Part 2 covers chapters: “dream,” “the smell of a storm,” “on the poetry of stink,” “the news,” “snickers,” “nutwit,” “spoiled” “another confession,” “cricket bully,” “trust,” “my car thing,” “click,” “options,” “full wag,” “good words, bad words,” “clock versus moon,” “the shelter,” “droolius,” “forgiveness,” “the art of human watching,” “puppy eyes,” “mr. oog,” “the park,” “change,” “my inner wolf,” “kimu,” “enrichment,” “walls and bad guys,” “gift,” “ivan,” “marriage,” “tiny but tough,” “not talking,” “brave,” “ruby,” “ruby’s family,” “ivan’s art,” “on the subject of chimps,” “a very handsome dog,” “the beginning,” “torn apart,” “no way,” “airborne,” “landing,” “bad dog,” “honest,” “stretch,” “aardvarks,” “sounds,” “smells,” “surveying the damage,” “baby sloth,” “make no sudden moves,” “mutt versus wolf,” “gorilla world,” “help us!,” “kudzoo,” “an idea,” “team elephant,” “what’s out there,” “not moving,” “xena,” “dragon,” “hugging,” “loose,” “cpr,” “no,” “miracle,” “gorilla ghost,” “wolf on the run,” “shots fired,” “jungle,” “a situation,” “never,” “one place,” “a split second,” and “on my way.”

Bob wakes from a nightmare of Ivan, Ruby, Stella, and himself struggling to swim through dark, raging water. The nightmare leaves him feeling uneasy and worried. Meanwhile, the family is preparing their home for a potential storm, or even hurricane, by taping windows and packing bags in case they need to suddenly evacuate.