"Bulldog" by Max Brand

Join the short story club for some dog talk. We'll be discussing "Bulldog" by Max Brand, the story of a bond between a brutal ex-con and a scrappy Bull Terrier.

Max Brand (Frederick Schiller Faust), renowned for his early 20th-century Western novels, crafts a raw yet poignant portrait of friendship between man and dog. Beneath the rustic surface, close readers will find "Bulldog" layered with richly affecting characters and moments that are sure to spark lively discussion.

Be prepared: contains vivid depictions of cruelty to animals, specifically dog fighting.

Link to read complete text here, available in a variety of formats: https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/68868 ... (ignore the website description where it says this is a novel; it's definitely a short story weighing in at fewer than 6,000 words).

If the above link doesn't work, try this one: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/68868/pg68868-images.html