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Kids with goats and Rover One day Bill put the kids, the wagon and Rover in the truck and went into town. They stopped at the feed store. Bill pulled the wagon out and harnessed up rover. The merchant and Bill loaded it up. Outside Bill transferred the feed to the pick up. Next they went to the grocery store for supplies. The store owner had seen the kids being pulled in the wagon by the dog the month before at the local parade. It didn't cross his that mind Mrs. Olsen was in the store with her cat. "Hi Bill. Hi kids. It's a beautiful day out wouldn't you say?" "Hi Clay. You're right. It sure is." Mr. Jones kept a tidy store. Dry goods, canned goods and boxed goods were neatly stacked about five feet high around the ends of the rows for good visibility. By the time a few items were loaded in the wagon Mrs. Olsen walked around the corner with her cat. The cat saw Rover and Rover saw the cat. In an instant the cat had flown from Mrs. Olsen's arms and was running around the store. Rover took off after the cat. The wagon, still harnessed to Rover careened wildly behind. As Rover cut across the corners and down the aisles the wagon followed knocking down stacks of can goods, boxes, or whatever was in the way. Clay Jones ran after Rover. "Stop! Stop!" It was too late by the time Rover went out the front still chasing after the cat. Needless to say that was the last trip Rover made to the grocery store. Bill tied the dog off in the pick up then he and the kids tried to help Mr. Jones restack the cans. "No, no, it has to be done just right or it will fall down. Don't worry I'll finish up. Just never let me see that Saint Bernard back here again." At the coffee shop the next day Bill found out a famous German Sheppard was coming to visit the ranch next door. Whether this canine star of the silver screen was saving damsels in distress or thwarting bank robbers the one and only Rin Tin Tin would save the day. Actually the owners tried to keep at least two Rin Tin Tin's ready to go at all times. The look and intelligence was in the breeding. The problem was Rin Tin Tin was getting older. They needed back ups for future movie serials. After a sip of coffee Bill mentioned he had a Saint Bernard. "Well you better keep him chained up at night until the stud arrives. Rin Tin Tin's a pure bred Sheppard. I couldn't imagine the mess if your St. Bernard got to the bitch first." "I usually don't chain him up but under the circumstances I can it for the next few days. I've got a twenty foot chain I'll hook onto his pulling harness and lock it to a tree next to the doghouse." Late the next night something was in the air. Rover couldn't sleep. Whatever it was he wanted some. The only problem was he was chained up. He stepped out of the dog house and walked to the end. It jerked. He walked back the other way until he reached the end. It was either going to be him or the chain. He