us! I'm sure it'll be perfect!' said Candy, crawling through.

Amber looked at the door. She bit her lip and scarmbled through.

'See! That wasn't so hard!' said Candy. She led Amber into their owners room where Bailey was.

'Bailey!' called Candy, 'There's someone here to see you!'

Bailey whipped round and his face lit up when he saw Amber. He ran over to the girls quickly.

'Have a good time you guys! And congratulations, Bailey!' Candy said, winking. Bailey looked confused as his sister left.

'What did she mean by that?' he asked Candy.

'Well, I told her about the pups.' replied Amber.

'But I thoguth we were keeping it a secret!' said Bailey.

'Yes, but something happened on the beach and I got scared and Candy was there so i had to tell her!' cried Amber, trying hard not to cry.

'If it was that dog again then I will hunt him down and rip him to shreds!' Bailey growled.

'No, it wasn't anything to do with Blake!' said Amber.

'Tell me what's happened then.' Bailey said, softly.

So Amber told Bailey how she thought being a fit mother would be of some help to her pups, she told him about getting tired and walking off, and she told him about slipping on the ice.

'Don't worry so much, Amber, I'm sure they'll be fine!' he told her, nuzzling her cheek. Candy was listening from outside the door. She smiled and left the house as silently as possible.

Bailey's feet flew across the snow. It seemed as though he barely touched the ground. He skidded to a halt in front of Balto's boat.

'Woah!' cried his dad, laughing, 'What's up?'

'Dad! You'll never guess what! I've been meaning to tell you for ages but we were keeping it a secret!'

'Keeping what a secret?' laughed his dad, seeing how eager his son was.

'Well, For a few months I've been going out with Amber. But we're having puppies!' he nearly shouted, as if he wanted the world to know. Balto just looked at his son.

'When wil they be born? Did you just find out recently?'

Bailey blushed.

'Not really. We've been trying to keep it a secret the past couple of months because we weren't sure what everyone would think.' he said, then his eyes lit up again, 'But now we're ready to tell everyone. She'll be having the puppies any day now!'

Balto siughed and shook his head, smiling.

'I wish you would have told me sooner. Then I'd have more time to get used to the fact that I'm donna be a grandad!'

The two canines laughed and spent ages talking about puppies.

'Let's go tell your mother!' said Balto at last. Bailey agreed and the two dogs ran all the way to Jenna's house.

'Hey, what's the rush?' asked Jenna, standing on the porch.

'Our son is going to be a dad!' balto said, proudly.

'Really!' said Jenna, 'Oh, my! Bailey, dear, how long have you known this for?'

'Ages mum! And it's been hard holding it in!' replied Bailey.

'Wgo's the mother?' asked Jenna, curiously.

'Amber!' said Balto, as his son was dancing around, oblivious to what was going on.

'She's such a sweet girl! I'm actually really glad he chose her to be mates with!' stated Jenna.

Later that day, Kenny and Candy were walking along with Bailey and Amber, congratulating them.

'Oh boy, I wish I could have pups one day!' said Kenny, glancing over at Candy.

'So do I!' sighed Candy.

'It's not that easy ya know!' laughed Amber, 'I know I haven't had the little dears yet but I know already that it'll be hard work!'

'And I'll be right by your side the whole time!' grinned Bailey.

They were about to walk down the alley leading to Amber's house when a large furry black thing jumped and pounced on Bailey. It ripped at his body and when Bailey finally managed to throw it off he had scratches and cuts down his back and legs. He whipped round and just managed to duck from another attack. It was Blake.

'What do you think you're doing?' cried Candy.

'Blake stop it!' shouted Amber.

'No way! I told him that if I ever saw you two together again, I'd kill him!' he snarled, lunging at Bailey. The two dogs rolled over and over, Blake trying to rip Bailey to shreds, Bailey trying to throw his attacker off.

Candy jumped in followed by Kenny.

'No, please, stop!' cried Amber. The three dogs managed to thow the large malamute off of them. He thudded against a wall and lay limp at the bottom for a moment. His eyes suddenly flickered open and he jumped up. As he put is paw down on his front right paw he yelped with pain. Bailey and the others hardly noticed. They were panting hard over where Amber was. Amber was licking at Baikey's cuts, a worried look on her face. Blake tried to move toward them but keep having to lean on his broken paw.

'Let's go.' whispered Candy. The others agreed and the four of them walked down the alley. They went through a whole raft of alleys before getting to the one that led to Amber's house.

'C'mon!' said Kenny.

'Aaargh!' cried Amber falling forwards a little.

'Amber!' said Bailey.

'What's wrong?' asked Candy.

'Puppies!' cried Amber through gritted teeth. The other three looked alarmed all of a sudden. Bailey started panicking. He started walking round in circles going hysterical. Candy bit the end of his tail and told him to get his act together.

'Thanks!' said Bailey. Amber was rolling round the floor by this time, tears streaming down her face. Bailey suddenly had an idea. He bent down next to Amber and motioned for the others to pull her onto his back. They did as the were told and ran either side od Bailey as they rushed to Amber's house. When they got there Kenny scratched on the door. Amber's own came and saw her dog and ushered them in, immediately calling the vet. The vet arrived not long after. Candy and Kenny sat outside the living-room door while Bailey was allowed in.

He sat by Amber licking her face for comfort. His own wounds no longer bothered him. It seemed to take forever.

This'll never end! Amber thought as the hot pains surged through her belly. They were like hot coals, burning fire, flaming demons ripping and tearing her insides, pulling and stretching her sides. She gave one last push and the pains slowly went away. She was panting heavily and felt hot and weak. Bailey licked her face over and over again. She similed up at him before turning to find her puppies.

Amber thought as the hot pains surged through her belly. They were like hot coals, burning fire, flaming demons ripping and tearing her insides, pulling and stretching her sides. She gave one last push and the pains slowly went away. She was panting heavily and felt hot and weak. Bailey licked her face over and over again. She similed up at him before turning to find her puppies.

'It's a shame,' the vet said, 'Seven little puppies, one of them died.'

Amber sat up a little shakily looking for the rest of her newborn pups. They were laid next to her and she licked them over and over again. Bailey picked up the last from the vets hands before he could stop the dog. Amber saw the little puppy and licked it. She kept licking it and it suddenly made a little squeak. Amber kept licking it until it started making lots of noise. The vet looked astonished. Bailey put the pup next to Amber and laid down with them to keep them wrm.

'It's a miracle!' breathed the vet.

'I guess that other dog must be the father,' said Amber's owner, 'I didn't even know she was having puppies until the four dogs appeared on the doorstep!'

'Surprises!' said the vet. He packed up and left leaving the four dogs and Amber's owner to gaze lovingly at the puppies.

'Hey, what should we call them?' said Bailey.

'Well, this little guy ought to be called Miracle!' Amber said nudging the smallest who was thought dead. Bailey nodded. The pup was just like Bailey except for his brown ears and front right paw.

'Peggy, Dialo, Jeff, ' they said looking at a female golden puppy with a red stripe down it's nose, a male puppy that was dark red and looked like Dingo with a chocolate coloured tail, and another male that was golden with a red tail, ears and front paws.

'Elise.' said Candy licking a little female puppy that looked like an ordinary husky like Kodi and Jenna except for it's caramel coloured fur.

'How about you two name the last two pups?' suggested Amber, looking at the new 'aunt' and 'uncle'.

'Scarlett.' said Candy, looking at a female puppy with deep reddish fur, a white muzzle, belly, chest and feet and white patches round it's eyes.

'Dipstick!' said Kenny, looking at the last puppy. He was a very odd-looking puppy. He was red with white paws but he had golden rings just under the red on his legs, brown along his tail, grey-brown ears and patches round his ears.

The other dogs looked at him, oddly.

'Well, he is kinda strange.' said Kenny, uneasily, thinking he may have made a mistake.

'I guess you're right!' said Amber.

Within the next two weeks the pups grew in size and their personalities started to show.

Miracle was kind of shy but liked to be in the middle to stay warm. Peggy liked to stretch out elegantly as if posing for something. Dialo was the largest and usually stayed on the outside of his brothers and sisters except when they were hungry and he'd push through them all. Jeff was a bit of a mummy's boy and liked to snuggle up in Amber's front paws or by her mouth. Elise seemed to be a bit of a rebel. She stayed as far away as possible from the other pups and would snarl at them in her puppie-ish way if they tried to snuggle up to her. Scarlett was very kind and enjoyed her brothers and sisters company. And Dipstick was the youngest and smallest of the litter. He was very curious for such a young pup. He'd inspect different parts of his bed, only just managing to wobble around on his untrained baby legs.

Bailey also visited often. Every day, in fact. He'd leave late and come early. He hardly ever spent time with his other family anymore. This made Balto a little sad because he

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