Chapters 9-12 Summary

In Chapter 9, Uncle Hamish confronts Heidy about Sam, coming outside and asking where she got him. Heidy, meanwhile, tries to set Sam free, which prompts Mrs. Nutbush to try to capture him once again. Sam cries out to the other dogs that she is a gopher, and the other dogs gang up on Mrs. Nutbush and chase her into the forest. When Mrs. Nutbush finally emerges, she is taken away by an ambulance, and asks Heidy to give her dog a home. Therefore, Sam is finally Heidy's by right.

While Heidy is sleeping in Chapter 10, Sam creeps off to see Uncle Hamish, who is delighted that McCloud is back as a dog estate. He tells Sam that one day, he will be a champion dog. Cassius, who has ambitions of winning the Westminster Dog Show, is listening, and becomes very jealous...