The next afternoon, Kim and Kris got out the leashes for the dogs. Duffy got so excited that he could not stop jumping. MacGregor decided to just bark. Finally, the dogs stopped running about enough for the leashes to be clicked onto their collars, and the foursome headed out the side yard. This time MacGregor was looking forward to his walk, and even he tugged on his leash to go for the walk.
As they walked down the country road, they came to a small flock of turkeys strolling through the hedge. The funny one to look at was the one-legged turkey who hopped along with the others. The dogs didn't want to chase the turkeys but surely were interested. The girls couldn't wait to get home to tell their folks that the one-legged turkey had survived another year. He seemed to be a fixture in the neighborhood. Then they saw a rabbit bolt from his hiding place, and Duffy strained and barked to chase, but Kim kept him held tightly so that he wouldn't run off after the rabbit. MacGregor just sat down and waited for all the excitement to wane. Finally, on their way home, they saw two squirrels, and Kim said, "Watch this," and unhooked Duffy, who was off in a flash of white. He quickly treed the squirrels and then tried to climb the trees barking all the time. Kim came up to him and hooked his leash back on. MacGregor just sat and looked. The four soon returned home from their exciting walk and the pups, when released, immediately went for water in their bowls and stretched out on the grass side by side. It had been a fun walk in the neighborhood.
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