Chapter 25—Patch’s Decision

Pongo tried to pretend to ignore the bad reception he got from the puppies, and pretended to smile. “How are you all doing out here?” Pongo asked brightly.
    The puppies didn’t answer. They hurried under a couch in the middle of the yard, and buried themselves deep under it, facing away from Pongo. “We’re not leaving,” Scamp told Pongo fervently. “We’ll never leave.”
    “Dad, why are you even here?” Patch asked. “I’m not coming home with you. Maybe you got Lucky to come back. But at your place,...