Once upon a pound, there was a little puppy. Relative to how long animals stay at the shelter, the puppy had been there a while. A dog can only stay there for so long before getting put down, and even though they can't really understand what's going on, all of the creatures can feel the oppression and anxiety that comes with being someplace where their time is running out. It's more than a puppy should have to bear, but so it goes.
The puppy laid its head down between its paws. There was no sense in whimpering, though at times the puppy couldn't help itself. It stayed at the gate waiting for the next visitor to show up... Hours passed, and people passed, and nothing changed. But still, the puppy waited, its eyes soulful. At some point, the wait became a habit, one the dog continued without really remembering why.
Cue mood music.
Then, a miracle occurred. One group of people stopped on the other side of the cage. This wasn't anything particularly spectacular, but the puppy raised its head regardless as a courtesy. The strangers' tittering voices continued their excitement, and they stayed longer than average. The puppy's eyes grew a little wider, and it lifted itself from its legs and carried itself over. They extended a finger through the bars of the cage. The puppy licked it respectfully, daring to wag its tail for a moment.
These people left, but in a surprise to the imprisoned dog, they came back soon. The wardens of the pound opened the door and let the puppy take trembling steps out of its cell. The puppy was lifted up in the air by one of the people and held to eye level, realized that things were about to change... and by looking in its new chaperone's eyes, it knew it was going to be a change for the better.
Twenty minutes later, the puppy was brought to a house with a wide yard, wider than anything the puppy had been in for weeks. The initial fear of being placed in such a large area was quickly overcome by natural curiosity, and soon the puppy went from taking hesitating steps to walking to running to skipping. This was life, and for this puppy, it had just begun.
A few days later, the puppy was taken to the veterinarian and treated somewhat roughly, but after the needles and thermometers were done the puppy's chaperones clipped on a brightly colored collar. Attached was a small rabies tag and a brass circular ornament. On that name tag: SIXTY.
This has been Sixty's story thus far. Now begins a new chapter of adventures in the back yard...
The puppy laid its head down between its paws. There was no sense in whimpering, though at times the puppy couldn't help itself. It stayed at the gate waiting for the next visitor to show up... Hours passed, and people passed, and nothing changed. But still, the puppy waited, its eyes soulful. At some point, the wait became a habit, one the dog continued without really remembering why.
Cue mood music.
Then, a miracle occurred. One group of people stopped on the other side of the cage. This wasn't anything particularly spectacular, but the puppy raised its head regardless as a courtesy. The strangers' tittering voices continued their excitement, and they stayed longer than average. The puppy's eyes grew a little wider, and it lifted itself from its legs and carried itself over. They extended a finger through the bars of the cage. The puppy licked it respectfully, daring to wag its tail for a moment.
These people left, but in a surprise to the imprisoned dog, they came back soon. The wardens of the pound opened the door and let the puppy take trembling steps out of its cell. The puppy was lifted up in the air by one of the people and held to eye level, realized that things were about to change... and by looking in its new chaperone's eyes, it knew it was going to be a change for the better.
Twenty minutes later, the puppy was brought to a house with a wide yard, wider than anything the puppy had been in for weeks. The initial fear of being placed in such a large area was quickly overcome by natural curiosity, and soon the puppy went from taking hesitating steps to walking to running to skipping. This was life, and for this puppy, it had just begun.
A few days later, the puppy was taken to the veterinarian and treated somewhat roughly, but after the needles and thermometers were done the puppy's chaperones clipped on a brightly colored collar. Attached was a small rabies tag and a brass circular ornament. On that name tag: SIXTY.
This has been Sixty's story thus far. Now begins a new chapter of adventures in the back yard...
1) Cheery Dog
2) IceGuy
3) implosion
4) kanyeknowsbest
5) Lady Lambdadelta
6) Lord Mhork
7) Maxous
8) Messiah
9) Panzerjager
10) Parama
11) SafetyDance
12) SpyreX
13) sword_of_omens
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Spoiler: Result
