"Huh?", I said. "Ali, come here!", my neighbor, Isa said. I turned. All of my friends were gathered around a dog on the sidewalk. Thank goodness! I thought.
The dog was a Beagle. It whimpered. "Ali, I'm gonna call it Barkers, 'cause he might bark if you come closer" Isa said. Barkers nugded up against her in approuval of his new name. "He likes it" I said. I heard a sound and turned. I saw a.....