- caspian ; male ; 8 yrs ; beagle ; illegal substance leader ; tags - open, karma mentioned
Caspian had gotten in early, the Lietenant wanted to be more than punctual in order to help prepare the area for all the dogs to lounge around. He had fallen asleep in a far corner of the area, his head resting on his paws as he dozed. He awoke as more dogs arrived and the volume of the space rose. Blinking his eyes and stretching himself out, Caspian rose from the grassy corner he had settled in.
With a grumble Caspian stepped out of the corner, his gaze falling to a large figure curled up to his left. He pressed his mouth together tightly, hoping he hadn't bothered the younger dog as he moved in order to observe the 'party'. He was curious to whether the younger members of the team would appreciate this event. His retirement was getting closer and closer, eventually he would just be a house pet - he longed for those days where he could play with the children and join his owners on their days in the office.
oksana ; female ; 5 yrs ; black russian terrier ; water rescue dog ; tags - open, hunter mentioned
Sitting in the car behind Petunia, Oksana was itching to get out and meet with all the other dogs. As they pulled up, Oksana saw Hunter sat in the back of his squad car. She barked in greeting to the other dog before Petunia leashed her up and they were walking through the building to be left out in the training space. She sniffed at the air as they passed through the building, almost tripping Lietenant Chase as he wandered with his sandwich in hand.
Once they reached the fence, Petunia sat against the wall with Oksana next to her. "Now, Oksana, be a good girl." The human said as she pat the large dog's head. Of course I'm going to behave, silly human. "No snapping, no matter how much they climb on you." She wrapped her arms around the big dog who nuzzled her nose into the human's neck in return. "Come on." They pair stood again and walked up to the gate.
lilith ; female ; 4 yrs ; black & tan coonhound ; cadaver dog ; tags - open
Walking quietly alongside her handler, Lilith padded through the building out to the training area. She glanced back over her shoulder to look to Junebug as he walked with his cadet. The get together didn't make a whole let of sense to her when she began to ponder what they were up today, but she could understood part of why the handlers would want to have more of a pack mentality within the dogs that would be working together.
With a huff, Lilith padded away from Samuel into the training area, glancing back briefly to see him joined by his fiancée, Maria and Junebug, but otherwise ignored what went on behind her. She turned her head back to look into the middle of the area, lowering her nose to the ground she sniffed and padded along to see whether she noticed anything of interest - a hidden toy? A dropped treat? Her tail wagged as she approached the tall grass along the fence line, her ears bouncing as she ran up to it. She dug her paws through the grass until she pulled a rope toy out, grasping it into her mouth before flopping down to gnaw on it in silence.
junebug ; male ; 3 yrs ; hovawart ; search & rescue dog ; tags - azoriah[?]
The presence of Lilith ahead of himself made Junebug feel somewhat more confident in the fact that they were doing something that was out of the norm for them. He quietly walked besides Maria, looking up to her as they went along their way towards the outside training area. As she unclipped his leash, Maria patted his head. She slowly shut the metal gate behind him, Junebug glanced between Lilith and their handlers for a moment before realising Lilith was going to just keep walking. Junebug turned to whine as Samuel wrapped an arm around Maria before they walked away from the arena together. The black and tan dog whined as he watched the couple leaving until he could no longer see them, already feeling that he missed her company.
Eventually Junebug stepped away from the fence and glanced around the enclosed area, with a soft sigh he took a moment to wander. He considered whether or not there was anything that held importance to him already happening, but decided he'd rather lounge around to observe for a while. Ignoring the conversation around himself, he considered where to post himself. Slowly Junebug approached a dog that he saw by herself, "Excuse me?" He began in a quiet voice, not wanting to disturb Azoriah's peace for long, "Would it be alright if I sat here?"




