Martha, Abigale, Timber, Cronus, & Elsa

The truck bounced down a gravel road surounded by pine trees. It wasn't long before they reached a small, white building and the truck came to a hault. Before Martha let her pets out, she got out and walked over to the building to knock on the door. Soon, a man came out and the two spoke briefly. Martha walked back to the truck while the man went back inside to retrieve some collars and leashes. As a rule at the Wolf Center, no pets were permitted on the grounds unless they were leashed at all times.

Martha first opened the tailgate and called her pets forward. The man came over and handed a collar to Martha, who tried to put it on Abigale. The man tried to put a collar on Becca. Abigale pulled her ears back and shook her head when Martha tried to put the loop around her neck; she wasn't used to wearing a collar. But after a moment, Martha mananged to get the collar on then fasten a leash to it. Next, she tried to get a collar on Shimmer.

Timber padded over to Becca with a slight rumble. In his eyes, anyone other than his masters and family shouldn't be touching his neck with anything; it was seen as a threat to him. He could accept Martha putting a collar on Becca, but not this stranger. His fur began to rise over his back and he growled louder to warn the human to back off. Cronus eyed the man with a leery gaze, and didn't come forward when Martha called them too. Elsa bounded to the end of the truck bed, eager to do what her master wanted. She wouldn't object to a collar.

Shimmer

She didnt struggle much and let Martha put it on because her shoulder hurt to much and if it was ok with Martha she didnt mind much even though she hated it truthfully. She whimpered a bit and stood once the collar and leash was on her and she hopped out the truck and chewed on the leash a bit curious. "Timber its ok. As long as Martha dosent mind. I dont like it either but Martha wont let them hurt us."

Ivy

She sat inside of the truck, when Martha left she barked weakly, not wanting her to leave....

becca

*hackles start to rise but once it was on she stopped.* stop it timber.

Martha, Abigale, Timber, Cronus, Elsa

Martha scolded Timber with a sharp word. Being rebuked from both his master and Becca made the young collie pin his ears back and sunk his spirits. Martha finished putting the collars on all of her pets, except Ivy whom she would carry; the collar would have hurt her neck anyway. Now that the collars were on, Martha snapped a leash to each of them. The man took the leash of Becca, Abigale, Timber, and Shimmer; two in each hand. He gave a whistle and tugged gentally on the leashes, trying to lead the pets out of the truck and into the building.

Martha called again to Cronus, who ignored her at first. Frowning slightly, Martha called with a more demanding tone, and the collie reluctantly came forward to get his collar and leash on as well. Martha held the ends of Cronus and Elsa's leashes, then scooped up Ivy from the passenger seat of the truck. She went inside and waited for the man to bring the others in, if they all cooperated.

Timber had his ears laid back still, and strained against the leash at first. He never had been on a leash, and it felt strange against his neck. Abigale never had a leash either, but she had lived with her masters long enough to know to trust them. She reluctantly obeyed this strange man who led her by the leash. But it was her collie nature that made her untrusting of him.

Shimmer

She didnt trust him either and she began a snarl but stopped remembering what Martha wanted though her wolfish and collie side wouldent let her trust the man fully or even at all. She enters the building.

Ivy

Ivy whimpered and nudged Martha weekly. She closed her eyes, to tired and weak to pay attention on what was happening...

becca

* she didn't like this thing on her at all but thought of resisting but thought against it. at least it wasn't choking her.*

Martha, Abigale, Timber, Cronus, & Elsa

The man tugged harshly on the leash, jerking Timber forward enought to trip him. He pressed his ears back further and gave an annoyed rumble. The man led the canines in, where Martha took their leashes. She tied each leash to a nearby crate so that her pets couldn't go anywhere. She set Ivy down on the table and the man came over to see how hurt she was. He put a mask over her muzzle that would make her fall asleep. Then they could take care of her injuries.

Timber strained and writhed at the end of his leash, the began to chomp down on it. He hated the feeling of something pulling tight around his throat.

Abigale pulled against the leash for a moment, but then layed down. She gazed up at Martha, watching her master's expressions and body posture. The collie could tell Martha was worride, but the fear was for Ivy.

Cronus sat with his shoulders hunched up and his head hung down, sulking. He didn't like this place at all, or the leash that confined him. "Timber, that's getting you no where." He stated bluntly to his struggling brother.

Timber raised an eye at Cronus and paused. "I don't realy like being dragged around by this thing." he continued to chew at his leash.

Ivy

She whimpered and went to sleep. Her neck and stomach were bleeding badly, she would have a terrible scar on her neck from the wolf that attacked her...

Shimmer

She tried to chew at the know to get it loose. "I dot like this thing either."

Martha, Abigale, Timber, Cronus, & Elsa

The man cut away the bandages on the pup and cleaned the wounds once more. Then he went to work stitching the wounds up to stop the bleeding. When that was done, he put new bandages over her wounds and gave her a few shots. They were vaccinations against such things as rabies, distemper, parvo, and other contagious canine viruses. He removed the gas mask from Ivy's muzzle so she could wake up.

The leashes that Shimmer and Timber chewed on were begining to fray. Soon they would break. Timber knew this, so he tugged at the leash more and chewed faster on it.

becca

*the two were going to be in trrouble if they were going to escape. it was best for them to stay put and ignore the ropes.*

Ivy

She woke alittle while latter, fealing light headed but she would be ok. She looked up at Martha and nudged her hand...

Shimmer

She continues to chew and tugs real hard at her leash till it breaks and then she makes sure Martha and the man didnt notice and she ran over to Timber and helped him chew threw his leash. She didnt plan on running out of the building she just didnt like to be tied up.

Martha, Abigale, Timber, Cronus, & Elsa

Timber's leash soon broke in two. "Thanks, Shimmer!" he whispered, and glanced up to see if his master or the man saw. They hadn't yet. Timber puffed out his chest and raised his tail, proud that Shimmer and he had defied the man by breaking free from his leahes. "Mom, why don't you chew through your leash? Or Becca? Elsa?" he didn't ask his brother, because Cronus was in an obvious bad mood. Abigale shook her head, "You two don't go wondering off. Stay right here." Timber gave an exasperated sigh, "I know mom, we just didn't want to be trapped like that."

Martha stroked Ivy's head and spoke in a motherly tone to her, then picked her up. Now it was Shimmer's turn. The man turned around and was surprised to see the two canines loose. Frowning, he went to grab Shimmer and put her on the table that Ivy had been on.

Timber made a frown of his own, watching the guy. He would have growled a warning to him, but he knew that the man had helped Ivy.

Ivy

She looked weakly at her mother and siblings, then, she licked Martha's hand, resting her head down in her lap...

Shimmer

She was just about to scramble away from the man but he had picked her up first. She sits on the table that he sets her on but lays her ears back to show she didnt want to be poked with thorns or as humans say shots. She licks her injured shoulder and looks to Timber. "Your Welcome." She says now since she hadent got the chance befor since the man lifted her onto the table. "I hope he dosent poke me with thorns." She says worridly.

Martha, Abigale, Timber, Cronus, & Elsa

The man looked over the bandages that Martha had put on Shimmer. He knew the injuries weren't as bad, but there was still the chance of infection. He sprayed some of that foul smelling stuff over Shimmer's bandages that stained them and her fur close by yellow. He then wrapped a second, thinnger layer over the first bandages. He could tell she wasn't too happy being up on the table, so he had Martha come over and pet her and talk to her for a moment. While she did that, the man quickly gave her three different shots.

Timber narrowed his eyes, not liking how the man tricked her. He sprung over to the man and barked fiercely at him with the fur along his spine standing up. Martha gave a small cry, thinking at first that Timber was going to bite the man, "Timber, bad! Stop that!" She instisted. Timber's barking subsided, but a low growl took its place, "You tricky human!" he snapped but backed away.

Elsa whimpered slightly, not liking all the tension she felt. "Shimmer, are you alright?"

Cronus looked over with a puzzled expression, "Timber, you'll get us all in trouble." Now his face took on a more sour look, "Just do what Martha tells you."

Shimmer

She wagged her tail when martha pet her but she yelped whent he man gave her the three shots. She snaps at the air close by him purposly not biteing him for she knew better and you could tell. She leaps off the table. it hurt sher shoulder alittle from the landing on the ahrd floor but she ignorred it. She backed up by Timber. "Im fine Elsa. Thanks for asking." She then turned to Crounus. "Its hard to do as told when your tricked and poked by thorns." She said with a snort. "Thanks Timber." She says glad he looked out for her.

Ivy

Ivy looked at Timber, the medicine the man had given her had worn off. She was more alert now, "Timber, Crones is right, you might get us all in trouble" she said, her neck and stomach ached, but she tried not to show it.

Shimmer

"No Ivy Timbers right. He had every right to do that and I am glad he did. I dont like getting poked with thorns. Especially when I dont know the person pokeing me with them." She says. She holds her leg up nod standing on it for it had hurt her more then she though for when her paw hit the har floor when she jumped she had hurt it more but shed be fine. She walked to the door and scratched at it. She wanted to go home and make sure the sheep, cattle, chickens, and everyone else at the ranch was safe. She barks once or twice to Martha. She held her injured shouder leg up though not standing on it.

Ivy

She stared at Shimmer, "The thorns hurt but it isn't that bad." she said. "I want to leave as much as you do but if we bark and get in the way it will take twice as long before we leave" she said. Looking at Shimmer's paw, "are you ok?" she said, changing the subject.

Shimmer

She nodded. "Im fine. I just hurt my shoulder more when I jumped off the table but it was better then being near that strange man and being poked with thorns." She continued to bark and scratch at the door. "Mabey shell let me out. The sheep and cows and chikens and Nass and the others are un protected. I want to go back and check on them." SHe had said nass insted of the horse for she knew Nass well.

Ivy

She watched Shimmer, not saying anything.

Martha, Abigale, Cronus, Timber, Elsa, & *Man*

Timber also clawed at the door, and looked back pleadingly at Martha. "I sure hope she lets us out soon." But Martha's expression showed she wasn't too happy with them clawing at the door. "Down Shimmer, stop that! Timber, down!" Timber hesitated, then nudged at the door with his muzzle, wanting out.

The man had given shots to Abigale, then Elsa, who was quite terrifide and whimpered. Cronus growled threateningly when the man towered over him to give him shots, but Martha scolded him for that. Rumbling angrily, Cronus was given his shots as well, but refused to have his wounds looked at by the man. His fangs were bared and he made a few fake snaps at the man's hand, but knew better than to bite his skin. Martha again repremanded him for his actions, but was at least releived he had the control not to bite. A bit reluctantly, the man moved towards Timber. The collie pulled his ears back and dipped his head down, but didn't snarl. His gleaming eyes showed enough that he didn't like the man, but he would tolerate getting the nasty shots if the others had to have them. Now it was Becca's turn for the shots.

Once done, Timber shook his fur vigorously and huffed, "Darn humans! He smells funny and he ruffled my coat!" Martha shook her head, but gave a small grin. She could almost read the disgusted look Timber had. "I guess I can't blame you two for wanting out. A vet's office isn't a nice place to be, is it?" Martha walked over to the door and opened it without giving a second thought, "I'll be right back. I'm going to get them back in the truck now." she called to the man as she stepped outside. Seeing his freedom from the vet building, Timber bolted outside but paused and looked back, waiting for Shimmer.

becca

*when her leash was untied she leapt to the table and waited. getting her shots done she waited. she was curius. but if he hurt her she might just hurt him.*

Shimmer

She bolted out and ran after TImber. "Should we go back in the truck or run home?" She said with a grin. "I think well be there faster on foot."

Ivy

When the door opened Ivy walked out slowly, so that she didn't hurt her shoulder. She stood at the Truck, waiting to get inside and go home.

Martha, Abigale, Cronus, Timber, Elsa, & *Man*

Timber grinned as well, "Yeah, I think we'd be faster on foot." He heard Martha call for him as he spead to a gallop towards the Ranch. Although the Wolf Center was quite a distance from the ranch, Martha would have to drive through the town and take winding roads while Shimmer and Timber could bypass the town completely and make a straight dash for the ranch.

Martha shook her head and stopped calling after Timber. She knew he had a strong will, but at least she could see he was going in the direction of the Ranch. Calling for the rest of her pets, Martha scooped up Ivy and carefully set her in the front seat. Then she opened the back of the truck so the other could jump in.

Abigale gave a sharp bark to Timber, but he didn't hear her. The she-collie didn't go after her son since Martha didn't seem to really care. She lept up into the truck bed. Cronus and Elsa also jumped into the truck. Martha glanced over to Becca and Shimmer, then called them to the truck as well.

becca

*leaving she hopped in the truck bed. anxcius to see home again.*

Shimmer

Despite her injured shoulder she ran after Timber. Her injury would slow her down but she would still be quick. She dosent listen and runs after TImber into the distance.

Ivy

She licked Martha's hand and waited in the front seat to leave..

Martha, Abigale, Cronus, & Elsa

Martha gave a hefty sigh, showing her frustration towards Shimmer and Timber. At least they were headed in the direction of the ranch. After closing the door to the bed of the truck, Martha started the vehicle up and stroked Ivy's head. She spoke some encouraging words to her pet, then put the truck in drive and headed for home.