"I'm fine, puppy," Train replied, giving the smaller dog a lick on the top of her head as he passed. "That son of a ***** over there might be having some problems soon though. I need to give you some lessons in hiding, though. Whenever you are running away from a human or sneaking up on prey or another dog, you should know how to hide properly."
By this time, the two dogs had arrived at Train's den, which they now shared. Another dog, a male German Shepherd, was waiting for them, his ears back and eyes cast down submissively. "Hello, alpha," he began. "You honor this dog with your presence. May this unworthy dog speak to his alpha?"
Train ignored him. "Sky, this is one of the dogs that I let hang out in my territory. His name is Eddie. I'm his boss, just like I am the boss of every other dog around here. Since you hang out with me, you are his boss now, too."