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The Pug That Always Finished Second (Chapter Eight)

March 1, 2006
I jumped and tugged harder. The vivid colors of the snake hissed like an out-of-control freight train. Rascal tugged with vicious intent, saying, "You know you can't beat me." The snake went flying out of my grip. I gave a cry as the snake lunged-


I woke up. Midnight, said the clock. I lay back down. Another bad dream for a dog that had plenty. I remembered what the dog Rascal had said, and shivered. I lay back down, but wasn't asleep for a long, long time.


March 2, 2006
Bucky went out for his morning training again today. I brought out the tug toys. Dad and I began our daily work, him tugging at certain angles, trying to catch me off guard, and me adjusting to keep tugging. After about 15 tough, hard-fought minutes, I won and we set the toy down. Dad rose and said, "Trinket, I've been meaning to tell you. The date for Dogpalooza was released today. It's earlier than I thought. March 26th."


I jumped up in shock. It was only 24 days away. This competition was beginning to feel real, like it was really going to happen. I thought of the dream I had last night. I was scared now, very scared. I remembered what Rascal said, "You can't beat me." It echoed around my head. I shook my head. It was just a silly dream, I told my self. Just a silly dream. But in my heart of hearts, I knew it wasn't so silly.
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