Unexpected Puppies Are So Wild Even Veterinarians Are Scratching Heads
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By Angeline Smith
The Silent One
Amid the color mix of chocolate, black, yellow, and silver, a single motionless form drew every eye. The eleventh had barely been cleaned before realization hit—no sound, no twitch, only stillness. The veterinarian’s shoulders tightened, hands already moving. He lifted the limp body, rubbed its chest, and whispered to his team without breaking rhythm.
Grief stood close, unspoken but heavy. The mother sensed it instantly, straining to rise. Against advice, she pushed forward, nose brushing the tiny muzzle. The touch lingered, slow and deliberate, a wordless plea between creatures bound by instinct. And then, faintly, impossibly, a breath came. The room exhaled with relief, the air flooding with it.
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