I asked Matron later if she thought that the death of her pups left scars on Koochooloo’s insides. Matron said she didn’t know, but she did know that Missing couldn’t afford to breed dogs, and three was the limit. And no, she didn’t think there was a separate dog heaven, and frankly she did not know God’s opinion on what was the right number of dogs for Missing, but He had given her some discretion on this matter and that was not something she wanted to debate with me.
