On Sunday morning Edward tried to attack a neighbor who'd stopped by to borrow a tool. On Sunday afternoon he threw himself at Porter to stop him leaving the house. Porter had to slip out the back when Edward wasn't watching. On Monday, when Edward went for a walk with Rose, he attacked a passing runner and his leash pulled Rose off her feet.
She came home with a painful knee. "Have you called the Meow-Bow yet?" she said. "Not quite," Macon said.
Rose looked at him in a strange way. Later, Macon realized it was a kind of pity.
"Meow-Bow Animal Hospital.
"This is, ah, Macon Leary. Is Muriel there, please?'
"Oh, Macon! Hi there! How's Edward doing?'
"Well, he's getting worse. He's been attacking people, and growling and biting, chewing things….”
Muriel offered to come out five or six times a week to give training lessons at five dollars a lesson. That's a special fee for a friend," she said. "Mostly l charge ten dollars.