
Written by Brad Strickland
A boy finds his brother's dog, sparking family tensions and memories of abandonment.
Maury discovers his brother's dog, Mack, tangled in the woods, reigniting family tensions. With his brother Ben away at war, Maury longs to keep Mack, but his father sees the dog as a painful reminder of Ben's departure. As Maury struggles to hold onto Mack, he must navigate the emotional rift within his family. Can Maury bridge the gap and find a way to keep Mack, or will the past continue to haunt them all?
Maury is terrified when he hears howling coming from the woods. When he goes to see what’s making the noise, he finds a shivering dog tangled in blackberry vines. Maury realizes that it’s his brother Ben’s dog, Mack. Ben gave Mack to a friend before he left for the army, but Mack has come back home. There is nothing Maury wants more than to keep the dog that once belonged to his brother. But Maury’s father sees Mack as a constant reminder of his eldest son, who abandoned the family farm to go fight a war. . . .
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