startled awake by the fur on the back of the dog's tail."Oh!Oh Doc it's just you, what are you doing back so early?" The dog turned to Max and answered,"Things have been slow latly at least for me.I fear they'll retire me because this last time I've gotten lost again for the third time." Max yawned and stretched before he answered Doc,"Listen old buddy they wont retire you and even if they do is it really that bad?Imean you've been on the trail all this long old boy,if I were you I'd wanna rest pal,"   "You have a point but I love this job I have Max.Like you and your racing, it's mean against the elements ya know?" "That I do old friend and all to well," Doc sat heavy looking at his bone with Max at his side.The two of them were both thinking hard, Doc about his future and Max about the wolf.He woundered if it was right  to cage it when he knew that it'd return to a forain land after they let it go.He was no longer sure of this plan but he trusted his musher and thought that while the wolf was caged could he talk it into staying in its new land. "Hey Doc I should go the musher will be worried about me see ya later," Said Max as he headed for the door.Doc waved to his friend and laidback down to his bone.

When Max got home his musher had the team hooked up to the sled and a huge cage sat on it.Max walked up to Beauti and Raz and asked,"Whats going on?"   "What's it look like Max?"answered Beauti, "Yea the musher's takin us ta find that wolf right now," said Raz,"Has he lost it?We just came back from a tiring race running our hearts out and he wants us to go back out and find that wolf?!" Raz and Beauti shrugged. What could they do?They were only dogs and Max knew this but he wished he could try something.So, thinking quickly he walked up to the musher,"I was waiting for you boy were have you been?" asked his musher.Max wagged his tail to greet him and the musher started reaching for Max's collar but, Max ran a way from his musher's hand,"Now boy don't worry I'm just takin you to go get that wolf,"The musher said reaching for Max's collar once again.Max only ran farther."Stop playing Max we need to get thi wolf," He wants a wolf I'll give him one Max thought as he threw his head back,put his tail as stright as he could, shaped his mouth into an almost perfect circle, and howled a howl that sounded almost excatly like a wolf's.The sound made the whole team stand at attention and kind of frightened the musher."Max you'll stop that howling and come here now!"said the musher sturnly.Max growled in return,he wanted his team to get the night off and that seemed fair to him why the musher couldn't understand that he didn't know.The musher drew near and out of habbit,Max showed his teeth as a warrning and growled louder but, he'd never attack his musher it was forbiden and to disobay this rule ment exile from the team and his home.His master took a few more steps tward him and Max stepped back."What's the matter boy your a good dog,both of us know that,"said his musher.Max let his gaurd down and allowed his musher to come close to him and pet him on the head,"Good boy, I don't what was wrong with you but, I'm glad your okay now,"The musher said hooking Max to the sled,Max growled at this but prepared to run non-the-less. "I tried bying you guys sometime to rest did it work?"Max ask to his team, "Well I don't know about everyone elese but when you howled I was about ready to leave," Raz said and the whole team laughed."lets get going c'mon mush!"said the musher a with that the team was off.

They'd run untill they reached the woods, there the musher had ordered them to stop.Max, Beauti, and Raz looked up at the huge trees that stood before them covered in lushes green leaves."Well Max old boy think you,Beauti and Raz are ready ta take off?"Said the musher as he unlatched them from the sled.Max wagged his tail but was confused along with Raz and Beauti, "He couldn't mean for us to get that wolf could he?"asked Raz to no one in particular,"I hope he just wants us to track it,"Beauti said.Max just sniffed the air and ground for sighns of the wolf, with his ears alert, he thought that if he needed to track the wolf to redeem himself then thats what he would do.The musher put humain traps around the rest of the team,placeing meat in very trap and tieing the sled to a tree,he whistled to Raz,Beauti,and Max to come and sit next to him for a bit."Now guys if we're goin' ta catch that wolf I'm gonna need your help, your the three strongest dogs and you've got the strongest senses of smell I know so do me a favor and get me that wolf. Now heres a pice of meat from a deer I found I figure someone scared the wolf off while it was eattin lunch,now take deep sniffs and when you've got the sent,go after him,"The musher said putting the meat up to them.The three took long,deep,sniffs at the meat before running off into the forest after the sent.

"Feels like we've been out here for hours," complained Raz, "It's been like one hour Razzy so stop your whinning. Sooner we find this wolf sooner I can get back home to King,"Said Beauti,"Hey both of you shutup will you!Damn guys we're sapposed to be on the trail so that means we've gotta be quiet!!!!"Max snapped at them."Whats eatin you?"Raz asked,Max never answered just growled and sniffed the crisp air once more for signs of the wolf, he found non and it was frusterating him."Max hows it comming find it yet?"asked the musher,but Max didn't answer, he kept his mind on the task at hand.

Max lefted his head and nose to the moon and howled deep and throaty as he could,impersonating another wolf looking for company.When he was done he listened closly for a return howl and, at first there was non,but a few minutes later the four of them heard a loud and clear howl that sounded very close.An instant later he spotted a wolf's shape racing thru the forest.While the musher set up the traps,with Raz and Beauti right behind him,Max ran at top speed howling along with the wolf trying to draw it out,"Guys circule it and try to draw it near the traps,"commanded Max.The others did as he asked while Max did his best to stay a few steps behind it.Their goal was to herd the wolf into the cage that was set up then figure out what to do with it after they had it."Hey!you!wolf!slow down will ya,I mean I'm not as young as I used to be," Said Raz to the wolf as he caught up to one of its sides.On the other side of the wolf,Beauti ran and bit at it's heels trying to get it to turn."Hey Raz lay off it will ya I'm workin here!"She growled to Raz who decreased in speed.Mean while Max ran far from the group and was waiting to pounce on the wolf,catching it off gaurd and trying his best to fight it off and back it into a trap."Ok Maxie you can do this,it's only one 192-200pound Arctic wolf and your about 155....you've got a chance,not a every good chance but....a chance non the less,"Max said to himself as the wolf drew nearer.Max could smell it's sent strong,it was the smell of the wild and it smelled good in his nose.Oddly enough though,this whole experience  had awaken apart of him that had long since left his body,it was....the act of hunting that was brought back out to him as he was sure it did to the others inspite of the fact that they were hunting their own canine kind."Max now!" Beauti yelled.Hearing her, Max raced at the wolf hoping they weren't to far from the cage.Keeping his head down and running at top speed,Max dove for the wolf knocking it to its side,into the cage and just missing Beauti.

The morrning after they'd caught the wolf,word had spred throughout the town amgonst both animals and people.Fortunutly,the three dogs that caught the wolf were all asleep on their musher's three couches.Raz and Max were snoring heavily when King and Jane walked in thru the doggy door and licked their mates on the cheek.Beauti kicked slightly whith her hind and front paw -that hung from the couch- and hit King on the nose while Raz stretched,got up,off the couch, and shook off."Ouch Beauti,damn you hit hard girl,"Said King.Raz laughed and licked Jane on the nose,"Hey baby what's on the agenda for today?" asked Raz after a while,"Well....I was hopin we could go to the beach and you can tell me how the three of you caught that wolf,"She answered in a sweet voice. "That sounds good maybe Beauti and I should join you....if she'd ever get up,"Said King,grabbing onto Beauti's collar and tugging it enough just enough to wake her up,"I'm up baby, I'm,I been up just bein lazy," She said, jumping off the couch,"but we should wake Max so that he'll know where we'll be,"   "What is he our father now?We're old enough to go out by ourselves.Let that sleeping dog lie while the rest of us party,"Said Raz.Beauti took a last glance at Max before leaving with the others and sighed,"This doesn't feel right,"She said to herself and left behind the rest of the group.

It was mid-afternoon when Max heard a lonesome howl that reined thru the house,waking him up.The sound caused Max to wake up and fall onto the floor.When he go up,he headed for the yard, where the now caged wolf was, and laid a few feet from it.There,the two steared at each other in silence for what seemed like hours before talking,"Umm....so what's your name wolf?" But the wolf said nothing, only stood there studdying Max as Max studied it. "I'm called Max,I'm a male alaskan husky.Actully I'm a race dog,"Max said proudly.The wolf did not seem impressed, for it blinked it's small eyes and sat with its head down slightly.Max circled the cage to get a better look at the fullness of the wolf.It was was fully white,it's claws hung out long and hit the ground, and it's size was shown to be twice as big as any dog of nome.There was a red stain of blood on the side where Max had hit it. "Listen my friend Iam sorry for causing injury to you,I guess I got carried away," The wolf turned it's back to Max and at last spoke,"All