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b'On November 3rd, nineteen fifty-seven, the Soviet Union launched the first living creature into orbit; a stray dog named Laika pulled out of a Moscow animal shelter. The Sputnik II had no re-entry capacity, so this was a one-way trip. In this alternate version of the story, Laika is a passing celestial being accidentally trapped by the earth\\u2019s gravity and dragged reluctantly to its surface in the middle of a Moscow winter. \\nStranded, in the body of a dog, the alien being is forced to intervene in the early Soviet space program to get a ride home.\\n\\nMakeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network\\xa0powered by\\xa0ATB Financial.\\nThis episode is brought to you by Park Power, a provider of electricity and natural gas in Alberta that offers low rates, awesome service.\\nCONNECT WITH US\\nmakeshiftstories@gmail.com\\nSHARE THE PODCAST\\nYou can help us out by letting your Twitter friends know about @makeshift_scifi. You can post a tweet now \\xa0http://clicktotweet.com/9eCk0\\nReviews help us out.\\xa0 If you really liked this episode, please go over to Apple Podcasts and leave a review and subscribe.\\nCREDITS\\nWritten by Alan V Hare.\\nRead by\\xa0 Mitchel Tew\\nOpening and Closing composed and created by David Hume\\nMakeshift Stories is released under a creative commons non-commercial attribution no derivative license. Which means that you are free to share our stories just remember to credit us.'