fandomhigh | The Care & Appreciation of Animals!; Monday, Third Period [07/10].

If Sidon needed anything to help convince him that it was a good idea to start with the puppies now that it was time to focus on specific animals, it was definitely a weekend like this last one! Of course, he didn't know who might be needing a little bit of puppy snuggles this week due to visitors (or, in his case, the heartbreaking and bewildering lack thereof), but even if his entire class had been completely fine this weekend, who didn't love a good puppy snuggle day regardless?

So when the students came into the shelter for their class that day, they'd find Sidon (who should never be too difficult to spot!), over in the big puppy pen set up underneath the front window of the shelter, with all the various canines eager and excited for the day of pets and treats ahead of them.

"Good morning, everyone!" Sidon greeted in a booming voice, and a few of the dogs chimed in with a bark of a little howl. "And welcome back to the Care and Appreciation of Animals! This week, we're going to focus on a dearly beloved staple of the Furnado Animal Shelter, the domestic dog!

"Now, the domestic dog is a very vast and wide-ranging species that can involve the tiniest of pups to the largest of beasts, and all of them very good boys and girls worthy of love, attention, and proper care and appreciation! There are many different breeds, that all have different traits and personalities and needs, so we will try to cover a few of the ones represented here at the store, and go over things to keep in mind when caring for a dog, and whether or not a dog is right for you. And then we'll open it up to questions, and then, what we've all been waiting for, taking some time to actually care for and appreciate these wonderful lads and ladies with some play time and fun!"

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Dogs if you got 'em!

Liberty Hazlett

Clare Devlin

Kurt Wagner

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Josephine Jones

Having a seat and listening to Sidon talk about dogs and how to take care of them with an actual dog in your lap is highly encouraged, actually! Try not to be too distracted by the cute!

Types of pups in the puppy pen are totally moddable, so just have fun with some cool dogs or try to work up the bravery to enjoy them if you've maybe got a little bit of a phobia. The shelter pups are ridiculously good natured and cute on a regular basis, and Sidon knowns which of the ones need a little more than just general care, so they're hanging out with the vet that day.

Libby had grown up with two dogs, but she had been told, time and time again, that they were not pets, they were hunters, and so all that cooing and coddling and snuggling was strictly forbidden.

Needless to say, she was thrilled to get to spend time actually playing with dogs for a change (well, being out and open about it and not trying to sneak in pets and pats when she thought no one but God was watching), and making up for all that lost puppy time back home.

Now this was Kurt's idea of a great way to spend a class period! Few things were better than puppy kisses and cuddles after all. I made Kurt miss the sheep dogs back home that had always helped take care of the animals. And that had served as mighty steeds for him when was a much smaller little lad.

Sidon had a particular appreciation for all the little-ist of pups, because that's funny.

Still mad about not being able to pet 'em still, tho!

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