He thought he was checking out illegal logging in the Idaho mountains-until he found a German Shepherd locked in a frozen cage, staring at him like it had been waiting for exactly one person

cursed. A shot cracked through the trees, then another, wild and high.

Atlas stayed ahead, but not too far. Twice he looked back to make sure Grant was following. Once he changed direction so suddenly Grant almost fell, then saw why: a trap half-buried beside a log.

The dog had been trained to survive men chasing him.

That knowledge struck Grant harder continue reading …