in a wolf's body: chpt 4: up for adoption
#5 of in a wolf's body
Up for adoption
a few minutes later Arctic was returned to the cell, "well, that wasn't so bad... although the thermometer tasted weird."
"do you want to know why it tasted weird?"
"go on then, surprise me."
"if you have a muzzle on they can't put a thermometer in your mouth.... Were else can you put a thermometer to check the internal temperature? I'll give you a clue, it wasn't my ear."
"but that just leaves your-" Arctic's eyes grew wide with disgust "they didn't?"
"yep"
the woman who had handled me earlier had unlocked the cage again. I immeadiatly started growling "easy boy, I don't want to hurt you, or make you feel uncomfortable, I just want to give you a bath." I thought about it for a moment... eh what harm could it do? I walked forwards letting the women pick me up. I looked back at Arctic who smiled and ran forwards and licked the woman's face "what? You want to join him? All right then, come on then." the woman smiled and picked up Arctic as well. She carried us a room with a big tub in it, the tub was filled with warm water, the woman put me down and I bounded into the bath. Arctic was placed on the floor and ran and joined me in the bath.
The woman picked up a bottle of shampoo and squeezed a bit onto her hand and rubbed it into my fur. My tongue lolled out of my mouth as she massaged me. I glanced over at Arctic "you know, most humans think dog's hate baths, I strongly disagree, this is very relaxing"
Arctic smiled "well, surely it's my turn soon"
the woman picked up a shower nozzle and started to spray me with water, washing off all the shampoo and rinsing me before picking me up and hand drying me with a towel, I rolled over onto my back and let her stroke my furry belly. "good boy"
I stood up and watched happily as Arctic got the same treatment. Soon we were picked up and carried off, I waited to be locked in the cage. I looked at the cage and she walked past it? Had she forgotten where the cage is? "so are you two ready to go to a new home?" I looked at her confused. Then I figured it out. this is an RSPCA place...
"they're trying to get us adopted!" i exclaimed
Arctic smiled "we'll have a family to go to!" I smiled "our cubs will have a home... and they will be cubs, not rich people who had their soul moved into them" we were placed in the room where people looked at all the animals they could adopt.
"oh mummy, mummy!" a little girl tugged on her mum's dress "look, doggies!"
"those aren't dogs love, those are wolves, wild animals" this comment hurt me.
The woman walked up to them and greeted them "so, I see you've seen our newest arrivals"
"you are aware that they are wolves? Aren't you?"
"perfectly. They make great pets. These two, are really well trained."
"show us and we might adopt them" the woman was obviously sceptical. "roll over." she demanded.
I obediently rolled over and Arctic copied me "wow..." "please mummy"
"fine, how much?"
"um, how much are you willing to pay?"
"thirty pounds"
"for both?"
"no for one"
"oh they come as a couple is fifty-five for both all right?"
"fifty-one?"
"fifty-two?"
"go on then" I smiled as the woman sold us to the young girl and her mother.