▁driving ▁away ▁with ▁K ee va ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁tr uck ▁and ▁races ▁after ▁her . ▁B ren n us ▁sacrific es ▁himself ▁to ▁save ▁K ee va , ▁getting ▁shot ▁attack ing ▁D ed bone ▁and ▁then ▁lying ▁injured ▁until ▁the ▁tr uck ▁runs ▁him ▁over , ▁finally ▁killing ▁him . ▁Right ▁before ▁he ▁dies , ▁B ren n us ▁tells ▁F urg ul ▁to ▁run ▁" The ▁Dog lines ", ▁the ▁places ▁where ▁the ▁ancest ors ▁of ▁the ▁dogs ▁walked . ▁Then ▁Sky ver ▁lung es ▁at ▁D ed bone , ▁knock ing ▁him ▁back ▁enough ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁tip ▁over ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁ch asm ▁and ▁die ▁there . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁Major ▁characters ▁ ▁F urg ul , ▁known ▁briefly ▁as ▁Ru pert , ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁story . ▁He ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁pure ▁grey h ound , ▁but ▁is ▁really ▁a ▁l urch er . ▁Because ▁of ▁this , ▁he ▁must ▁escape ▁before ▁the ▁bre eder ▁finds ▁out . ▁He ▁promises ▁to ▁save ▁his ▁mother , ▁K ee va , ▁from ▁the ▁bre eder , ▁and ▁succeed s ▁in ▁his ▁goal . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁somewhat ▁cra fty , ▁and ▁can ▁get ▁dogs ▁on ▁his ▁side . ▁ ▁Der v la , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Sam anth a , ▁is ▁a ▁black ▁German ▁she ph erd ▁and ▁F urg ul ' s ▁main ▁love ▁interest . ▁They ▁first ▁meet ▁at ▁the ▁park ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁both ▁house ▁dogs . ▁She