smart dog Author:vivian vande velde they can role over. they can fetch a stick or a ball. they can even understand words like "sit" or "stay". but they most certainly can't say"excuse me. i'm in trouble. could you please help me?" — or at least that's what amy thinks before she meets sherlock, a brilliant talking dog who escaped a university lab. when she aggrees to help sherlock h... more »ide, amy's life begins to change. she's always been an easy target a school, but with a talking dog by her side, she may at last have the courage to stand up to the class bully once and for all.« less