A Dog's Life

"I’ve found Bodie!"

"I don’t believe it, where was he?"
"In the kennel, come take a look"
We walk around to the back of the house. The dog cage is empty.
"Where is he?"
"Inside, go take a look"
"Bodie! Here boy!"
Nothing.
"Look inside!"
Richard goes down on all fours. His head disappears inside.
"Bodie!"
He reaches in. As he reverses out, we see he’s holding a dog’s front legs.
Bodie slowly emerges from the kennel. There are strange liquids oozing from him.
"Oh Bodie"
"He must have died in the winter"
Bodie has been missing for months. In the meantime Richard’s current dog Pepsi has been sharing her sleeping quarters.
Richard calls over a young girl who has been playing next door.
"Watch how well trained my dog is"
He points at the lifeless creature.
"Play dead Bodie! Play dead!"