In a moment she heard him barking, short sharp yips, excited and impatient Ignoring the danger to bare feet, she hurried.

As Hendrick sat up the whine rose into a pair of sharp yips, and then a growl.

A series of sharp small yips came from the corner of the room and a furry half-grown puppy rushed at them, nipping Conn with her sharp small teeth.

It leaped from its lair, uttering growls and sharp yips of rage.