At first, Brian thought it was normal dog behavior, but this was different. Cooper wasn’t playing. He dug with strange focus, stopping every few seconds to shove his nose into the hole before clawing faster. Brian crossed the yard. “Leave it.”
Cooper didn’t even look up. By the time Brian reached him, there was already a rough hole in the soaked ground. He grabbed the dog by the collar and tugged him back. Cooper resisted at once, paws planted, body straining toward the dirt, a low whine building in his throat.