An oblique gesture of his hand brought the dog padding to his side.

A gesture from its master sent the dog padding swiftly, silently after the two elves.

Only in New York can tenants distinguish between a cat and a dog padding around in the apartment upstairs.

They walked side by side, the dog padding along between them.

Listening to the dog padding back and forth on the porch, she rose into the Rumpelstiltskin crouch that the burdening chair imposed.

But without the little dog padding around after him the cabin seemed very lonely.

I decided that dignity must bow to expediency, and so crossed to the front door on all fours, with the huge dog padding contentedly at my side.

Finally, he slapped his palm against his thigh and turned away into the forest, walking fast, the dog padding big and soundless by his side.

Keeping him alive with medications was only for their benefit, not his: it was too hard to imagine their house without the dog padding through its halls.

They went off to the boy's room, the dog padding friskily and eagerly behind them.