A Dog and His Boy

"A Dog and His Boy" is the fourth Beasts of Burden story.

Story
The gang finds a boy sleeping in Ace's doghouse who can talk to animals. He stays with them for a while, growing close to them and Ace in particular, but they start to notice odd behavior from him. One night they see him tearing apart rabbits and decide to summon the Wise Dog. The boy shows up, transforms into a werewolf, scratches Ace, and runs off. Ace and the gang follow him into the woods, where he has killed a human. Ace attacks the werewolf; during their fight, the werewolf is shot by werewolf hunters and both he and Ace fall off a cliff. The werewolf turns back into the boy and is dragged off by the werewolf hunters. Ace is saved by a Wise Dog apprentice who heeded the summoning.

Characters

 * Whitey
 * Pugsley
 * Rex
 * Ace
 * Jack
 * The Orphan
 * The boy (first appearance)
 * The Great Dog (mentioned)
 * The Black Dog
 * Myrna (first appearance)
 * Miranda (first appearance)