Female

Saturday, October 7th 10:06:17

“Patient is a Female, unspayed. No record of immunizations. Administering now.” Emily takes three vials from the refrigerator and sets them on the counter with three disposable syringes and preps each one.

Whispering gently, Emily administers the vaccines. “Sorry Hope baby, these are gonna sting for a moment. I'll give you a treat afterwards if you're a good girl.” Hope looks at Emily, then Caleb, and whimpers a bit at him.

Caleb looks up from the paperwork “It’s okay, darlin’ I'm right here. Sit still for the nice lady.” Hope quiets and after the injections are administered, happily destroys the two CreamyBone treats Emily gives her.

Emily takes the completed paperwork from Caleb and looks it over. “Alright, Caleb, everything here checks out with the paperwork and with Hope. However, state law requires me to tell you that she is not officially yours unless she has not been claimed in 72 hours. It shouldn't be an issue, but just be aware.”

“Understood. So it's been a very long time since I've owned a dog, much less a puppy and is there any special dietary considerations? I know chocolate and onions are bad and I've tried to give her mainly protein, but I didn't want to overload her with table scraps.”

Walking over to her desktop, Emily pulls up a document and starts printing it out. “So this is a list of things you shouldn't give Hope as far as human food. Get her a puppy formula, Imperial Hund™️ makes a Lab blend but regardless, give her 3 meals per day or 150% of the amount specified at each of two meals if you can’t. That should get her back to normal weight. If she's still hungry, a small amount of treats or table food is fine. Otherwise you’re good to go and I'll see you both next year unless something changes. Total for the visit and shots is 125.

Caleb hands her his card and after getting a receipt, unclips Hope and takes her outside. “Have a good day Emily!”

“Have a good one Caleb and bye cutie!”

Back out in the store, Caleb goes over to the Dog food section, and gets a 50lb bag of the food Emily recommended and a jar of CreamyBone treats. Taking everything up front, he sees Jamie's register open and when he pulls up, Hope tries to jump on the bag of food to get her.

“Hey baby, got all checked out? I guess she wasn't chipped if you are getting all this, huh?” Jamie ruffles Hope’s fur and then looks up at Caleb.

Caleb starts loading up everything on the conveyor belt before replying “Yup, Emily said I had to wait another day and a half but then she's mine permanently. Since you said you had a lab yourself, any special advice? Never had a big breed before.”

“Well, they tend to be very active, I have to tire Baxter out on walks every day or he zooms around the house and destroys everything, but Hope seems quite a bit more chill. Also, they get big *fast*, my Baxter is two years old and is close to 90 pounds, and still thinks he's Hope’s size, but otherwise they are great dogs. Alright, that's everything, Cash or Card?”

Caleb heads over his card again and puts the bags back in the cart. “Awesome, good to know. It's been great having a dog again. You never know how much you miss having a pet ‘til you get another one. Have a great day, Jamie, see y'all next time!"

“Have a good day as well, sir. Bye Hope!” Jamie waves and Hope barks back happily.

Loading the supplies and Hope back into the car, Caleb heads back home, Hope staring out the window like a gargoyle. Pulling up, he unloads the supplies in the living room except the leash. Back outside, Caleb hooks the leash up to Hope’s collar and opens the door for her to jump out. “Let’s go, girl. We can walk over to the park plaza on 14th and you can play with the other doggos.”