Looking into the mirror he took a deep breath and then let go, just as he’d been trained to. A

Looking into the mirror he took a deep breath and then let go, just as he’d been trained to. As his eyes closed he saw the way his muscles relaxed, felt them go loose, unwind. The last image before his eyes shut completely was his Owner and Coach coming up behind him. Then he felt the hand on the back of his neck.

He remember nothing else until he was back home with him.