time life duty
Spotty had done more than  simply  led Brownie's human owner to his trapped friend.In a circle around the injured dog,Ted found some dog food and the remains of every meal Spotty had been fed that week!Spotty had been  visiting  Brownie regularly,in a single minded pursuit to keep his friend alive by sacrificing his own  [MASK]  .Spotty had evidently stayed with Brownie to protect him from predators ,stayed with him at night to keep him warm and gently rub him with the nose to keep his  spirits  up.