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13.AnExtraTenMinutes

OnMondayafternoonsattwoo’clock,BeauandIwouldarriveattheSilver

SpringConvalescent1CenteronMilwaukee’snortheastsideoftownforanhourof

pettherapywiththeseniorswholivedthere.We’dwalkthehall-waysgreeting

everyoneonourwaytothehospitalityroom,whereresidentswouldcometopetBeau

andbaskin2theadoration3ofthisbeautiful,happy,ten-year-old,ninety-nine-pound

Doberman4pinscher.You’dneverknowthiswasthesamedogthatarrivedatmy

doorstepeightyearsearliersobeaten,scarredandscared5thatassoonashemadeeye

contactwithyou,he’dliedownonhisbackwithhisfeetupintheairandpee6until

youpettedandsoothedhimintofeelingsafe.

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Onourfirstvisit,aswewalkedthroughthecanary-yellowHallwayOne,Iheard

anelderlyman’sexcitedvoice,thickwithaGermanaccent,streaming8outofroom

112.“Ma,Ma,theGermandogishere!TheGermandogishere!”

NosoonerdidIhearthevoicethanawrinkle-faced,six-foottall,white-haired

pogostick9ofamanwasgreetingusatthedoor,swooping10hisbig,openhandand

strongarmacrossthedoorway,invitingusin.“I’mCharlie.Thisismy

wife,Emma.Comein,comein.”

WhenBeauheardCharlie’sfriendly,enthusiasticvoice,hisentirebodywent

intohiscustomarywaggingfrenzy11andlean

Against-your-thighposition,waitingforapetting,whichwasimmediately

forthcoming12fromCharlie.Aswewalkedintotheroom,afrailbutlivelyeightyish,

violet-hairedEmmasatinbed,smiling,pattingherhandonthebed.Allshehadtodo

waspatonce,andBeau,leashed13andalwaysobedient14,wasuponthebedlying

downbesideher,lickingherface.HereyestearedupasCharlietoldusthatheand

EmmahadimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesfromGermanyduringWorldWar