Second Chance Shelter wrote:Second Chance Shelter is a second hand shoe store where we here strive to send everyone who comes in home with a new part of their wardrobe. We have a wide array of shoes, from combat boots all the way to dress shoes or even slippers. Every pair we sell is guaranteed to be a great price and only mildly worn. We hope you can find something to your liking here!
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This kiddo was given to us by the owner of the pup's parents, who only had her left to go after her other siblings "left the nest". She said the dog is wonderful and certainly is great for a pet, but she simply doesn't have the energy to keep looking for a home when so far she hadn't gotten any offers for the pup.
PROMPT: An embarrassing moment they'll never live down? min 20-max 150 words! My Extra Policy
REVEAL DATE: April 2nd
END DATE: April 13th
#749 Chihuahua-Beagle Mix
imaginary wrote:username: imaginary
name: nantucket
sex: male
collar: [x]
prompt: he’d been just a pup when he had his first experience at the docks. his feet were far too big for his body, trying desperately to catch up to his awkwardly growing proportions. not to mention the fact that his considerable ego paired with his clumsy footwork and “head in the clouds” type attitude, nantucket had quite a few close calls with the rather intimidating waters below. oh, and his nerves were running high with the eyes of his peers upon him, searching for how he’d act on the docks. considering that nothing had happened yet, nantucket’s ego grew by the minute, and he gradually became more comfortable - even to the point of cocky.
his claws clicked rapidly on the planks of the dock and his tail wagged in a wild fashion. oh, how fun the docks were! ha, and they said the docks might be “a little too exciting” for him. ha! what a concept.
“hey! hey, cap’n!” the little pup called half-sarcastically to the cat sitting above him. she had posted herself on one of the rising wood pillars lining the dock. she spent her time drifting along the worn wood, accepting the generous pats and scratches from passing sailors.
“hey pup. having fun?” she meowed. a thud sounded, and suddenly she moved into a sitting position aside nantucket.
“yeah! i like it!”
“ohh, you do? you like just the docks, or you wanna see the ocean too?” she drawled in some sort of mix of new england accents.
his ears perked as much as they could - folded and all, you know. “really? can we go on your boat?”
“you wanna step foot on the ol’ s.s. martingale? ah, why not? sure, kiddo, come meet her.”
he followed the feline up the ramp, watching the deep blue moving beneath him. he could feel the watchful eyes of people supervising him, his ego suddenly diminished to a puppy trailing after an old sea cat. she’s earned her sea legs long ago - his stomach still churned looking down and not being able to see the ground underneath him.
those sea legs would prove to take a while.
they’d been out on the open ocean for an hour or so by now. his stomach wasn’t feeling all that great - not that tuck would ever let anyone know. he had spent the last fifteen minutes - or so he guessed - dangling his head lazily over the boat’s edge. he felt the eyes of the sailors upon him, carefully observing. oh. oh no.
his stomach wrenched, and the acids burned his throat as he threw up whatever food he’d been housing for digestion. he heard the crew go quiet, and the cat sitting somewhere above him silently watched.
in his wrenching, stomach muscles convulsing, he felt his body tip- OH!
a moment later and his body hit the water underneath him. he went under about three feet upon impact, and in a panic, nantucket frantically paddled to the surface. his nose was filled with water, and when he opened his mouth, he couldn’t breathe.
he burst through the surface of the water, coughing and choking for air.
“well, kid, you’ve caused quite the scene.”
Genes
#749 Chihuahua-Beagle Mix
'Fawn w/ Black Saddle and Extreme Piebald'
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#749 Chihuahua-Beagle Mix
'Fawn w/ Black Saddle and Extreme Piebald'
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