Einstein saves the day by trapping the man in the kitchen while Travis calls the police. Travis and Einstein arrive at the home just in time to catch the woman's companion attacking her. However, Einstein disagrees with Travis's assessment of the situation and coaxes Travis into going to the woman's home. Travis and Einstein's presence scares off the woman's companion, and she tells them she is okay.

At first, Travis thinks Einstein is reacting to the woman in a way any normal dog might, but then realizes the woman is upset. Einstein breaks away from Travis to the side of a strange woman. That night, he finally realizes the dog is as intelligent as he is.Ī few days later, Travis and the dog, Einstein, are walking through the park. Travis notices odd things about the dog throughout the day. Travis takes the dog with him, assuming that because it has no tags, the dog has no owner.

After fighting the dog, Travis suddenly realizes there is something sinister in the woods, and he decides to call it a day. This dog does not want Travis to continue into the darkness. Just as Travis is about to enter a dark part of the woods, a dog suddenly appears. Travis Cornell is walking through the woods where he once spent time when he was a child, hoping to recapture that feeling of joy at simply being alive. Watchers is about loyalty, love, and morality, a novel that will leave even cat lovers with a smile on their faces. Einstein literally and figuratively saves Travis's life within minutes of meeting him and soon Travis finds himself in a position to return the favor. He finds a dog who, with his intelligence and warmth, gives him a new reason to embrace life. Travis Cornell goes out into the woods to recapture some of the joy of life he once knew as a small child. Watchers by Dean Koontz is a poignant story that explores a secret wish of every dog owner throughout the world, having a dog that is as intelligent as a human.

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