said,until one day when I was hoeing corn down in the field by the old slough.
She and Old Dan were digging in a bank after a ground hog. Across the river some fishermen started shooting a gun.
It scared Little Ann, and she came running to me, shaking all over.”
“Aw,” Papa said, “maybe you just thought she was scared.”
“No, I didn’t, Papa,” I said. “It happened again up at the store one day.
Grandpa shot a chicken hawk. When the gun went off, it scared her half to death.
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