The handler used the term “cowardly dog” again, louder this time, as if to get a reaction. Sam didn’t acknowledge it. He focused on the dog instead, who flinched at the sound and lowered his head further, as though the name itself carried weight.
The transfer happened quickly, without a bidding war. There was no dramatic rescue moment. Just a low price agreed upon with visible relief on the handlers’ faces. Sam signed once. The crowd had already moved on, uninterested now that the spectacle was gone.