ThechildrenlookedatNancybutsaidnothing； theyunderstoodtherewasn'tanychoiceandtheydidn'， alltheromps， allthepicnics， allthetimesshe'dgoneintokissthechildrengoodnightandSnoopyhadliftedherheadtobekissedtoo.
"Thankyou，" shetoldtheman."It'， no，" sherepeatedfirmly， "Snoopy'spartofthefamily， andfamiliesdon'tgiveuponeachother." Shereachedforthetelephonebook， lookedup "Kennels" intheYellowPages， ， shestartedeachcallwiththeexplanationthatthefamilywasdownontheirluck."But，" shebegged， "ifyou'lljustkeepourlittledoguntilwecanfindawaytogethertoFortWayne， Igiveyoumywordwe'."
Aveterinaryclinic， whichalsoboardedpets， finallyagreed， andtheTravelers' 'sfrostedmuzzleinherhands."Youknowwe'dneverleaveyouifwecouldhelpit，" shewhispered， "sodon'tgiveup； don''."
OncebackinFortWayne， theToppsfoundamobilehometorent， oneofJoe'sbrothersgavethemhisoldcar， sisters-in-lawprovidedpotsandpansandbedlinens， thechildrenreturnedtotheiroldschools， ， ， adifferenttruckingcompany， 'dhadanyluck， andshehadtosayno.
ByMarch， they'， neverknowinghowhardthey'， havingtriedeverythingelse， shetelephonedtheFortWayneDepartmentofAnimalControlandtoldthemthestory.
"Idon'tknowwhatIcandotohelp，" thedirector， amannamedRod， saidwhenshe'dfinished."ButI'lltellyouthis： I'msuregoingtotry."
Aweeklater， $."Iwishtheold-timePonyExpresswasstillinexistence，" heremarkedtohisassistant， Skip."They'dhavebroughtthedogback."
"They''vebeenaPuppyExpress，" Skipjoked.
