I smile and stand up, picking the pup up by the scruff of her neck and first carrying her to the river for a quick bath.
(Its cool hun. Star and Slade had a pup named Flow, its a male, and Star just found Alari in the forest wandering around. She is also a pup and star will raise her as her own.)
I dip her in the river a few times to get everything out of her fur, then take her back to my den and curl up in a ball around her to keep her warm. (She will have to feed from star because she is so young.)