A Dog's Purpose Page #5
Great day, huh?
He's so grown-up.
What's he doing?
--Oh!
Oh, my goodness.
Good boy, Bailey.
You keep that for me,
okay, Bailey?
- Caught it.
- Yeah.
Bye, Ethan.
Drive safe.
See you, Ethan!
No, Bailey.
- Stay.
- You got him, honey?
Stay? We're playing fetch.
- Bailey!
It's been so long
since we've played.
Bailey.
I like
this new version of fetch.
You're crazy,
you know that, boss dog?
Maybe not...
Drive so far next time.
Take care of things
around here for me, okay, boy?
I'll be back soon.
Promise.
Come on. Go on. Go home.
Humans are complicated.
They do things
dogs can't understand.
Like leave.
Ethan and I were meant
to be together.
But if there was no Ethan,
what was the point
of my being here?
Maybe the point was
not to look for a point.
Okay, hold on. Hold on.
Okay.
I'll be right back, Bailey.
Everything moved
at a slower pace now.
Which was okay,
because I never felt
like running anymore.
I was tired all the time.
I didn't feel
like playing anymore.
Not even with horse-dog.
Hey, Bailey.
Are you okay, boy?
Bill?
-Careful. Keep a...
-Okay.
Okay, let's see
what we have here.
His eyes just
didn't look right.
They just, uh... they were...
They were kind of rheumy.
And he... and he was panting,
he was, uh...
His breathing was labored.
He's-he's also got
this little lump in his, uh...
Oh, yeah.
Has he been drinking
-a lot of water and peeing?
-No.
Lethargic, so he... he doesn't
want to go for walks anymore?
I had to carry him
into the car.
What can we do for him, doctor?
What do you think?
Well, we-we...
We could do testing,
but I'm afraid that it would
probably be the same results.
His... his kidneys
are shutting down.
Can we just...
Everyone was so sad,
but I was too tired
to cheer them up.
Dr. Joyce, can I, uh...
Can I use your phone?
Yes. Oh, absolutely.
Doctor, doctor, uh,
if this was a person,
if this was a person--
you're the veterinarian--
if this was a person,
would you say that...
Uh, hello.
Yeah, uh, I'm looking
for Ethan.
It's his grandpa, bill.
Ethan, it's grandpa.
Ethan.
Are you here?
I can't smell you.
Where are you?
Hey, Bailey.
There he was.
I could tell he was still sad.
I didn't want him to be sad.
Doodle dog.
- Boss dog, huh?
I knew I was here to
love Ethan and make him happy.
Oh, Bailey, Bailey,
Bailey, Bailey.
I didn't want
to leave him like this.
Good boy.
Good boy, Bailey.
Don't worry.
He'll just feel a little...
A little prick in his neck,
and then the pain will go away.
And then it happened again.
The mother, the milk,
the tongue, the warmth.
I was back.
But why?
Where was Ethan?
Other things
were missing, too.
I didn't have a...
What? I'm a girl?
Come on, come on!
Good girl, good girl.
My man was very serious.
Look.
-Over. Over. Good girl!
-We worked hard.
Even when we played,
he made it feel like work.
Easy, easy. Down, down.
- Find Wally. Search! Go!
Wally was a disaster,
always losing pieces
of clothing.
You found him.
Good job. Okay.
Okay.
So this is my purpose?
It's not about fun.
-It's not about Ethan.
-Come on. Good girl.
My job is to seek, find
-and show.
Good job. Good job.
But even when
I did a good job,
my man was still sad.
He was lonely.
I could smell someone else
used to live here,
but their scent was faint.
They hadn't been around
in a long time.
That's when I realized
being alone might be
the worst thing
that could happen to you.
I knew how it felt
to miss someone.
Did he miss someone, too?
Stop that.
Hey.
What?
Dog bed-- now.
Ellie...
Dog bed-- now.
Why did I listen to him?
I didn't want to go.
And I could tell he didn't
want me to go, either.
Oh, gosh.
Would you give me a break?
No whining.
Gun.
Gun had a smell
that stung my nose.
Steady.
Stay.
Relax.
Get used to it.
Stay strong.
Good girl.
Yes?
What?
I could do that, too.
You know,
i don't see why not.
Come on. Come on.
That's the sweater
that she was wearing yesterday.
-Okay, ma'am.
-Today, she had on
blue jeans and a blue jacket.
Do you remember
what time it was...
We got called here
on a domestic.
By the time we got here,
it was kidnapping.
Ex-boyfriend, armed.
Took the 12-year-old girl.
What is this?
This is the last item
of clothing she was wearing.
Okay.
Come on. Come on.
Got a partial plate called in
on a blue Toyota heading east
toward the reservoir.
Copy that.
We're on our way.
Ellie. Ellie.
Find.
Find, Ellie.
Good girl. Good find.
Pretzel. Pizza. Hot dog.
Rubber. Train. Cab.
Coffee. Sweater. Girl?
Sweater girl!
-Girl! Girl!
Come on.
Come on. Come on.
- That a girl.
Get him! Get him!
Halt!
Police!
Halt!
Get him, girl.
Get him!
- Get him, Ellie!
I said halt!
Slowly!
Let her go!
Hold it! Hold it!
Stop!
Hey!
Halt!
- Hey!
- Hey, hey, there she is.
-Hey, hey.
-We've got you. We've got you.
-Good girl. Good girl.
-There you go.
Release!
All right, we got him.
We got him.
-Get up.
-Let's go.
- Come on, get up!
Come on.
This is canine unit k-27.
I'm gonna need immediate...
Assistance.
My dog's been shot.
I repeat, canine shot.
This was definitely
the worst shot I ever got.
Ellie.
You're gonna be okay.
You're gonna be okay.
You're a good dog.
I could tell
from Carlos's voice
I'd done a good job.
You're a good dog.
I need to rest.
Can I just sleep in your bed?
That was a different life.
Not so much fun, really.
But I did good work.
Here we go.
Now I'm tiny and all ears.
Aw!
Hi, you.
Are you the cutest little puppy
in the world?
She smelled good,
like sunshine and pretzels.
I think you are.
Oh, yeah. You want to come
home with me, huh?
Okay, you gotta come home
with me.
You gotta come home
with me, huh?
Are you gonna help me
with this?
--What's happening?
Where are you going?
Come here.
What's going on?
What's going on, huh?
I could tell she was sad.
What are you doing?
Where's my tail?
Hello? Where's my tail?
Okay, boy. All right.
Come on.
Come on, let's go.
Everywhere she went,
Maya brought me along.
Which was great.
According to
the American philosopher
Charles Sanders peirce,
human beings think
only in signs.
She always brought me
something to eat.
I almost forgot what it
was like to be hungry.
Well, almost.
Hey. Hi.
Hi.
-Cute dog.
-Uh-huh. Thanks.
Um, listen, uh, a few of us
are putting together
a study group.
We're meeting at
the woodford common room.
We'd love for you to join us.
Um, I would,
but I have plans, so...
Oh... oh, but I didn't say
when we was meeting.
No.
No, I just... I'm busy. I...
Like, I know I'm gonna
be busy and, like...
I got my dog, so I gotta...
-Oh.
-Thank you. I gotta go.
I'm sorry. I have to take
my dog out, so...
-Okay.
-But thank you.
Okay.
-Maybe next time.
-Uh, yeah.
I don't know
what's wrong with me, tino.
Like, yeah, maybe it would be
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Submitted on August 05, 2018
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