.:Willowbough County Veterinarian Hospital:. Open

[bonjour.]

Ashley snorted as Alyssa came in, before bursting into to full on laughter, shaking her head. "Honestly, you really don't want to." she added on, before her computer dinged an alert. Opening her email, she clicked on the new message, her face falling as she read it once, before aloud. "Duke won't be coming in today, he passed away in his doghouse about an hour ago. Sorry for the late message." Looking to her employees, she sighed. "Well, I guess we have more time to spare." she said, though her voice refused to become more cheerful. She had a special bond with that crazy goof. It was part of her job.

[GingerSpirit]

Norm- he had been laughing and petting the puppy when he heard the message he paled and straightened before closing his eyes and saying a soft prayer of good-bye to the dog who he and Ashley had been taking care of since he was a puppy. When he opened his eyes they could see the tears that he held back, "Oh the poor dog" he said

[Blizzardstar]

Small Lillet jumped out the ladies Arms and ran out the door as fast as her legs could carry her.Its like she knew something was here.Her legs Bleeding as she ran on...she slipped..and her eyes closed.

[simply,]

Alyssa stood still, taking in the somber mood as she cuddled the puppy. Duke had been a client as long as she had worked her. Every wife he was a little cuddly ball of fur like the puppy in her arms was. Just then the puppy launched herself out of her arms, her long nails skittering on the tile floors as she ran out the office. The towel that she was swathed in dropped and trailed on her little rump before falling all the way off as she run out the office door. "Hey!" Alyssa called, racing after the canine. She grabbed the towel and raced after the puppy that was racing down the hall. All the sudden the puppy fell and ALyssa let out a light gasp. It was normal for puppies to fall, but not normal for them not to pop right up. She reached the pup and picked her up with the towel. Had that hard floor knocked the puppy unconcuess? "Ashely!" she called as she scooped up the dog. She cuddled it close, waiting to see if it was going to open its eyes.

[Blizzardstar]

Small Lillet started to wiggle Slowly as she Opened one of her eyes Slightly..she opened the other one later.the hard floor Now scared Lillet and she kept as close as she could to the human before deciding to curl into a small ball of fluff in the towel.

[simply,]

Alyssa looked down at the puppy as she held it close. She saw her eye crack open, then felt her cuddle closer into her, and curl up into a ball. "Thank god!" She sighed in relief. She held the puppy close and walked back towards the office. This puppy was going to be a hand full. She stopped by a drawer that held the sizes of cones and picked out a medium sized one and a red collar. She walked towards the office with them stuffed under her arm and too her chair. There, she set down and placed the puppy in her lap. She threaded the red collar throughout the hard plastic of the cone and then clipped it around the puppies neck. She grabbed two arrow like pieces of the cone and pressed them through to slots in the plastic. She then grabbed out a notebook. She started to scribble down things they would need to do for the puppy.

-Vaccines
-Heart-worm test
-Worm test
-Reg. Check Up
-Flea, Tick med.
-De-wormer

And that was just the start of it...

[Blizzardstar]

The puppy Lillet Pawed the cone around her her neck..she kept shaking her head around from the Collar and cone.lillet got closer to the notebook and tried to chew it.she hadnt Realised what the vet was writing..

[bonjour.]

Ashley glanced at Norm, knowing both of them could share something with Duke. Sure enough his eyes were gleaming with tears he was trying to hold back. She couldn't help but feel warm tears form in the back of her eyes, which she blinked away. As a Vet she had to be strong. "I wished we could of helped him more. I feel like a failure, you know? They trusted me to help their dog, and I feel I could of done more. He wouldn't be dead. I know it." she said, before getting up from her chair with such force that she sent it wheeling back into the wall, before leaving the lobby, walking down the hall and into her own office, slamming down on the chair. Her door stayed open, and she had no energy left to close it. She was suddenly tired, in need of a big comforting.

[simply,]

Alyssa smiled at the puppy as it chewed on the pad and slightly tapped her nose. When Ashely started on her rant, her jaw almost dropped. The young day every saw her boss get bent out of shape. She usually held such a professional composure. "Ashely!" She called after her, standing up and holding the puppy close. She quickly walked to the dog ward and placed the puppy into her cage, locking it behind her. Holding the puppy would hinder her ability to comfort Ashely. She then walked towards her bosses office. She stopped in front of the ajar door and knocked lightly on the door.

[bonjour.]

Ashley sighed, looking towards the door. "Yes, Alyssa?" she asked, spinning her chair around and crossing her legs. "If you're asking about that, don't bother." she said, more snippy than usual. Not that she wanted to, but her stress levels were building. Not just about Duke, but about other things, things that she wasn't sure she wanted this woman to know.