Read the excerpt from "As Good as Gold."Meanwhile, Sam tried to ignore his brother’s fuss. He glanced over at the dog working on what would have been a week's worth of breakfasts and felt nothing but pity. The dog looked too small and thin to be out alone in the northern wilds. As Sam stared at the dust-colored mutt, the dog noticed and gazed back at him, one ear up and the other ear in what seemed to be a permanent flop. Sam couldn't help but chuckle as he helped the grumbling Jake clean up.