Pound Puppies: My Sister's Out with a Werewolf

"Sir," Olaf announced at the doorway to McLeish's office. "You've got visitors." McLeish looked up at Olaf from his paperwork.

"Send them in." He told him. Olaf nodded. He opened the door all the way for McLeish's mother, Agatha. In her hands was a panting Rebound. McLeish was surprised to see them.

"Mother?" He asked. "What are you doing here?"

"I need you to pet sit Rebound for me." Agatha said. McLeish was puzzled.

"Why? Where are you going?"

"On a trip."

"On a trip? But mother, last time when you went on a trip, you missed Rebound so much that you came back early."

"I know. But that was for a week. This is only for the weekend. I'll be back Monday to pick her up."

"But mother, are you sure? You're not going to come back for her and Rebound won't run away?"

"I'm sure. As for Rebound running away, I surely hope not. Since I'm putting her in your care Leonard, she is your responsibility. If she runs off, it'll be on you. Understand?" Leonard nodded.

"Yes, mother." Agatha looked at her pup.

"Now, Rebound." She began. "You be good for my son, alright? Try not to miss me too much?" Rebound barked. Agatha hugged her close. "That's my girl. I'll be back soon." She laughed when Rebound licked her. She handed Rebound to her son and then went out the door. McLeish went with her. He waved after her.

"Bye, Mother!" He called after her. "Don't worry; I'll watch over her like a hawk!" When his mother drove away, McLeish handed Rebound to Olaf. "Here, put her in the pen with the other dogs. I have work to do." Olaf nodded and went to the pen where he put her down.

"Well," He said to her. "Looks like you're staying with us for a few days. I'm going to do whatever I can to make you comfortable until your owner comes to pick you up." He stood up and went off. Niblet bounded up to his sister.

"Hey, Rebound!" The Old English Sheepdog greeted his sister. "What are you doing here?"

"My owner's going away!" She announced. Niblet gasped. "Don't worry, it's not going to be forever. She's coming back on Monday." Niblet sighed in relief.

"That's good to hear. Agatha's too good of a human to abandon you." Squirt was confused.

"We're not going to go on a ship again to look for her, are we?" The Chihuahua wanted to know. Rebound looked at him and shook her head.

"Nope! She won't be going on a ship this time."

"You're not going to miss her too much, are you?" Lucky asked. Again, Rebound shook her head.

"I'm going to try to stay here. She's my owner and as much as I know she loves me, she can't be with me all the time." Lucky smiled.

"McLeish!" Olaf said, coming into his office. In his hands was a brown, hairy puppy.

"Can't you see I'm busy?" McLeish said to him.

"Oh, sorry McLeish, but look what I found!" McLeish looked up as Olaf held up the puppy.

"So?"

"Don't you see? I found him! Poor guy; he had his paw stuck in a hunter's trap. I saved him in the woods. I looked around for his mom, but didn't see her. He must be awfully hungry."

"Then go and feed it, Olaf!"

"Okay." And with that, Olaf left the office.

When he was by the pens, he put the dog down.

"We'll find out what to do with you, little fella." Olaf told him and left.

"Whoa!" Squirt observed. "That is one hairy pup." Cookie nudged him. "Owch!"

"Be nice!" The Boxer said. The pound puppies all went over to their newest furry client.

"Well, hello there." Lucky greeted. The puppy looked at them. "What's your name?"

"Jacob." The dog answered. Before Lucky could speak again, Rebound jumped between them. She looked excitedly at Jacob, her tail wagging like mad.

"Hi, Jacob!" She greeted. "I'm Rebound. Want to play?"

"Sure." Jacob answered. Rebound jumped in excitement.

"Well then, come on, come on, come on!" And with that, the two pups went off.

"Aw, young pups at play." Niblet said. "Doesn't it just melt your heart?"

"It sure does." Lucky agreed.

"It makes you wish that you were a puppy again." Cookie added. "So young and so much energy."

"Yeah." The Mutt agreed. He looked at the Dachshund. "Strudel? You know what to do."

"I know." The German dog answered. "I'll go get the computer working and then this little pup will find his perfect person." And with that, Strudel went to their secret underground lair, followed by the other dogs.

"Well, this is weird." Strudel observed. She was trying to get the machine working.

"What's weird?" Lucky asked. Strudel looked at him.

"The computer isn't matching Jacob with his perfect person."

"Maybe it's broken." Squirt suggested.

"Or maybe Jacob doesn't have a perfect person." Niblet put in. Squirt looked at the Sheepdog.

"That's ridiculous, Niblet. Every puppy has a perfect person."

"That's right." Lucky agreed. "Strudel, you have the squirrels check the machine. I'll go and talk to Jacob."

"On it!" Strudel said. And with that, the Dachshund called to the squirrels. The squirrels went over to her. Lucky and the others went out.

"Jacob." Lucky said to him. He was watching Rebound eat her kibble that Olaf had put out for her. Olaf had left kibble out for Jacob, but Jacob didn't want any. Jacob looked at Lucky.

"What's up?" Jacob questioned, hints of kibble on his muzzle.

"Well, we have this machine that matches pups like you to your perfect person. Apparently, it's not matching you to anybody, But don't worry, we'll get it working."

"Oh, that's okay. The machine is probably not matching me to anybody because I don't belong to anybody."

"Well, that's not true. Every dog belongs to somebody. You just need to give it time. Don't worry, I'll assure you, we'll get it working in no time." Jacob shook his head.

"No, that's not what I mean. I don't belong to anybody, because I belong in the wild." The dogs were shocked.

"You're wild?" Jacob nodded.

"Yup, I live in the woods."

"The woods?"

"Yup!"

"Then why aren't you in the woods?" The puppy frowned, his ears dropped.

"Because I got separated from my family." All of the dogs were sad by this

news.

"That's sad." Niblet said. "You poor puppy." Lucky then noticed that Jacob

hasn't eaten his food Olaf left out for him.

"Why didn't you eat the food that Olaf left out for you?"

"Because it's in a silver bowl."

"A silver bowl?" Squirt asked. "I don't get it."

"I don't like anything silver."

"Why?"

"Well, you see. I'm a…" Rebound came rushing in. In her mouth was a Rye plant. Jacob looked scared and backed up. Rebound spat out the plant so she could talk. "I brought you a present. Do you like it?" Jacob shook his head.

"I'm sorry, Rebound." He told her. "But that's a Rye plant and I don't like Rye." Rebound's ears drooped.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Jacob went to comfort her.

"Cheer up, Rebound. You didn't know."

"Yeah, I know. But, I still feel terrible that I got it for you and you don't even like it."

"Well you shouldn't." Rebound panted in joy again.

"You're right; I shouldn't." Jacob then had an idea. '

"Hey; I know! Why don't we go into the woods and you can give me something else?" Rebound perked up.

"That's a great idea!" They were about to go when Niblet blocked their path.

"Rebound," He began. "I don't want you going in the woods. It's much too dangerous for a pup like you. There are bears out there."

"Don't worry," Jacob assured the Sheepdog, "She'll be with me. I'll protect her; you can count on it."

"Well, I don't know."

"Oh, please Niblet!" Rebound pleaded him. "PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!" She gave him puppy eyes. "Please!" Niblet thought about this.

"No!" Rebound's ears drooped. "I'm sorry, Rebound. But you two are just puppies and the woods can be a scary place. I know you're used to the woods, Jacob, but Rebound's my sister and I don't know what I'll do if something happens to her. You understand, don't you?"

"Sure, I do. I wouldn't want a complete stranger to take ether one of my sisters out in the woods, no matter if he promises to protect her at all costs." Niblet smiled.

"Great!" He looked at his sister. "Do you understand, Rebound?" Rebound looked disappointed. She sighed.

"Yes." She answered. Niblet smiled.

"That's my sis!" And with that, the pups went off.

"I'm proud of you, Niblet." Lucky said to him. "You really took charge there." Niblet turned to him.

"Well of course I did. She's my sister. I wouldn't want anything to happen to her."

"Okay, doggies!" Olaf said to the dogs. The dogs looked at him as he put down their food and drink bowls. "Dinner time!" The dogs ran to their bowls, munching on their kibble. Olaf then noticed that Jacob hasn't even touched his. "Hmmm, that's weird. I wonder why that little dog didn't eat his. Maybe I should tell this to McLeish." And with that, he went to his boss's office.

"Let's go to the woods." Jacob said to Rebound. Rebound looked unsure about this.

"I don't know." She told him. "My brother said no. It's not safe."

"But you have me to protect you."

"I still don't know."

"Come on; don't be a wuss. You do trust me, don't you?"

"Well, we did just meet."

"Where's your sense of adventure? I know you're scared, but I promise to protect you at all costs. You have nothing to fear."

"Well, I don't want to break any rules."

"But rules are meant to be broken. You don't want your brother telling you what to do all the time, do you?" Rebound thought about this. Jacob gave her the puppy dog look. "Please, Rebound?"

"Well…okay!" Jacob cheered.

"Great! You won't regret this!" And with that, Jacob dug a hole by the fence, and the two pups were off.

In the woods, Rebound found one single flower. Perfect! She thought. She ran for the flower, and pulled it out of the ground with her mouth. She trotted over to Jacob and dropped it at his feet. Jacob looked at her.

"How's this for a present?" Rebound asked.

"I love it!" Jacob replied.

"Glad you like it!" Said Rebound. She felt much better that she picked out a gift that Jacob liked. She saw a bear cub. "Hey, there. I'm Rebound; what's your name?" Jacob noticed this his eyes grew huge.

"REBOUND, NOOOOOO!" Rebound looked at him, confused. Jacob ran over to her.

"Why?" Rebound asked. "What's wrong?" Isn't he cute?"

Suddenly, a black bear came tearing out of some nearby bushes and tackled Rebound. Rebound screamed as she soared through the air and landed hard in the crevice beneath a boulder. She screamed as she tried to pull her paw out from underneath the boulder, but it was no use. It was stuck. Jacob panicked and scurried to Rebound.

"REBOUND!" He shrieked. "Rebound! Oh gosh, are you okay?"

"MY PAW!" She screamed. "IT'S STUCK!" Jacob looked at the boulder and gasped. He then glared at the bear and growled and the bear growled back. The two then began to fight each other.

"Rebound!" Niblet called, back at Shelter 17. "Rebound! Jacob!" He went to his friends. They looked at him. Have you guys seen my sister?"

"Probably with that Jacob guy." Squirt answered.

"I know, but where?"

"I don't know! I don't look after her 24/7."

"Maybe you should."

"Why should I? I'm not her brother!"

"Okay, boys." Cookie cautioned. "Don't start any fights now."

"You're worried about your sister, huh Niblet?" Lucky asked the Sheepdog Niblet nodded, sniffing his tears.

"She's with a total stranger." He responded. "And I looked for her everywhere and I can't find her. What if she's not safe? What if that stranger ran off leaving her all alone? What if she's…" He took a deep gulp. "dead?"

"I'm sure she's fine, Niblet. But, if it makes you feel better, we'll go look for her." Niblet beamed.

"Really, Lucky?" Squirt was shocked.

"Really?" He wanted to know.

"Really, really." Lucky answered. Niblet cheered. "We'll leave right away." Squirt trotted up to Lucky.

"You know Lucky," He told him. "If we do find her and she isn't in any danger whatsoever, this will be a complete waste of time."

"I know, Squirt. But knowing that Rebound is safe, Niblet will be happy, and when Niblet's happy, all of us will be happy."

"I won't be happy. Wait, that came out wrong. I'll be happy that Rebound is safe and sound, but upset that we went to check up on her when there was no need to begin with." He ran after the others.

Squirt noticed his friends had stopped and were all looking at something. The Chihuahua was confused.

"Hey, what gives?" He wanted to know. "Why are all of your guys just standing around?" He then looked at where they were looking at and gasped. It was the giant hole that Jacob and Rebound had escaped in.

"Something must've happened to her!" Niblet said. "Something bad!" He collapsed onto the ground and whimpered. "Oh, Rebound, where are you?" Lucky went over to comfort the sad dog.

"Don't worry, Niblet. We'll find her." Niblet then looked determined. He stood up with a start.

"I bet that Jacob pup took her! I'm coming Rebound!" And with that, he bounded down into the hole and ran off.

"NIBLET!" Lucky shouted after him. He looked at his friends. "Well, don't just stand there. Let's go dogs, go!" And with that, all of the remaining dogs dived into the hole after Lucky and ran after him.

The bear and the pup fought and fought. Rebound was scared.

"REBOUND!" Niblet barked when he saw her. Rebound perked up her ears and looked at Niblet running to her.

"Niblet!" The pup called with glee, her tail wagging.

"Uh," Squirt started as he saw the fight between the bear and pup. "Is someone seeing this? I'm not the only one, right? A puppy vs. a grown bear? "

"I see it, Squirt." Cookie said. "And I think the pup's winning." Niblet ran to her sister and the two hugged each other.

"Are you okay, sis?"

"My paw's stuck under this boulder." Niblet noticed this and gasped. He gasped again when he saw the blood on her sister's leg.

"Not only that, but you're bleeding!"

"I know. But that's not important. Can you help me get free?" Niblet nodded.

"I'll try my best." And with that, he tried his very best to push the rock off. It didn't budge. He panted in exhaustion and tried again and again. Rebound whimpered.

"Oh, I don't want my paw stuck forever."

"I'm trying!"

"NIBLET!" Lucky called when they caught up. The Sheepdog perked up at them, happy to see them. The dogs ran to them. Niblet looked at his sister.

"Don't worry, sis." He reassured her. "I'll be getting you out now!" He looked at Lucky and his other friends. "Lucky, my sister got her foot stuck in these boulders. Help me get her unstuck." Lucky nodded and he and the other dogs pushed the boulders. Niblet pushed again as well. But, even with extra dogs pushing with all their strengths, the boulder stayed put. The dogs gave up and were all exhausted. They all collapsed to the ground.

"This is useless!" Squirt said. "We'll never get that thing off of her."

"Come on!" Rebound urged them. "Try again, try again!" But all of the dogs were too tuckered out to try again.

The bear gave up and then gave one final roar. She then left with her baby. "That was awesome!" Rebound told Jacob. "Well, I didn't actually see it

because I was too busy trying to get my foot unstuck from this boulder, but I bet it was still awesome! You saved me from a bear!" Jacob then saw that Rebound was stuck and his eyes widened.

"Hold on, Rebound!" He shouted. "I'll get you free!" Jacob then ran over to

Rebound and with all of his strength, pushed the boulder off her paw like there was nothing to it. All of the dogs' jaws dropped.

"Aye Chihuahua!" Squirt said in astonishment. "He just pushed that rock like

it was nothing!" Rebound looked at her brother. Rebound panted with excitement.

"You saved me!" She yipped in excitement. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

Rebound looked at her brother, who didn't seem happy. "Isn't this great, Niblet? Jacob saved me! Isn't that great, isn't it?" She noticed her brother's face. "Huh? Why aren't you happy?" Aren't you glad I'm okay?"

"You went into the woods when I specially told you not to." Niblet scolded. Rebound frowned and her ears drooped. Her tail stopped wagging.

"Yes. I'm very sorry, but Jacob…" Niblet looked mad at Jacob now.

"Oh, Jacob." He went to the young dog. Jacob gulped. "I was worried she was going to get badly injured or worse. How could you lead my sister to danger like that?

"I'm sorry, but she was safe. She was with me."

"That doesn't mean a thing! Sure, I'm glad that's she's alive, but you got to realize she's only a puppy and so are you. She was safe, but she could've not been. She could've died."

"But, she didn't."

"But, she could've! See, this is why I told her not to come into the woods!" He turned his back on him with a huff. "Now come, no matter how much I hate you right now, you can't stay in the woods all by your lonesome. We'll try to find your family in the morning. I don't want you talking to my little sis ever again." He looked at Rebound. "And Rebound, I don't want you to talk to him either."

"But…" Rebound started.

"Come on, guys. Let's go, home." And with that, he started walking back to the shelter.

"Hey, Squirt!" Rebound said to the Chihuahua that night. Olaf had washed all the blood off her foot and put a bandage on it. He and McLeish wondered how the blood got there. A chew toy was by Rebound's feet. The dogs were in the lair, the bulletin board behind them. "Do you want to play Tug-of-War with me?"

"Sure." The Chihuahua told her. "I know how upset you must feel right now

about not talking to Jacob ever again." Rebound's ears drooped and she whimpered. "Oh, sorry. I should really keep my big mouth shut." But to Squirt's surprise, she perked up.

"That's okay. I guess that's what I get for running off into the woods with him without permission. Besides, I don't want to mope all night. I want to have fun! And yeah, you should really keep your big mouth shut." The Chihuahua went to the chew toy.

"Okay, ready?"

"Ready!"

"Okay, 3, 2, 1, tug!" And with that, the two dogs bit on each end of the toy rope and started tugging and tugging with all of their might.

Man! Squirt thought in his mind. This pup just won't give up!

"Squirt's good! Rebound thought in her mind. But I'm going to win! I'm going to win! And with that, she lifted the Chihuahua off the ground. The Chihuahua sceamed as he was being spun around, but held on for dear life.

"What is he saying? Rebound thought. Oh well, if I ask, I'll lose. I'm still going to win? Squirt kept on screaming.

Ohhh, I want to know what he's saying. Rebound said to herself in her mind. But I don't want to let go of the rope. Squirt spat out the rope when he was still in mid-air.

"Quit spinning me around!" Squirt shouted. "You're going to make me dizzy!" He then realized that he wasn't holding onto the other end of the rope any longer. He sighed. "Oh, boy!" He then fell to the ground.

The rope soared into the air and landed at the top of the board. The dogs went under it.

"Good going!" Squirt told Rebound. "How are we going to get it down?"

"Well,…" Rebound said, beginning to think.

Suddenly, a brown blur shot out. It was Jacob. He climbed the near wall and took the rope in his super- pointy teeth. He went back down, dropped the rope by Rebound's feet, and ran off. Rebound was amazed. Jacob can climb walls? She looked at Squirt. He must be feeling the same way because his jaw was agape.

That night, Rebound awoke when she heard howling. She went to where the noise was coming from, outside. It was Jacob in the moonlight. She went over to him.

"Was that you howling?" She wanted to know. Jacob looked at her.

"I thought you couldn't speak to me." He said. "Isn't that's what your brother said?"

"It is. But, I just can't help it. I want to talk to you! And aren't you not supposed to talk to me either?"

"Good point." Rebound smiled.

"Thanks." Her smile then faded. "What are we going to do about my brother? He'll be mad that I'm talking to you."

"We need to run away." Rebound was confused.

"What?"

"You know. Run off together, that way you don't have to obey your brother all the time."

"But I can't do that to Niblet!"

"You do want to be with me, right?"

"Well, yes, but…."

"Then come on! Tomorrow we'll ditch the others and leave this dump. What do you say?"

"I don't know."

"Come on, Rebound." He gave her the puppy face again. "Please? Just for a night to see my family?" Rebound sighed.

"Okay." Jacob cheered.

"Yes! You won't regret this!" And with that, he howled at the full moon. Rebound laughed and she too howled. The two then howled together.

"STOP YOUR HOWLING OUT THERE!" McLeish shouted. The two pups laughed and fell asleep together under the bright, full moon.

"Strudel?" Lucky asked the Dachshund the next morning, who was on the computer in the lair. "What're you doing?"

"I'm looking online to see information on who Jacob might really be." Lucky was confused.

"Say what now?"

"Well, I don't think Jacob's really a dog."

"How so?"

"Well, last night, Squirt said he saw Jacob climb the wall to get a rope he and Rebound were playing with He also said he had super pointy teeth."

"Climbing a wall, pointy teeth?"

"Yep! Now, does that sound like a regular pup to you?"

"No. Okay Strudel, you research that and when you think you have the answer, tell us." Lucky was about to leave when Strudel gasped.

"Kruziturken!" Lucky run up to her.

"What, Strudel? What do you see?" Strudel called to the other dogs.

"GUYS! YOU SHOULD REALLY SEE THIS!" The other Pound Puppies entered the room.

"Why did you have to call so early?" Squirt asked with a yawn. "I was dreaming of a nice, tasty, bone."

"Sorry, Squirt." Strudel apologized. "But I think I can explain Jacob's weird behavior. You see, he's not really a puppy. He's a lycanthrope." Niblet gasped.

"No! Not the dreaded lycanthrope! Say it isn't so!" He then was confused. "What's a lycan…what you just said."

"Yeah, Strudel." Squirt added. "Speak English. What's a lycan… whatever the heck you just said."

"A lycanthrope is a werewolf." Strudel answered. "That's what I think Jacob is, a werewolf." The dogs gasped.

"Are you sure Jacob's a werewolf?" Cookie asked the Dachshund.

"Yes, I'm sure! The computer said that werewolves are aggressive, have pointy fangs, hate anything silver, howl, especially under the full moon which was last night, are super hairy, and can climb walls." The dogs all gasped again.

"So, that's what all the howling was last night!" Squirt said. "And how he can climb walls, and those pointy teeth."

"And those other stuff!" Niblet added. "If the Internet says all of that about werewolves, then it must be true! The internet never lies." He then gasped. "Has anyone seen Rebound?"

"No." Lucky told him. "But I'm sure we'll find her. Now, let's go dogs, go!" And with that, the dogs went off.

"Well, it's official." Squirt said later. "We searched everywhere in Shelter 17 and no sign of Rebound."

"And no sign of Jacob either." Cookie put in. Niblet burst into tears.

"What will I do without my little sister?"

"Don't worry, Niblet." Lucky assured him. "We found her last time. We can do it again."

"And what if we don't? What if we never find her Lucky?"

"Hey, come on Nibs, you can't think like that. We'll find her; you'll see."

"Well if you're sure, Lucky." Lucky smiled.

"Sure, I'm sure. Have I ever been wrong?"

"Lucky, I'm sure you've been wrong lots of times! We dogs, other dogs, cats, humans and other animals make mistakes. But don't worry; there's nothing to be ashamed of. Nobody's perfect."

"Riiiiight. Now, lets go, dogs, go!" And with that, the dogs went off in search for Rebound.

Rebound and Jacob spent the day together. They scared some postmen, Jacob taught Rebound how to steal food, they both almost got caught by some dogcatchers, they disturbed people with nonstop barking, saw a movie from someone's window, and finished by having dinner at an Italian restaurant.

"So, what did you think of today?" Jacob asked Rebound.

"It was the most exciting day of my life!" She answered. She then laughed. "I can't believe we ate the same noodle at that restaurant!" Jacob laughed as well.

"Yeah, that was funny. So who do you think that girl in the moving picture box should've gone out with? I think she should've gone out with that human that transformed into a dog, but that's just my opinion. What do you think?" Rebound shrugged her shoulders.

"I don't know. I'll go with yours, I guess."

"Excellent choice. Say if you liked today so much, we should do these kinds of things everyday!" Rebound was confused.

"What do you mean? "

"Hang out together! You and I can run away together and spend the rest of eternity together!"

"Look, Jacob, you're a nice pup and all but I have a person, and I think she'll miss me if I do that. I know I'll miss her. I'll also miss my brother and my other friends. I hope you understand."

"Sure. I'll miss my family too. I miss my family now. I hope I can find them soon."

"Can you walk me home? Niblet and the others are all probably worried sick about me. And in the morning, I'm sure my friends and I will help you find your family" Jacob nodded and smiled.

"Sure." With that, the two pups went off.

"Mama, mama!" Jacob called when he found her. He went to hug her.

"Oh, Jacob," His mom started. "Where have you been? You had us all worried sick. We thought something happened."

"I'm sorry." He then went to Rebound. "This is Rebound." His mom looked at Rebound and smiled.

"Pleased to meet you."

"Pleased to meet you too." Rebound responded. They then saw another dog followed by three pups.

"Dad!" Jacob went to him.

"Where were you young pup?" His dad scolded. "We were all so…"

"I know Dad, and I'm sorry." He looked at Rebound. "This is Rebound." He went to the three pups.

"These are my brother and sisters," He introduced them. "Alice, Esmee, and Jasper."

"Pleased to meet you all." Rebound said.

"So, Rebound," Jasper began. "Wanna play?"

"Sounds fun, but, I'm not staying. I just came to say hello. Jacob is going to…"

"Rebound!" They all turned to see the Pound Puppies. It was Niblet who had spoke, He ran over to his sister.

"Niblet!" Rebound said, tail wagging. "I was just about to head home."

"Oh, are you okay? That werewolf didn't hurt you, did he?" Rebound was confused.

"Werewolf?" Niblet nodded.

"Yeah, Jacob's really a werewolf, so he's really dangerous. You have to come home now." Rebound broke out laughing. Niblet was confused. "Why are you laughing?" Rebound continued laughing. "Rebound, I'm serious. Jacob's a werewolf."

"Oh, Niblet, Jacob's not a werewolf."

"But he is! Strudel researched it on the Internet and the Internet is always right!"

"Uh, Rebound?" Jacob told the laughing dog. Rebound looked at him. "Niblet's right. Me and my family are all werewolves." Rebound stopped laughing.

"Wait, what?" Jacob nodded.

"We're all werewolves, my dear." Jacob's mom said to her. "But unlike the myths and legends you hear, we're friendly. We won't hurt you, or your friends." Rebound smiled.

"Okay."

"That's it?" Squirt questioned, going over to her. "You're not freaked out by this?" Rebound shook her head.

"Nope; Jacob's nice and his family's nice to me. That's all I care about." She looked at Jacob.

"Well, I got to go. But, I'll see you again, okay?" Jacob nodded.

"Yeah, I'll like that."

"Come on, Jacob." His mom said to him. "We better get going."

"Alright." He looked at Rebound.

"Well, bye, Rebound."

"Bye, Jacob!" She looked at Jacob's family. "Bye, Jacob's family!" They said goodbye to the Pound Puppies and the Pound Puppies said goodbye to them. With that, they all left.

"Wow!" Rebound said with astonishment as she and the other Pound Puppies walked back to shelter 17. "I hung out with a werewolf! Just imagine, the next puppy that comes in might be a vampire, or a zombie, or a ghost dog!"

"Yeah," Lucky said. "Dream on, kid. Dream on." And with that, they walked on under the full moon, as they heard howling in the distance.