Which statement best shows that Travis loved his first dog, Bell?




A.

"It made me mad just to think about some other dog's trying to take Bell's place."


B.

"Once he dragged me out of Birdsong Creek when I was about to drown."


C.

"Then he'd had to go and act the fool and get himself killed."


D.

"He'd protected me from rattlesnakes and bad hogs while I was little."