Chapter 15 Galen called Jessie Friday afternoon, as promised, with an update on the proposal. He still had a few quotes outstanding on some of the more specialty items but expected those in by the end of Monday, at the latest. So they set a date and time to meet the following week. For once, since Jessie’s arrival, Michael was excited about something else when Galen came home. Namely, the two-day police dog exhibition happening in Rela over the weekend. The event was held jointly by the various police forces in the area in which K-9 handlers participated in a friendly competition to showcase their dog partners’ training and skills. Michael had looked so forward to it that he went to bed without being asked, and was up bright and early, eager to get going. His excitement was infecti

