Winn Dixie

Chapter Eight

Winn-Dixie's bald spots started growing fur, and the fur that he had to begin with started looking shiny and healthy; and he didn't limp anymore. And you could tell that he was proud of looking so good, proud of not looking like a stray . I thought what he needed most was a collar and a leash , so I went into Gertrude's Pets, where there were fish and

snakes and mice and lizards and gerbils and pet supplies, and I found a real handsome red leather collar with a matching leash. Winn-Dixie was not allowed to come inside the 52