Its a Dogs Life

He nodded feebly, looking around as he swallowed, throat sore and feeling rather parched. "Would you mind telling me where I could go to get a drink around here?" With a slight wag of his tail, his ears perked and allowed his tongue to loll lazily over his bottom jaw--off slightly to the side in a goofy mannerism.
 
"There is a water bucket right outside the barn but if you prefer fresh water there are ponds and streams close by," Rose barked softly. The sun was in the center of the sky and the day was at its hottest.
 
"Thanks," he replied with a curt nod before loping off towards the water bucket, intent on indulging himself. Paws falling silently after one another, his lengthy gait allowing him to traverse the distance with ease in a minimal amount of time. As he reached the container, he glanced wearily around once before lowering his muzzle to its clear surface. The circular structure of his tongue brushed across the water's top, skimming across and collecting a meager amount of liquid and then bringing it into his maw. After repeating this a few more times, he had quenched his thirst. Raising his head, he looked back towards the woods and whining, "I wonder what's taking them so long."
 
"Who knows, I should probably check if they are not pack in the next ten minutes," Rose barked laying down in the sun. The sunlight made her fur glisten but it also accentuated all of her scars. She really did not care at this point what other dogs saw and if they had a problem she would give them a set of scars to match. Of course Gwyn and Matt would come break up the fight and most likely she would be confined to her stall for a couple of days.
 
Without much thought, Nix wandered over beside the female, rolling onto his back a few feet to her right and basking in the mid-day warmth. "That's be a good idea," he agreed. He hardly noticed her scar, well, he really didn't care either. He didn't care to bring up the subject of how she'd gotten them, and figured it'd be best to assume that she had a rough past--for she didn't seem to be very aggressive.
 
Rose allowed the sun to warm her whole body and tried to repress thoughts of her past. Fighting with other dogs had never been anything she had enjoyed so aggression had never been that much of a problem except when she was provoked. She looked over at the male dog and realized that she had never caught his name. "I'm Rose, and your name is?" she barked closing her eyes.


(After your post we should probably stop so the other people can catch up)
 
"Phoenix," he replied with a yawn, lips curling back in to expose his bright pink gums and time-yellowed teeth. "Pleasure to meet you, Rose. Such a lovely name." Without further conversation, he closed his eyes, gradually lapsing into slumber.


(Yeah. xD Congrats on the 100th post.)
 
"Thanks," she barked flicking her tail to get rid of flies. She knew if she fell asleep now it would mostly be nightmares and plus she needed to keep an eye out for the pups.


(Thanks)
 
Prinny barked out a laugh, nodding her head, " I know what you mean, it's rather tiring getting older, then looking at these youngins don't make it any better." Frowning a little, she let out a sigh and shook her head, ears flapping out over her face.
 
Doc smiled, "It helps if I walk around a little. It seems to loosen up my old bones." he barked pausing to scratch his ear.
 
"Well, that's good..." Prinny smiled a little, watching him. He made her think of her long gone friend, and a tiny pang of sadness went into her. Sighing, she kept walking, sniffing the ground again, "....another rabbit...." She murmured, "No....not a rabbit....." Sniffling more, she frowned, the smell was off, it had a faintness of rabbit, but that was overpowered by something else, something similar to them, but not.
 
A multi-flecked female wandered aimlessly through the more heavily-wooded areas of the estate, venturing farther and farther from the barn and her stall simply because she could. She was a bit hungry, and her paws were starting to grow sore--nevertheless, she intended to do as much exploring as possible before the pups came. The soft crack of branches and twine severing beneath the weight of her paws and the gentle rustle of leafs as they were displaced by both the breeze and herself gave the woodlands a very tranquil appeal to her. She stopped, ears erect on her skull as she sighed, inhaling deeply and filling her lungs with the crisp air. She very much liked it here. It would be a good home for her pups.
 
"..I don't know..." Prinny said, frowning a little, as she dipped her head lower to the ground, ears dragging in the dirt. " I really don't..."
 
Doc,"I feel like I have smelled before but I really can't put my paw on it," he barked following Prinny.


Rose opened her eyes after a few minutes and stood up,"I should probably go find the pups," she barked.
 
Phoenix's body lurched as he woke up, rolling onto his side and using the momentum to send himself staggering back on his feet. Startled. it took him a moment or two to sooth his frayed nerves and respond; "Oh, right. I'll go with you if you'd like."


Kota's jaws formed a lazy grin, tongue hanging out in a carefree manner while she began to head to turn back towards her stall for some rest, walking at a brisk pace to return before sun-down. She suddenly felt the fatigue of her journey as she began to head off home, and was not moving quite as fast as she'd hoped. Occasionally she stumbled on a protruding root or fallen tree limb, but other than that, she found that she was doing well enough.
 
Following the scent till it trailed into a bush, she heard a large rustle before her head snapped up. "Fox."
 
Rose nodded, "That is fine," she barked stepping into the woods. She found the puppies scent and began to track it. The puppies had followed that dang rabbits path so it zig zagged crazily.
 
Phoenix loped along at Rose's heels, head level to his chest and ears slanted back uncomfortably. His tail wagged every now and again as his nostrils expanded and he took in the various and unfamiliar aromas. "I wonder how many rabbits are out here..." he muttered with a twitch of his nose.
 
heDoc nodded,"What do you want to do about it? ," he barked looking up at the sun. "Whatever we do we better hurry up because Gwyn and Matt want us in our stalls soon," he finished nosing along beside Prinny.


"I have seen three or four rabbits in one day before," Rose barked following the puppies trail. The pack was getting bigger and as Alpha Female she really needed to create order before another female showed up and tried to take over.
 
Looking back at Doc as he spoke, her tail drooped as she bowed her head. Giving a sigh, she started back for the stalls without another word. She wasn't going to 'argue' back, and she never would, but he didn't have to say it like she was a child. Taking off at a run, a dull ache setting up in her bones, she headed back to the barn on her own.
 
Doc was shocked by Prinny's reaction and stumbled after her as fast her could. He replayed the words in his head trying to figure out what he did wrong. He finnally caught up to her when they reached the barn. He walked up to her stall slowly and stood in front of it awkwardly.


"Prinny?" he barked softly.
 
From inside her little bed area, Prinny lay, facing the wall away from the opening of the stall. Hearing Doc's voice, she curled up a little tighter. "What." She barked out at him.
 
"Four? Wow, to think that I saw my first a few days ago..." As the massive mix trotted alongside Rose, he raised his head in greetings, ears pivoting forwards as a Shiba Inu passed by no more than 10 yards away. "Hey!" he barked in greeting, tail wagging slightly at the new face.


Kota fell dead in her tracks, glancing sharply up to see a gargantuan husky. Clearly surprised, but seeing him as no threat, she simply allowed her curled-tail to sway quaintly from side to side before continuing on, head held high as usual and body structure more refined than necessary. Walking with commanding authority, she was now very close to the barn--which was a great thing to know since her paws exuded sweat and she was panting desperately.
 
Rose nodded to the female and noticed she was starting to get tired, "Maybe you should accompany her to the barn," Rose barked softly. The female lloked like she might be pregnant and she still had a way to go before she even saw the barn. Rose wondered how far the puppies had wandered into the forest.


Doc sat down awkwardly in front of Prinny's stall,"Did I do something wrong?"he asked confused.
 
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