In the dim light of the whelping box, puppy number five didn’t look like the others. In fact, he didn’t look like a dog at all. From the tip of his nose to the end of his tail, the newborn puppy was coated in a deep, mossy, vibrant green. Louise and Claire stared at the squirming creature in absolute horror, their minds racing with terrifying possibilities.
Had Rio consumed toxic chemicals while scavenging on the streets? Was this a horrific genetic mutation brought on by her severe starvation? Louise’s panic escalated as she worried that whatever “infection” had caused this bizarre color might be highly contagious, threatening the lives of the remaining unborn puppies and the rest of the litter. Desperate for answers and fearing for the survival of the entire family pet project, Louise grabbed the phone in the middle of the night to make an emergency call to the vet.